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A Few Words About "The Boss"

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Posted by D.Bernhardt on March 21, 2003

Got back late last night from California...and realised i hadnt yet put down a few thoughts...

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Rick Glawson Eulogy Page

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Posted by Mike Jackson on March 21, 2003

Raymond has been getting quite a few requests for the eulogy he delivered at the funeral....

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Exterior Slow Size

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Posted by Rob Blais on March 24, 2004

Does anyone know where I can buy a pt.of fat oil size ? I can only find the 8-12 hr. The fat...

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Paper Signs

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Posted by dino on March 24, 2003

Do any of you guys do a lot of paper window signs ?
Is there still a market for them ? What is the...

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On Line Training

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Posted by Mike Jackson on March 25, 2003

While searching around for training CDs for GoLive, I ran across this site. I was able to...

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Lola's Birthday

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Posted by Kent Smith on March 25, 2003

In case you did not know, today is her 82nd.

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Halsted Modern Ornament and Design

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Posted by Mike Jackson on March 25, 2003

I had mentioned finding an original 1927 Halsted Modern Ornament and Design a couple of...

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John Frazier

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Posted by Robare M. Novou on March 25, 2003

Whatever happened to John Frazier...is he still alive...and if so is he still sign...

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Gold Leaf and Sign Supplies Source List

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Posted by Mike Jackson on March 27, 2003

Long before Rick got his own web site for Esoteric, I created a really simple one on my...

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Best Lettering Quills Today?

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Posted by Mike Jackson on May 05, 2003

I used to buy a lot of quills and had some stored up from the last purchase, but we need to...

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Smaltz Source

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Glue Chip Glue Source

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Posted by Mike Jackson on March 27, 2003

Norm Dobbins from Etchmasters sells glue chip glue by the pound, five pound bag, or even...

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Abalone and Mother of Pearl Sheets Source

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Norm Dobbins at Etchmasters gave me the name...

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Silvering Supplies and Tools

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Posted by Mike Jackson on March 27, 2003

Here's a page full of supplies for silvering and mirroring, including silver strip,...

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Gold Leaf and Sign Supplies Source List

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Posted by Mike Jackson on March 27, 2003

If you read along with the posts down the page from today, you will see how this new page...

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Using Shellac as a Wood Finish

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Posted by Mike Jackson on March 27, 2003

While I was searching around looking for J.E. Moser's web site (their name is on the glue...

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Rick Would.......

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Posted by vance galliher on March 28, 2003

......love this !........all of a sudden, folks are showing up,......... even those we...

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White Etch -

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Posted by Mike Jackson on March 28, 2002

A month or two ago, someone asked about the formula and technique for "white etch". At the...

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Enamel History

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Posted by Ron Percell on March 29, 2003

The earliest known recipe specifically for enamel is a Latin treatise on alchemy written in...

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Glue Chip Part 2

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Posted by Bob on March 30, 2003

At the last Conclave, The glue Rick had made up was red, and made it very easy to see where it was...

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Glawson's Step by Step - Glue Chip

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Posted by Mike Jackson on March 30, 2003

Rick gave John Jordan a few of his techniques, often hand written and photocopied. John...

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Commonwealth Varnish Co.?

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Posted by Matt Walker on March 30, 2003

Hi,
Do any of you know the future of the Commonwealth products?.
Also, The future of the...

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New Feature Page - - - Rick Glawson

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Posted by Mike Jackson on March 31, 2003

I had enough time over the weekend to build a few new pages for Rick Glawson. It is far...

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Attention Ephemera Fans

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Posted by Larry White on March 31, 2003

A gentlman by the name of Russ Mascieri conducts Victorian Trade Card Auctions. He posts...

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Saddened to hear the news about Rick Glaswson

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Posted by Bob LeDoux on March 31, 2003

After trying to contact Rick Glawson for some time, I contacted Mike Jackson & heard that he...

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White Etch

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Posted by D.Bernhardt on March 31, 2003

Hi folks....read something earlier mentioned and will bow to Dave Smiths experience here...

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Noel Weber's Gilders Tips - Part 1

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Posted by Mike Jackson on April 01, 2003

I was searching around this morning and found this page on Signweb's site (part of an old...

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Someone please help me!

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Posted by Nicole Black on April 01, 2003

Can anyone offer any advice concerning over spray problems when working with 1 Shot...

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Regarding Smaltz (smalts)

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Posted by David A. McDonald on April 02, 2003

With regard to the sand smaltz that was offered at Esoteric sign supply--Rick carried...

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RICK

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Posted by John Grenier on April 02, 19103 at 10:05:49:
What a blow to signmakers, Rick was a friendly fountain of knowledge.
In 1988...

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Baronians Glass Stand and Glass Edge Chipper

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Posted by Mike Jackson on April 02, 2003

Here's a couple of additional products Rick sold:

The stand above is made by Baronian Mfg...

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Abalone

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Posted by Robert Beverly on April 02, 2003

I have been doing some checking on sources for product and have spoken with Blue...

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A photo from Doug...and how to load photos to the net

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Mike Jackson - A photo from Doug...and how to load photos to the net

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Howdy gang,
Doug...

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Still Working on Items for the Chart

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Posted by Mike Jackson on April 02, 2003

Hi gang,
I have been working on a few more items that Rick sold. Some were available at...

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A Big Thanks!

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Posted by Dan Sawatzky on April 02, 2003

I'm a total novice when it comes to gold work and indeed many aspects of the conventional...

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Pigments Through the Ages

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Posted by Mike Jackson on April 03, 2003

Check out this page linked below. You might find it informative.

Mike Jackson

Smalt...

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Kevlar

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Posted by Tony Segale on April 04, 2003

Some friends of mine purchased a canoe made of kevlar, asked for a name lettered on it. I...

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Shell Veneer Source

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Posted by Rescue Pearl Co on April 04, 2003

I am a distibutor for shell materials.
Veneer, laminates and shell blanks. I distibute...

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Asphaltum -

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Posted by Bill Masters on April 04, 2003

I contacted Sherwin Williams and they still make asphaltum,the smallest container you can...

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Lola says "Thanks!"

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Posted by Mike Jackson on April 04, 2003

Hello everyone,
I just hung up the phone from a nice conversation with Lola. She seems to...

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Colored Smalt - source found!

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Posted by Mike Jackson on April 04, 2003

Well,
I have been on the trail of the colored glass smalt(s) or frit.

Danny Baronian and...

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Angel Gild Story from ST July 88

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Posted by Mike Jackson on April 05, 2003

Last night, I created three pages for theletterheads.com, in the Glawson section, from a...

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Decalomaniac

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Posted by Mike Jackson on April 05, 2003

Lee Littlewood sent me a paper he had written following the 2001 Conclave. Rick Glawson...

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Rick's Smalts Paint Formula

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Posted by Mike Jackson on April 05, 2003

The two paragraphs below come from a paper Rick Glawson wrote on the Smalts process. It...

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Rick Glawson's Asphaltum Method of Glue Chipping

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Posted by Mike Jackson on April 06, 2003

Hello again,
Kimberly Zanetti stayed up late again last night and typed out Rick's written...

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Dave Smith's "Bull and Brush" Glass Sign

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Posted by Mike Jackson on April 06, 2003

Here's a sign Dave Smith forwarded to me.
The size is 5'x3'6. He says he spent about 150...

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Two Additional Documents Written by Rick Glawson

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Posted by Mike Jackson on April 07, 2003

Two new documents, written by Rick Glawson, have just been added to his section on this...

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Grab Bag of Techniques / Various Sources

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Posted by Mike Jackson on April 07, 2003

I just added one more section under the Features button of the left navigation bar on...

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Fine Gold Backup Screen Enamel

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Posted by Darryl Gomes on April 08, 2003

I was wondering what might be substituted for Fine Gold's backup. Can I use regular black...

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Colored Sand and Glass Smalts (and something in between)

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Posted by Mike Jackson on April 08, 2003

Here's information about colored smalts. For future reference, you will be able to find...

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