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Very Interesting "Supplies" resource

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Danny Busselle passed along the name of a quite unique paint supply store in Hollywood,...

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AMAL Glawson Tribute

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Posted by Doc Welty on April 10, 2003

Thanks to everyone for your support with AMAL, the "Letterhead meet in your mailbox"....we're...

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Conclave 18

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Posted by Larry White on April 10, 2003

I finished the commemorative Conclave 18 piece that I was working on down at Rick's in...

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Rick Glawson (photo)

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Posted by Larry White on April 10, 2003

As Kelly Cassidy (Fillmore, CA) was trolling through Rick's shop photographing all the...

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Re: Supplies

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Posted by Danny Busselle on April 10, 2003

Hi I have been contacting various letterheads to let them know where to buy small...

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Vinyl Behind Glass....What Do You Think?

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Posted by Robert Beverly on April 11, 2003

I wanted to try a design or two and I was thinking of just laying vinyl down for the...

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Abolone from Blue Maui in Hawaii

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Posted by Robert Beverly on April 11, 2004

Heads

I received about 18 sheets of shell from them yesterday and I Love it so far......

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Black Smalt Source

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Posted by Danny Baronian on April 11, 2003

Here is the source of black smalt that I believe Rick carried at Esoteric Sign Supply....

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Glue Chip Work Area

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Posted by John Grenier on April 14, 2003

We are setting up to make glue chip glass and sandblast etch/carve signs in a space 12x15...

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Chip Booth

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Posted by John Grenier on April 15, 2003

Great responses to my question.
And wouldn't you know it, Rick even came through with an...

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Decalomania

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Posted by Mike Jackson on April 15, 2003

I just won this eagle decal on eBay for about $5. It falls in line with the recent page...

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Glue Chip Drying

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Posted by Raymond Chapman on April 16, 2003

This is not meant to be a smart-aleck question, but something that I wondered about....

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Acid Embossing, Very Cool Result

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Posted by Larry White on April 17, 2003

I created a sample of acid embossing today for my next glass piece. (Wanted to make sure I...

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Temp/Humidity Guage

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Posted by Vance Galliher on April 18, 2003

.......i want to create a perfect, predictable environment for chipping glass....in a...

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Signs on Barns

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Posted by Renee (Bissonnette) Mathes on April 19, 2003

Hello!
Anyone out there (in the Albany, N.Y. area) that letters signs on the...

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In Memory of Rick

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Posted by Roderick Treece on April 21, 2003

I went to go use an old tin of fiberseal the other day and it was empty.I just sat...

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Hydroflouric Acid Cautions (great info in this one!!!!)

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Posted by Lee Littlewood on April 21, 2003

There is a lot of interest in acid etching on glass. Did Rick have any health and safety...

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Gold flitters/materials & supply list

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Posted by Roderick on April 23, 2003

Where do you think one could get gold flitters and also abalone paua brocade.I havn't checked...

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Shelf Life of Nazdasol Rapid Emulsion

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Posted by Mike Jackson on April 24, 2003

It's been a couple of years since I had to make a silk screen, but I did manage to find...

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New Stuff to add to The List

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Hello again,
Today was "take your kid to work day", so Tyler "stayed home to work" here. I have been pretty busy with that all day....

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The Atkinson Cigar Project

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Posted by Mike Jackson on April 24, 2003

I had to dig around on the hard drives tonight to find this photo, but I thought a few...

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New Page Added!---Hand Lettering Basics Part 1

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Posted by Mike Jackson on April 27, 2003

Sunday morning here (too cold and windy to fish)

I pulled out a very nice book on Show...

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4 Tone Acid

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Posted by Mike Jackson - Dave Smith on April 27, 2003

Dave Smith sent me a photo of some work done in England. I think it is old...

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UV Cure Glues & Glass

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Posted by lee littlewood on April 28, 2003

Just a note about a "funny" experience we were next to: Savoy Studios brought us a slew...

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Abolone: Paua brocade

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Posted by Roderick Treece on April 28, 2003

Any body interested in going in on a 1.lbsbag of paua brocade? I need it for a project...

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Tuscan Red

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Posted by D.Bernhardt on April 29, 2003

Hi again Mike...thought i better put this up here in case you miss it. About the same time...

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Asphaltum Varnish

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Posted by John Grenier on April 29, 2003

After reading Rick's directions for asphaltum resist glue chip method I have a question...

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Silvering Over Inscriptions - Glawson Tidbit

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Posted by Larry White on April 29, 200

Rick had mentioned to outline the inscriptions in asphaltum varnish, then back paint the...

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Looking for Ghosts

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Posted by Roderick Treece on April 30, 2003

I am looking for two ghost signs. The first one is from a site called "ghost signs of...

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Spray Mask Over Window Gold

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Posted by Roderick Treece on April 30, 2003

I have a backpainted project on glass. the letters have a 22k bright gold outline with...

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Anyone Want a Copy of Bill Stewart's book Signwork?- (Gone!)

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Posted by Chip Carter on May 01, 2004

I have two new copies. One is hardbound and the other paperback. They were hard to find and...

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Broader Topics - Boat Lettering - Surface Guilding

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Posted by John Grenier on May 01, 2003

I have been asking some questions regarding glue chipping because since I first saw this...

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Adoornments

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Posted by Jay Allen on May 01, 2003

Mike,

I wonder why Vance could get into the site but not you and Carol?

The link I posted...

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Sign Craft - Rick Glawson

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Posted by Ron Berlier on May 01, 2003

For those who do not subscribe to Sign Craft you should pick up a copy and read Mike...

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Protecting Areas on a Reverse Glass Sign

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Posted by Mike Jackson on May 01, 2003

We had a couple of occasions to want to protect odd shaped areas on our glass art pieces. We...

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New Shop at Last

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Posted by Dan Sawatzky on May 02, 2003

As Jay mentioned below we are going to build a new shop/studio very soon. It will be another...

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Shading Gold Leaf

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Posted by Jeffrey P. Lang on May 02, 2003

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Here is a photo of a job I am working on....

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Lookin for Mike Stevens Lettering Video

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Posted by Ronald Weed (Weedman) on May 02, 2003

I'm looking for any one who might have a copy of the Mike Stevens Lettering video...

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Back From Spring Break to find a mess

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Hi Forum readers,
If you are reading this, you must have already received an email from Danny, or already had
bookmarked.

I have been out of town...

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Old Patterns

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Posted by Mike Jackson on March 19, 2004

I was throwing away a couple of small computer generated pounce patterns a couple of days...

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Don't Get Skinned

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Posted by Ronald Weed (Weedman) on May 03, 2003

I've seen this done some where before. When I get new cans of Lettering enamels...

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Hastings Gold Leaf?

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Posted by Matt Walker on May 05, 2003

Hi,
A friend of mine gave me a book of Hastings 18K gold leaf. His father was in the antique...

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Anyone have lettering instruction, layout or specialty vids?

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Posted by Ronald Weed (Weedman) on May 06, 2003

I'm looking for any videos involving lettering, pinstriping or related things....

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If You Like Gold Work, Visit Bruce Jackson's Site

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Posted by Mike Jackson on May 06, 2003

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There are some new people visiting this BB and...

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Reverse Glass Pricing

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Posted by Larry White on May 09, 2003

Hey, would any of you seasoned reverse glass guys care to share your pricing stratgies with...

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Wish for Finer Detail

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Posted by Dan Sawatzky on May 11, 2003

Doug Bernhardt was kind enough to share a few pics with me via email this past week of some...

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Photography for Gilding on Glass

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Posted by Bruce Jackson on May 12, 2003

Vance asked me how I photograph my work. Trying to photograph a gold leaf job on a window...

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Liquid Frisket Spray Mask Update

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Posted by Roderick on May 12, 2003

I wanted everyone to know how the liquid frisket mask worked.
It brushes on the bare glass very...

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Silvering for Mirrors

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Posted by megan oliver on May 16, 2003

Rick Glawson sold a silvering mix that produced mirrors when poured onto glass, any ideas...

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Patina on Carved Letters

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Posted by Chris Maylone on May 17, 2003

Does anyone have an idea about a good(and stable)
patination method for a carved hdu...

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