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Etching Update

Last post by alan johnson « Sat Feb 19, 2005 5:32 pm
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by Raymond Chapman » Fri Jan 14, 2005 11:20 am

Awhile back I posted a question about etching tempered glass. As usual, y'all (Texas term) came through with great advice.

The panels were completed...

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Last post by alan johnson
Sat Feb 19, 2005 5:32 pm
Older Signs of the Times

Last post by Jack Lowry « Fri Feb 18, 2005 7:26 am
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by John Yarnell » Mon Jan 03, 2005 8:50 pm

I came across some older Signs of the Times Magazines on Ebay a couple of days ago. Early 50â€™s â€“ 70â€™s I have never seen any of issues earlier...

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Last post by Jack Lowry
Fri Feb 18, 2005 7:26 am
Screen ink for glass....

Last post by Scott Rowan « Wed Feb 16, 2005 6:07 pm
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by Doug Fielder » Tue Feb 15, 2005 12:10 pm

I am about to get back into leafing on glass and try out Steven Parrish's technique of screening the outlines and then backing it up etc...
I am...

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Last post by Scott Rowan
Wed Feb 16, 2005 6:07 pm
Aluminum Leaf Questions.

Last post by joe cieslowski « Thu Feb 10, 2005 11:41 am
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by Doug Fielder » Wed Feb 09, 2005 1:12 pm

Hey there, I know this is the best place to ask anything that has to do with leaf, so here I go.

I am gettting ready to do a sign with silver metal...

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Last post by joe cieslowski
Thu Feb 10, 2005 11:41 am
Cleaning glass

Last post by vance galliher « Tue Feb 08, 2005 10:54 am
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by Roderick Treece » Sat Feb 05, 2005 8:48 pm

I have been having probelms with scratches after I have cleaned my glass.I allways use some sort of liquid ,water or soapy water and use a razor...

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Last post by vance galliher
Tue Feb 08, 2005 10:54 am
Illustrator CS: Saving files to earlier version Illustrator?

Last post by Mike Jackson « Sun Feb 06, 2005 2:49 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Sun Feb 06, 2005 2:46 pm

I've had a few emails from someone using Illustrator CS, but they are having trouble saving Illustrator CS files in Version 6 or Version 3. I've...

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Sun Feb 06, 2005 2:49 pm
Interested in Faux Antique Signs?

Last post by Roderick Treece « Sat Feb 05, 2005 9:01 pm
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by Mark Fair » Sun Jan 23, 2005 12:10 pm

hey folks,
The Flying Biscuit Antique Sign Company has a new forum for Faux Antique Signs.

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Sat Feb 05, 2005 9:01 pm
Painted Pictorials - Need Help

Last post by Roderick Treece « Sat Feb 05, 2005 8:41 pm
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by Donny Pavolini » Fri Feb 04, 2005 2:19 pm

I've been painting small pictorials with lettering enamels for years and struggle with the paint drying too fast. I've used boiled linseed oil as a...

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Last post by Roderick Treece
Sat Feb 05, 2005 8:41 pm
Quick clip of a man making gold leaf

Last post by John Lennig « Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:44 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Sun Jan 30, 2005 6:47 pm

Here's another short clip of a guy pounding little strips of gold into gold leaf. This came Charles Karault's Sunday morning Crossroads show from...

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Last post by John Lennig
Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:44 pm
More Sad News: Big John Brassell

Last post by Donny Pavolini « Sat Jan 29, 2005 7:51 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Fri Jan 28, 2005 7:36 pm

Donny Pavolini, of Coker Sign Studio in Pearl, Mississippi just made a post at Letterville about the passing of Big John Brassell. Donny says he died...

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Sat Jan 29, 2005 7:51 pm
Hand lettering a moving target

Last post by Kimberly Zanetti « Thu Jan 27, 2005 1:28 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Thu Jan 13, 2005 3:50 pm

Still looking for those pesky Beta Max tapes....!

I ran across this photo of Al Zanetti (the one on the right), lettering a couple of elephants for...

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Last post by Kimberly Zanetti
Thu Jan 27, 2005 1:28 pm
Antique silvering

Last post by Sarah King « Tue Jan 25, 2005 10:57 am
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by Roderick Treece » Mon Jan 24, 2005 3:18 pm

Is there anybody out there that knows anything about doing antique silvering?
I know that it starts with normal silvering process and then you...

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Last post by Sarah King
Tue Jan 25, 2005 10:57 am
Advise wanted re: VFI-QWIK SPRAY SYSTEM or alternative

Last post by Kelly Thorson « Mon Jan 24, 2005 7:15 pm
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by carol hodges » Sun Jan 23, 2005 4:43 pm

This note was precipitated by the ad for Volatile Free
VFI-QWIK SPRAY SYSTEM in the Jan issue of Sign Craft, p. 19. Have you used this system or...

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Last post by Kelly Thorson
Mon Jan 24, 2005 7:15 pm
Glue-Chipped Glass How-To on SignCraft's site

Last post by Mike Jackson « Sun Jan 16, 2005 9:52 pm

by Mike Jackson » Sun Jan 16, 2005 9:52 pm

I found a bunch of old step by step photos from an old SC article. When I searched around on their site, I see it is now available as a PDF document....

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Sun Jan 16, 2005 9:52 pm
Small World

Last post by Billy Pickett « Sun Jan 16, 2005 1:32 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Sat Jan 15, 2005 4:37 pm

I found this stack of photos the other day. Some will recognize the sign at the top from an article I did for SC a long, long time ago. The others...

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Last post by Billy Pickett
Sun Jan 16, 2005 1:32 pm
Why banks?

Last post by Raymond Chapman « Sat Jan 15, 2005 6:18 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Sat Jan 15, 2005 6:13 pm

If you were to ask Steven Parrish why he did business with banks, he would tell you.

Click the link below to visit a new page.

The clip is about...

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Last post by Raymond Chapman
Sat Jan 15, 2005 6:18 pm
Rawson And Evans Type Zinc Metal Sandblast And Paint Stencil

Last post by Roger R. « Fri Jan 14, 2005 10:48 pm

by Roger R. » Fri Jan 14, 2005 10:48 pm

After reading Rick Glawson's article on the "Original Letterheads" site about zinc metal sandblast stencils, I thought of the zinc stencils I seen...

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Last post by Roger R.
Fri Jan 14, 2005 10:48 pm
Like old barns, advertising and great color photographs?

Last post by Ron Berlier « Fri Jan 14, 2005 5:28 pm

by Ron Berlier » Fri Jan 14, 2005 5:28 pm

Just received my copy from Amazon of "Advertising Barns, Vanishing American Landmarks", by William G. Simmons, which was published by Motorbooks...

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Last post by Ron Berlier
Fri Jan 14, 2005 5:28 pm
Steven Parrish

Last post by Mike Jackson « Fri Jan 14, 2005 10:39 am
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by Mike Jackson » Thu Jan 13, 2005 8:00 pm

This photo fell out of a pile of photos today, seeming to want to be displayed. This is a photo of Steven Parrish in front of a bank sign. He looks a...

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Fri Jan 14, 2005 10:39 am
Letterheads Timeline 1982-1993

Last post by Mike Meyer « Thu Jan 13, 2005 5:19 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Tue Jan 11, 2005 1:02 am

Hi Letterheads / Hand Lettering Forum Readers,
Tonight I was digging around looking for some old Beta Max tapes. They are around here somewhere....

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Last post by Mike Meyer
Thu Jan 13, 2005 5:19 pm
Sign Museum Virtual Tour

Last post by Carol « Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:26 pm
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by Tod Swormstedt » Thu Jan 06, 2005 2:30 pm

For those of you who can't make it to Cincinnati any time soon, you can now (finally) take a 9-1/2 minute virtual tour by going to the home page--...

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Last post by Carol
Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:26 pm
Using Arterial red question

Last post by Mike Jackson « Mon Jan 10, 2005 12:30 pm
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by John Arnott » Sat Jan 08, 2005 5:29 pm

I've done a piece of chipped glass with bright gold outline and then a black
outline. The panel it is in has been painted with 1 coat of arterial...

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Mon Jan 10, 2005 12:30 pm
Difficult to letter anything here in the Winter!

Last post by Raymond Chapman « Mon Jan 10, 2005 8:43 am
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by Mike Jackson » Sat Jan 08, 2005 7:22 pm

I snapped this shot out the back door on Christmas morning. Unlike the winter storm we are having right now with 30 mph winds, this one dropped snow...

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Last post by Raymond Chapman
Mon Jan 10, 2005 8:43 am
Outlines for artwork useing a plotter

Last post by Mike Jackson « Sun Jan 09, 2005 1:57 pm
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by Roderick Treece » Sun Jan 09, 2005 12:05 pm

Normally I would just pull out a liner and out line my project.
But I am trying to use my plotter to cut an out line so I can make a stencil for...

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Sun Jan 09, 2005 1:57 pm
Just Another Rant

Last post by Doug Fielder « Fri Jan 07, 2005 6:46 pm
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by Keith Browning » Fri Dec 17, 2004 1:09 pm

I have this repeat customer that just about works me to death. But he's fun to watch, he reminds me of the doctor on The Simpsons. He is constantly...

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Last post by Doug Fielder
Fri Jan 07, 2005 6:46 pm
Vertical Screen Printing

Last post by Doug Fielder « Fri Jan 07, 2005 6:07 pm
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by Doug Fielder » Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:48 pm

G'Day all,

I was reading about Steve Parrish on the main page and it said he had a trick to vertical screen printing before and I guess afterward. I...

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Last post by Doug Fielder
Fri Jan 07, 2005 6:07 pm
National Letterhead Meet 2006

Last post by Jill Marie Welsh « Fri Jan 07, 2005 8:49 am
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by Tod Swormstedt » Tue Dec 07, 2004 12:00 pm

Unless there are objections, Signs of the Times and the American Sign Museum would like to host the National Letterheads meet in 2006. The meet would...

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Last post by Jill Marie Welsh
Fri Jan 07, 2005 8:49 am
Buying over the Internet

Last post by Ron Berlier « Tue Jan 04, 2005 2:42 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Mon Dec 27, 2004 10:45 pm

Hi all,
Not that we made too much money this year, but I was thinking about buying a new digitial camera this week in order to get the 2004...

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Last post by Ron Berlier
Tue Jan 04, 2005 2:42 pm
White gold & resin gel

Last post by Ron Percell « Tue Jan 04, 2005 2:11 pm
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by Steven Vigeant » Mon Jan 03, 2005 12:59 pm

White gold & resin gel sure sounds good to me.
Hey, that could be a song!
OK, I have a a chance to do a real letterhead sign but I could be going out...

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Last post by Ron Percell
Tue Jan 04, 2005 2:11 pm
Decorative bolt caps?

Last post by Billy Pickett « Tue Jan 04, 2005 1:19 pm
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by Steven Vigeant » Mon Jan 03, 2005 12:29 pm

Happy New Year everybody!
What do you people do to cover an exposed hex nut and bolt end? I'm hoping for something that would perhaps glue or snap...

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Last post by Billy Pickett
Tue Jan 04, 2005 1:19 pm
Percy P. Baker lettering quills?

Last post by Jimmy Goines « Mon Jan 03, 2005 11:38 pm
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by Jimmy Goines » Mon Dec 27, 2004 10:18 pm

Has anyone else used these grey quills ?
made in england, series 190b with black handles....
Are they still available in the US...?
or am I out of...

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Last post by Jimmy Goines
Mon Jan 03, 2005 11:38 pm
Fastening Question

Last post by Danny Baronian « Mon Jan 03, 2005 9:02 pm
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by John Grenier » Mon Jan 03, 2005 8:34 pm

We are nearly finished with two name boards for the USCGC Biscayne Bay. They are 12"x52"x1.5" Mahogany carved like a traditional ribon or scroll with...

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Last post by Danny Baronian
Mon Jan 03, 2005 9:02 pm
Redwood peel up problems

Last post by Jimmy Goines « Tue Dec 28, 2004 1:17 pm
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by John Yarnell » Tue Sep 21, 2004 2:02 am

I have had problems on my last 2 redwood sand blasted signs. When I pull my mask some of the grain will pull up with the mask. These are the steps I...

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Last post by Jimmy Goines
Tue Dec 28, 2004 1:17 pm
adhesives?

Last post by Roderick Treece « Mon Dec 27, 2004 10:26 pm
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by Roderick Treece » Sun Dec 19, 2004 8:38 pm

I am looking for an adhesive that is,
1) 2 part and mixes through a "mixing tip" and uses a chualking gun style pump.
2) has the consistance of...

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Last post by Roderick Treece
Mon Dec 27, 2004 10:26 pm
help with grey lettering quills

Last post by Jimmy Goines « Sun Dec 26, 2004 11:28 pm
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by Jimmy Goines » Sat Dec 25, 2004 10:24 pm

Anyone know some good "brush stores"?
It's time to replace alot of my quills after many years of brush service....
The grey quills that seemed to...

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Last post by Jimmy Goines
Sun Dec 26, 2004 11:28 pm
Old magazines

Last post by Danny Baronian « Sun Dec 26, 2004 4:27 pm

by Danny Baronian » Sun Dec 26, 2004 4:27 pm

Taking a break the other day, I grabbed an old magazine off the shelf that hasn't been touched for a long time - SignCraft, Sept/Oct 1996.

Not one...

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Last post by Danny Baronian
Sun Dec 26, 2004 4:27 pm
Glue chip right up to sandblast etch

Last post by Danny Baronian « Sun Dec 26, 2004 12:37 pm
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by Jeff Umsted » Sun Dec 19, 2004 9:44 pm

Hi all! I was thinking about how to do this and my brain has become blank. How would you have glue chip right up to sandblast etched with a nice...

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Last post by Danny Baronian
Sun Dec 26, 2004 12:37 pm
Walldogs... Saw This Mural at Downtown Disney

Last post by Dave Draper « Sun Dec 26, 2004 11:40 am

by Dave Draper » Sun Dec 26, 2004 11:40 am

We spoted this wall at Downtown Disney while getting tickets to Cirque Du Soleil...La NouBa! (which is well worth the $90 per ticket)

Viewing the...

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Last post by Dave Draper
Sun Dec 26, 2004 11:40 am
Pocorn Wagons We Spoted On Vacation

Last post by Dave Draper « Sun Dec 26, 2004 11:28 am

by Dave Draper » Sun Dec 26, 2004 11:28 am

Here are a couple popcorn wagons we spoted in Florida at a theme park in December 2004. Enjoy!

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Last post by Dave Draper
Sun Dec 26, 2004 11:28 am
Tired of 1 Shot (3-5 Shot)....

Last post by Roderick Treece « Sat Dec 25, 2004 10:24 pm
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by Doug Fielder » Thu Dec 23, 2004 2:58 pm

Try this out....

REAL PAINT the way it was made back in the olden days. I have seen signs done 50+ years ago and they look better than some signs...

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Last post by Roderick Treece
Sat Dec 25, 2004 10:24 pm
Department of They

Last post by Roderick Treece « Sat Dec 25, 2004 10:05 pm
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by Mark Fair » Thu Dec 23, 2004 11:43 am

here is one i just shipped.

we have all heard...

"well THEY said..."

merry christmas everybody!

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Last post by Roderick Treece
Sat Dec 25, 2004 10:05 pm
Most of old Hand Lettering Forum still avail. for viewing

Last post by Mike Jackson « Fri Dec 17, 2004 12:42 am

by Mike Jackson » Fri Dec 17, 2004 12:42 am

The link above will take you to the old Hand Lettering Forum single page viewing. It is pretty large, but is probably well worth bookmarking. That...

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Fri Dec 17, 2004 12:42 am
Acrylics for Murals

Last post by Mike Jackson « Fri Dec 17, 2004 12:38 am
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by Keith Browning » Thu Dec 16, 2004 6:07 pm

I have done a couple of murals and some pretty large scenic billboards but have always either worked with 1 Shot or artist's oils. I am wanting to...

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Fri Dec 17, 2004 12:38 am
Putting an image on a pool table felt

Last post by Keith Browning « Thu Dec 16, 2004 5:37 pm
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by Keith Browning » Thu Dec 16, 2004 9:47 am

I have a customer who wants his logo on a pool table felt. I know that just about anything that I could do would effect the playing surface. I...

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Last post by Keith Browning
Thu Dec 16, 2004 5:37 pm
Thermal Pane ??

Last post by Ron Percell « Thu Dec 16, 2004 10:18 am
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by Rick Sacks » Tue Dec 07, 2004 5:43 pm

I did a gold job on some dual glazed panels that look like there is perhaps 3/4" between them. I wonder if I painted a dark panel behind the gold...

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Last post by Ron Percell
Thu Dec 16, 2004 10:18 am
Question on gilder's rouge vs. whiting

Last post by Steve Racz « Wed Dec 15, 2004 11:07 am
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by Steve Racz » Wed Oct 13, 2004 7:02 pm

I didn't want to derail Ron's post on other uses for gilder's rouge so i'll start this one.

I was just wondering if anyone finds gilder's rouge to...

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Last post by Steve Racz
Wed Dec 15, 2004 11:07 am
Just an â€œAâ€

Last post by Mike Jackson « Wed Dec 15, 2004 10:59 am
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by Talisman » Mon Dec 13, 2004 2:57 pm

After seeing a sign posted on another website with a cool â€œAâ€, I took a stab at creating my own â€œAâ€ just for the exercise. I used an upper case...

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Wed Dec 15, 2004 10:59 am
Sign Kits....

Last post by Doug Fielder « Mon Dec 13, 2004 1:06 pm
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by Doug Fielder » Thu Dec 09, 2004 2:47 am

Hello All,

I am looking for the collapsible multi-teared sign kits that DeWayne Connot, Peter 'Gunn', etc... have. They are typically blue and have...

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Last post by Doug Fielder
Mon Dec 13, 2004 1:06 pm
Scalloping large glass

Last post by Roderick Treece « Sat Dec 11, 2004 3:59 pm
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by Roderick Treece » Tue Dec 07, 2004 10:14 pm

I am getting ready to do a project on some large glass 36" x 60" oval .I would like to do some scalloping on the edge but I have only done small...

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Sat Dec 11, 2004 3:59 pm
Signmaking 101: Blended Letter Shades (on glass)

Last post by Larry White « Thu Dec 09, 2004 10:20 am
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by Larry White » Wed Dec 01, 2004 11:46 am

There is a difference between what I would call a blended shade and a split blended shade. On a split blended shade I would first paint the outer...

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Thu Dec 09, 2004 10:20 am

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