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Will paint mask stick to a gilded surface?

Last post by joe cieslowski « Thu Dec 09, 2004 9:53 am
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by joe cieslowski » Wed Dec 08, 2004 10:55 am

I have a job that would sure be made easier (for me) if I could gild the surface first, then mask, carve, paint and remove the mask. I use Avery...

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Thu Dec 09, 2004 9:53 am
Tempered Glass

Last post by Raymond Chapman « Mon Dec 06, 2004 7:16 pm
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by Raymond Chapman » Sat Dec 04, 2004 11:32 am

I have a client who wants to etch the glass in his home entrance doors. The glass will be 3/8" thick, tempered, and with a 1" beveled edge - two...

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Last post by Raymond Chapman
Mon Dec 06, 2004 7:16 pm
Window Gilding in Winter

Last post by Rick Sacks « Sun Dec 05, 2004 8:55 am
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by Dan Seese » Sun Nov 21, 2004 10:54 am

Technical question here.
I have a job coming up in January that involves doing some storefront window painting and gilding for a few windows in...

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Last post by Rick Sacks
Sun Dec 05, 2004 8:55 am
Signmaking 101: Blended Backgrounds

Last post by Larry White « Wed Dec 01, 2004 11:01 am

by Larry White » Wed Dec 01, 2004 11:01 am

As taught to me by Rick Glawson...

Divide the area for the blend into thirds. The center third gets the lightest value of the color. The outter half...

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Last post by Larry White
Wed Dec 01, 2004 11:01 am
Blending Background

Last post by Mike Jackson « Wed Dec 01, 2004 10:26 am
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by Guest » Wed Dec 01, 2004 1:05 am

Can anyone recommend some good resourses, like books or maybe even videos on techniques on hand lettering and blending backgrounds. I know you use...

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Wed Dec 01, 2004 10:26 am
Non-Pounce Patterns

Last post by Guest « Tue Nov 30, 2004 9:02 pm
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by Jill Marie Welsh » Mon Sep 27, 2004 9:23 am

I do use pounce patterns, done the old way. I don't have an Electro-Pounce and that is probably a good thing, because I would look like Phyllis...

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Tue Nov 30, 2004 9:02 pm
Updated Web Site: Wall Jewelry glass art

Last post by BruceJackson « Tue Nov 30, 2004 8:47 am
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by Larry White » Mon Nov 29, 2004 10:58 am

Greetings everyone! Well I finally coralled all my latest stuff and had my photograher friend take pictures of it all and I've got it posted up on...

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Tue Nov 30, 2004 8:47 am
My Finish First Sandblasted Sign minus peel up!

Last post by Guest « Tue Nov 30, 2004 1:38 am
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by John Yarnell » Fri Oct 22, 2004 4:02 pm

John Yarnell's notes:
When I started this thread the only response I got for a while was from Mike Jackson who pointed out some problems with my...

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Tue Nov 30, 2004 1:38 am
Chapman & Smith...

Last post by DAVE SMITH « Sat Nov 27, 2004 7:27 am
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by Larry White » Fri Nov 19, 2004 3:14 pm

I whipped up a little ditty for my matey across the sea...
It's copper deposition over toned a*** etching, double glue chipped backgound, sand carved...

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Last post by DAVE SMITH
Sat Nov 27, 2004 7:27 am
Vintage art and copyrights

Last post by Mike Jackson « Tue Nov 23, 2004 4:20 pm
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by Kelly Thorson » Tue Nov 23, 2004 12:34 pm

Can anyone tell me the legalities of using vintage advertisements and art commercially? I'm thinking in the terms of recreating old advertisements...

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Tue Nov 23, 2004 4:20 pm
Faux Antique Signs

Last post by John Lennig « Sun Nov 21, 2004 10:02 pm
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by Mark Fair » Fri Nov 19, 2004 9:02 am

hello letterheads,
After attending the Mazeppa Muster in 1999 and seeing the work of Dennis Gerathy. It inspired me to pursue faux antique signs.
I...

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Last post by John Lennig
Sun Nov 21, 2004 10:02 pm
Latest Little Ditty...

Last post by Catharine C. Kennedy « Sat Nov 20, 2004 6:23 am
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by Larry White » Thu May 20, 2004 11:59 am

Well I decided I needed a Wall Jewelry business card, so why not make the art for it a glass sign. I designed up this little ditty and it came out...

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Last post by Catharine C. Kennedy
Sat Nov 20, 2004 6:23 am
Updated Web Site: Golden Era Studios glass art

Last post by Mark Fair « Wed Nov 17, 2004 11:23 am
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by Mike Jackson » Wed Oct 20, 2004 9:18 pm

Danny posted the web address for my art glass pieces a while back. Those pages were looking quite dated, so I recreated most of them today, including...

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Last post by Mark Fair
Wed Nov 17, 2004 11:23 am
John Grenier Book Art

Last post by John Grenier « Sat Nov 13, 2004 7:29 am
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by Mike Jackson » Fri Nov 05, 2004 11:22 am

Here's a note I received in my email this morning:

Dear Mike,
Thank you and the others for the responses to my questions about photoshop. I thought...

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Last post by John Grenier
Sat Nov 13, 2004 7:29 am
Signmaking 101: Repeating a sandblasted symetrical design

Last post by Mike Jackson « Wed Nov 10, 2004 5:51 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Tue Jul 20, 2004 12:11 am

It has been a long time since I did many sandblasted signs now. Wow! Nine years since we sold our shop. :o

The bulk of our signs had pounce pattern...

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Wed Nov 10, 2004 5:51 pm
Gold leaf supplier

Last post by Darryl Gomes « Wed Nov 10, 2004 3:16 am
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by Guest » Tue Nov 09, 2004 2:16 pm

I am new at gold leafing. It is very confusing which one to buy to guild on glass.I have so far purchased loose leaf in Montreal for about 57.00...

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Last post by Darryl Gomes
Wed Nov 10, 2004 3:16 am
Rick Glawson's Denver Brewery Tray

Last post by Tony Segale « Mon Nov 08, 2004 8:38 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Fri Oct 08, 2004 11:58 pm

Danny Baronian sent these two images. The glass piece was a panel Rick Glawson did a long time ago. I believe he brought it to a couple of Letterhead...

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Last post by Tony Segale
Mon Nov 08, 2004 8:38 pm
Unlock "Read-Only" Files utility

Last post by Bob Gilliland « Fri Nov 05, 2004 1:42 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Mon Nov 01, 2004 7:52 pm

Hi all,
It seems many images copied from a CD to a hard drive will transport over as "read-only". I am looking for a freeware or shareware utility...

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Last post by Bob Gilliland
Fri Nov 05, 2004 1:42 pm
Protective Clear Coat for Gold Leaf?: Reverse Glass

Last post by Kent Smith « Fri Nov 05, 2004 12:39 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Tue Nov 02, 2004 1:16 pm

Hello all,
I received this note in my email today.

I have not done a window gold job in many years and have not done many in the first place.......

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Last post by Kent Smith
Fri Nov 05, 2004 12:39 pm
Shipping Glass?

Last post by Raymond Chapman « Mon Nov 01, 2004 8:28 am
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by Raymond Chapman » Fri Oct 15, 2004 4:01 pm

After reading Danny's note about shipping Rick's glass piece to England I had chills run up and down my back just thinking about the responsibility...

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Last post by Raymond Chapman
Mon Nov 01, 2004 8:28 am
PhotoShop Lettering

Last post by Raymond Chapman « Sat Oct 30, 2004 2:13 pm
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by John Grenier » Wed Oct 20, 2004 11:22 am

I'm finding that I need to use Photoshop more and more. I know I need to take Butlers Course and all would be solved. But, I need to know some things...

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Last post by Raymond Chapman
Sat Oct 30, 2004 2:13 pm
The Thing We Call "Handlettering"

Last post by BruceJackson « Fri Oct 29, 2004 6:47 am
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by oatis » Sun Oct 10, 2004 4:04 pm

A Tenth-or-so re-read of Charlie Thames' Autobiographical story in AMAL, (gathered for the enduring benefit of all---word-for-word--by Doc Welty)...

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Last post by BruceJackson
Fri Oct 29, 2004 6:47 am
Redwood sandblasted signs

Last post by Roderick Treece « Tue Oct 26, 2004 7:19 pm
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by Lenny B » Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:39 pm

I'm sandblasting 30 clear heart redwood signs, client supplied sign blanks are 1" thick and vary in size from 18"x18" - 36"x60".
Client supplied...

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Last post by Roderick Treece
Tue Oct 26, 2004 7:19 pm
protective spray for plaque

Last post by David Harding « Sat Oct 23, 2004 10:52 pm
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by vance galliher » Thu Oct 21, 2004 10:38 am

Good morning. Does anyone know of a protective spray (anti-graffiti ) i can use on etched stainless steel panels. The metal is standard eteched...

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Last post by David Harding
Sat Oct 23, 2004 10:52 pm
Sub-Surface Lettering

Last post by Joe House « Wed Oct 20, 2004 12:29 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Tue Oct 19, 2004 8:07 pm

My kids like to skateboard, as mentioned earlier. Over the weekend, we drove over to Boulder for a skate contest and later ended up at the huge...

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Last post by Joe House
Wed Oct 20, 2004 12:29 pm
Extira Problems

Last post by joe crumley « Tue Oct 19, 2004 9:21 pm
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by joe crumley » Tue Oct 12, 2004 7:52 pm

Today we were finishing up on a couple of large Extira panel signs that were shaped, routed, & V Carved. They both failed.

Terry, my assistant had...

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Last post by joe crumley
Tue Oct 19, 2004 9:21 pm
Basic Bench Ideas

Last post by Sarah King « Mon Oct 18, 2004 11:37 pm

by Sarah King » Mon Oct 18, 2004 11:37 pm

In the spirit of letterheads 101, I would like to say that I love the picture of Larry's tilt-table for acid etching - whether you use it for etching...

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Last post by Sarah King
Mon Oct 18, 2004 11:37 pm
Concerns about Acid Etching:

Last post by Ron Berlier « Mon Oct 18, 2004 4:51 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Thu Apr 22, 2004 11:05 pm

Hi Forum readers,
Larry White posted a very nice thread earlier today about a new acid etching process he has been trying. I had a couple of...

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Last post by Ron Berlier
Mon Oct 18, 2004 4:51 pm
Bronzing Powder How?

Last post by vance galliher « Thu Oct 14, 2004 9:53 pm
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by Billy Pickett » Mon Sep 27, 2004 12:06 pm

...I know to mix some bronzing powder w. varnish to make a "homemede" gold paint. Other than that, I wonder if there is a better or "right" way to...

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Last post by vance galliher
Thu Oct 14, 2004 9:53 pm
M,A,N!

Last post by Dan Seese « Wed Oct 13, 2004 9:00 am
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by Jeff Lang » Thu Oct 07, 2004 1:28 pm

I was lettering some trophy placques today with roman lettering & thought of something my mentor, Coleman Joyce taught me. The only letters in the...

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Last post by Dan Seese
Wed Oct 13, 2004 9:00 am
Give this page a try!

Last post by Mike Jackson « Mon Oct 11, 2004 9:11 pm

by Mike Jackson » Mon Oct 11, 2004 9:11 pm

The link above will take you to a unique page, built with two "frames".

The site is now actually two different sites. One is the main site with all...

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Mon Oct 11, 2004 9:11 pm
19th century boulangerie - French window signs and paintings

Last post by BruceJackson « Sun Oct 10, 2004 9:00 am
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by BruceJackson » Sat Oct 02, 2004 8:21 am

I've been doing some research into this interesting era of signs.

The late 19th and early 20th century in France resulted in some really beautiful...

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Sun Oct 10, 2004 9:00 am
Extira? Any body heard of it

Last post by Roderick Treece « Thu Oct 07, 2004 3:44 pm
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by Roderick Treece » Thu Jul 29, 2004 7:20 pm

I had a designer call out a material ( Extira) for a cutout hanging blade sign.I found it on googles but it doesn't give any info regarding cutting...

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Last post by Roderick Treece
Thu Oct 07, 2004 3:44 pm
Need a sign shop in Washburn Mossuri

Last post by Roderick Treece « Thu Oct 07, 2004 3:42 pm

by Roderick Treece » Thu Oct 07, 2004 3:42 pm

I just received a call from some one in Washburn Mo. regrading some sign work.Let me know if your out there.

Roderick

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Last post by Roderick Treece
Thu Oct 07, 2004 3:42 pm
Font identification assistance

Last post by Bob Ficucell « Thu Oct 07, 2004 1:51 pm
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by Ron Berlier » Thu Oct 07, 2004 10:42 am

:?: Hello all,

Can you help to identify the font used for "Fire Station" on this sign?

Thanks in advance for your input.

Ron

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Last post by Bob Ficucell
Thu Oct 07, 2004 1:51 pm
Signmaking 101... Flash Gilding with Mica Powder

Last post by Dan Seese « Thu Oct 07, 2004 12:38 am
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by Darryl Gomes » Mon Sep 27, 2004 6:28 pm

This will describe how I gild with Mica Powder. It is essentially the same as gold, but using Mica instead of leaf. there is really no substitute for...

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Last post by Dan Seese
Thu Oct 07, 2004 12:38 am
Doming labels

Last post by Mike Jackson « Wed Oct 06, 2004 10:31 am
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by Danny Baronian » Fri Sep 24, 2004 9:41 am

Upper Left: Supplies - from bottom left clockwise - LORD adhesives 7550 epoxy w/ nozzel, 5 minute cure, Tap plastics general purpose epoxy, 15 minute...

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Wed Oct 06, 2004 10:31 am
Foliage and Buffalo Photos

Last post by Catharine C. Kennedy « Mon Oct 04, 2004 5:34 am
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by Mike Jackson » Wed Sep 29, 2004 10:20 pm

For anyone interested, I created a couple of new pages on our family section showing some of the fleeting fall images. I got up before daylight the...

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Last post by Catharine C. Kennedy
Mon Oct 04, 2004 5:34 am
Letterhead Photos

Last post by Robin Sharrard « Sat Oct 02, 2004 10:50 pm
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by Ron Percell » Sat Oct 02, 2004 10:36 am

here are a few shots from MicroMeet 2004

Thanks for coming
Ron & Kristi Percell

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Last post by Robin Sharrard
Sat Oct 02, 2004 10:50 pm
Signmaking 101 : Beginner & Newbie Large Letter Layout

Last post by Roger R. « Fri Oct 01, 2004 8:15 pm

by Roger R. » Fri Oct 01, 2004 8:15 pm

This post is for beginners and newbies basically. I think most of the people that hand letter large letters already know this tip.

I have used this...

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Last post by Roger R.
Fri Oct 01, 2004 8:15 pm
Hand Lettering 101

Last post by Billy Pickett « Fri Oct 01, 2004 12:21 pm
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by Robin Sharrard » Thu Sep 30, 2004 7:05 pm

While checking out some old SignCraft magazines. I came across one of Mike's articles about Fonts. One of the sources listed was House Industries (...

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Last post by Billy Pickett
Fri Oct 01, 2004 12:21 pm
Letter Arts Review

Last post by Robin Sharrard « Thu Sep 30, 2004 6:33 pm
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by Jon Harl » Thu Sep 30, 2004 5:48 pm

I just got my new issue of Letter Arts Review. This is a magazine that deals alot with calligraphy. There's always great articles, but this is 60...

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Last post by Robin Sharrard
Thu Sep 30, 2004 6:33 pm
Comments/Critiques on Glass Design

Last post by Jon Harl « Thu Sep 30, 2004 3:49 pm
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by Kelly Thorson » Wed Sep 29, 2004 1:29 pm

I would appreciate any useful comments and critiques on this design for a LE Commemorative glass piece. This is the initial draft for a work to...

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Last post by Jon Harl
Thu Sep 30, 2004 3:49 pm
Signmaking 101: Design software

Last post by Jon Harl « Thu Sep 30, 2004 3:16 pm
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by Jeff Umsted » Wed Sep 29, 2004 9:00 pm

Hi all! This is not your usual software question but one that may shed some light, for a newbie such as myself. If you could, tell me what features...

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Last post by Jon Harl
Thu Sep 30, 2004 3:16 pm
paper banners

Last post by Jon Harl « Thu Sep 30, 2004 3:06 pm
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by Catharine C. Kennedy » Wed Sep 29, 2004 4:36 pm

Is there a particular sort of paper used for "paper banners"? If so, I'd be interested in source info... Or do people just use butcher paper? Any...

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Last post by Jon Harl
Thu Sep 30, 2004 3:06 pm
Gilders rouge

Last post by Ron Percell « Thu Sep 30, 2004 10:17 am
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by Ron Percell » Wed Sep 29, 2004 9:43 am

I know that Gilders rouge has been used for many years as a resist for gilding simular to Kaolin, but is anyone useing it for anything?

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Thu Sep 30, 2004 10:17 am
Woodworkers on Asphaltum Craze

Last post by Ron Percell « Thu Sep 30, 2004 10:14 am
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by Ron Percell » Wed Sep 29, 2004 10:32 am

I Recently recieved a call from a gentleman that annouced himself as a wood worker inquiring about Asphaltum as a stain and its availability, once...

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Last post by Ron Percell
Thu Sep 30, 2004 10:14 am
Wall Dogging On A String

Last post by Jill Marie Welsh « Thu Sep 30, 2004 6:56 am
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by Roger R. » Wed Sep 29, 2004 10:25 pm

In the early years of wall dogging, the traveling painters usually traveled by train, wagon, or whatever. They didn't bother too much with paper...

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Last post by Jill Marie Welsh
Thu Sep 30, 2004 6:56 am
WOW I like the Buttons Mike!

Last post by Mike Jackson « Wed Sep 29, 2004 8:14 pm
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by Bob Rochon » Wed Sep 29, 2004 6:42 pm

a splash of color is refreshing. and easier to find things of interest. :lol:

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Wed Sep 29, 2004 8:14 pm
Loss of oil base paints

Last post by Bob Rochon « Wed Sep 29, 2004 6:41 pm
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by Ron Percell » Wed Sep 29, 2004 1:43 pm

I read posts from folks worried about the loss of oil based paints on various boards and want to address some concerns that some have brought to...

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Wed Sep 29, 2004 6:41 pm

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