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Working with: .035" polyethylene

Last post by Danny Baronian « Fri Jan 06, 2012 5:48 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Fri Jan 06, 2012 2:02 pm

Hello all,
I have a quote request from a designer specifying .035" polyethylene panels for some snowmobile trail signs.

First, .035" seems awfully...

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Last post by Danny Baronian
Fri Jan 06, 2012 5:48 pm
Gold Leaf

Last post by erik winkler « Thu Jan 05, 2012 11:10 am
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by Roderick Treece » Fri May 27, 2011 1:22 pm

I don't know about anyone else but I am constantly being solicited by companies all over the world to buy gold leaf. Mostly from China. While I have...

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Last post by erik winkler
Thu Jan 05, 2012 11:10 am
Old Letterhead Back In the Saddle

Last post by Geary Wootten « Tue Jan 03, 2012 9:34 pm
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by Geary Wootten » Tue Dec 27, 2011 11:31 pm

Hey All,

I'm a 60 year old brush man here from California. I've been lettering and screening since the early 1970s. I've lived in a few different...

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Last post by Geary Wootten
Tue Jan 03, 2012 9:34 pm
Hot Rod graphics

Last post by David Slade « Tue Jan 03, 2012 6:38 pm
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by Geary Wootten » Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:11 am

Loved working on this replica 23 T-Bucket. All 1-Shot.

~G.

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Last post by David Slade
Tue Jan 03, 2012 6:38 pm
Painting Embossed Metal Letters

Last post by Mike Jackson « Mon Jan 02, 2012 9:48 am
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by Aron Wiechman » Sun Jan 01, 2012 8:50 pm

Hello,

I was hoping to get some help/information from some of you experts out there. I am completely new to this, and am interested in learning more...

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Mon Jan 02, 2012 9:48 am
More on Posting a Photo on the Hand Lettering Forum

Last post by Mike Jackson « Sun Jan 01, 2012 10:46 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:05 am

Noel Weber was asking for more details on posting a photo on the Hand Lettering Forum. He sent me a photo by email that was way too large to post on...

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Sun Jan 01, 2012 10:46 pm
A fishy sign

Last post by Ron Lloyd « Sun Jan 01, 2012 4:11 pm
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by Pat Welter » Mon Dec 19, 2011 6:15 pm

Pat has been fishing.
Another Christmas client sign is complete and ready to go out the door. It is clear cedar with Bert's recess carved, the...

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Last post by Ron Lloyd
Sun Jan 01, 2012 4:11 pm
Lonnie Tettaton

Last post by David Slade « Fri Dec 30, 2011 7:24 pm

by David Slade » Fri Dec 30, 2011 7:24 pm

I called Mr.Tettaton December 30, 2011 and at that time he still had a good supply of most of his pamphlets on the list here:

He is still sharp as a...

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Last post by David Slade
Fri Dec 30, 2011 7:24 pm
Old film of pictorial sign artist British Pathe

Last post by erik winkler « Thu Dec 29, 2011 5:19 pm
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by DAVE SMITH » Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:31 am

A friend posted this on my Facebook wall. It depicts Truro ,a very beautiful town in Cornwall, check this clip of a pictorial artist at work painting...

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Thu Dec 29, 2011 5:19 pm
happy holidays

Last post by Mike Jackson « Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:32 am
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by bob gamache » Mon Dec 26, 2011 6:13 pm

Happy Holidays to all!

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:32 am
New web site pages

Last post by Anthony Bennett « Fri Dec 23, 2011 2:51 pm
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by Roderick Treece » Thu Dec 22, 2011 6:00 pm

Just added a few new web pages

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Fri Dec 23, 2011 2:51 pm
Mark Baty

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by Kelly Thorson » Thu Dec 22, 2011 8:50 pm

Nancy Bennett called and asked me to post this for her.
Mark Baty is in hospice in Kavanaugh House in Des Moines. She just left from visiting and...

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Last post by Kelly Thorson
Thu Dec 22, 2011 8:50 pm
Visa/Mastercard and PayPal

Last post by Roderick Treece « Wed Dec 21, 2011 1:21 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Wed Dec 21, 2011 11:54 am

Hi forum readers,
We've had a Visa and Mastercard merchant account for around 25 years. We used it without any problems. They take roughly 3.5% for...

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Wed Dec 21, 2011 1:21 pm
It's chipping, it's chipping!

Last post by bob gamache « Tue Dec 20, 2011 6:20 am
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by Kevin Bergin » Sat Dec 10, 2011 2:21 pm

Hi guys!

My first piece of chipped glass just started curling up nicely- I can't tell you all how big of a help all of the knowledge I've found on...

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Last post by bob gamache
Tue Dec 20, 2011 6:20 am
Helios meg yacht

Last post by Roderick Treece « Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:23 pm
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by Roderick Treece » Sat Dec 17, 2011 7:47 pm

Some of you might remember awhile back that John Studden and I went down to Mexico to do a gilding job on a mega yacht called Helios. I received some...

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Last post by Roderick Treece
Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:23 pm
1906 Rawson & Evans sign on shorpy

Last post by erik winkler « Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:51 am
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by Patrick Mackle » Fri Jul 09, 2010 1:09 pm

I jump onto shorpy to clear my head of the present and get lost in the past. Mostly viewing old store fronts, street scenes, and vehicles.
The...

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Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:51 am
Lear

Last post by DAVE SMITH « Fri Dec 16, 2011 7:18 pm
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by DAVE SMITH » Tue Oct 18, 2011 5:32 pm
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Making this glass panel for the poet Edward Lear nonsence alphabet, do a google search on him , it is a commision piece from the Liverpool Council....
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Last post by DAVE SMITH
Fri Dec 16, 2011 7:18 pm
Miniature Signs in HO Scale

Last post by Kent Smith « Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:47 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Tue Dec 13, 2011 1:27 pm

Check out this video if you have a chance. I doubt you have ever seen anything like it.

I saw quite a few miniature signs sprinkled through the...

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Last post by Kent Smith
Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:47 pm
Lincoln Highway mural number 20 - Frankfort, IL

Last post by Jay Allen « Wed Dec 14, 2011 2:10 pm
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by Jay Allen » Mon Dec 12, 2011 7:52 pm

Number 20 is about to be installed in Frankfort, IL

This one is another tribute to the Boy Scouts and their installation of 3,300 LH markers along...

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Last post by Jay Allen
Wed Dec 14, 2011 2:10 pm
The Art of Gold Leaf Glass Signs

Last post by Roderick Treece « Mon Dec 12, 2011 3:02 pm
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by Roderick Treece » Mon Dec 05, 2011 12:56 pm
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Here is an interesting article about gold leaf glass signs
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Mon Dec 12, 2011 3:02 pm
Ben Sherman. Glass Gilding NYC

Last post by bob gamache « Sat Dec 10, 2011 9:51 am
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by DAVE SMITH » Tue Dec 06, 2011 2:04 pm

I was recenly sent an email from Ben Sherman in NYC to gild some windows, I could not make the trip due to commitments here so I passed the work onto...

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Last post by bob gamache
Sat Dec 10, 2011 9:51 am
2 tables and query on 6kt leaf

Last post by jeth williams « Wed Dec 07, 2011 5:08 am
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by jeth williams » Wed Nov 30, 2011 10:24 am

Hi All, Couple of tables I recently completed, thought I’d post some photos. Sincere thanks to everyone on this forum. Have found it a great source...

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Last post by jeth williams
Wed Dec 07, 2011 5:08 am
FLEXI SIGN

Last post by Bob Sauls « Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:11 pm
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by Richard McKinley » Mon Nov 28, 2011 10:01 pm

WHAT ARE THE PROS AND CONS OF FLEXI SIGN PRO 10 USING WINDOWS7?

MY OLD MACHINE WENT BELLIE UP WITH AN OLD CASMATE PRO. THE PLOTTER WORKS GREAT....

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Last post by Bob Sauls
Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:11 pm
S. O. L. on the D. S. of L.

Last post by Lee Littlewood « Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:53 pm
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by Robare M. Novou » Sat Dec 03, 2011 12:10 am

Who missed this?

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Last post by Lee Littlewood
Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:53 pm
FYI, Computer Art Node Reduction...

Last post by Mark Summers « Sat Dec 03, 2011 12:16 pm
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by Larry White » Wed Nov 30, 2011 4:07 pm

I don't know if this means a hill of beans to anyone...
but I noticed that when using the "Interactive Contour Tool"
in Corel Draw....some people...

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Last post by Mark Summers
Sat Dec 03, 2011 12:16 pm
How to make Asphaltum Varnish...

Last post by Larry White « Sat Nov 26, 2011 1:00 pm
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by Larry White » Wed Nov 16, 2011 1:10 pm

Found this on the internet....

Asphalt, also known as asphaltum, is used in varnish form as a resist for acid etching, blacking for wrought iron or...

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Last post by Larry White
Sat Nov 26, 2011 1:00 pm
magazines

Last post by Tony Segale « Mon Nov 21, 2011 9:54 pm
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by Lars Wacherhausen » Fri Jan 21, 2011 12:21 pm

Hi there.

I have been subscribing pinstriping & kustom graphix for some years now and signcraft magazine, but theres not much of what i'm into. Do...

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Last post by Tony Segale
Mon Nov 21, 2011 9:54 pm
A history of victorian glassworks and catalouges in the U.K?

Last post by Anthony Bennett « Mon Nov 21, 2011 2:44 pm
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by Anthony Bennett » Sun Nov 20, 2011 4:04 pm

Hi All,
I always look in wonder at the work that was made by Rawson & Evans and also the catalogues that people share on the forum.
But I have always...

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Last post by Anthony Bennett
Mon Nov 21, 2011 2:44 pm
Artist - Gordon Young - Comedy Carpet Floor, Blackpool, UK

Last post by DAVE SMITH « Thu Nov 17, 2011 5:11 pm
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by DAVE SMITH » Thu Nov 17, 2011 1:05 pm

Gordon Young is a talented artist on a large scale in the UK. He recently commissioned me to make the glass that I have posted earlier (L is for...

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Thu Nov 17, 2011 5:11 pm
Sign Of The Times - Nov. 1990

Last post by Mark Summers « Wed Nov 16, 2011 6:47 pm
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by Mark Summers » Mon Oct 17, 2011 2:45 pm

Let me try this again my photos didn't come up
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I've kept this magazine since 11-90 and thought I...

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Last post by Mark Summers
Wed Nov 16, 2011 6:47 pm
Procedure for laying gold

Last post by Anthony Bennett « Sun Nov 13, 2011 8:27 am
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by DAVE SMITH » Thu Nov 10, 2011 1:06 pm

For a while I have been meaning to put these illustrations up to show the layout and procedure to laying goldleaf. Everyone here has there way of...

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Last post by Anthony Bennett
Sun Nov 13, 2011 8:27 am
Handlettering websites

Last post by DAVE SMITH « Fri Nov 11, 2011 3:45 pm
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by Jeroen Koning » Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:45 am

Hello all,

Let me introduce myself on this forum. I am Jeroen Koning, graphic designer and run my own design studio De Aesthetische Dienst (The...

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Last post by DAVE SMITH
Fri Nov 11, 2011 3:45 pm
Esoteric sign supply

Last post by Mike Jackson « Thu Nov 10, 2011 10:36 am
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by Roderick Treece » Mon Oct 31, 2011 5:51 pm

I was going through my business card archive and found a Esoteric sign supply card. Thought I'd do a shearch for the name

Fine gold sign company...

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Thu Nov 10, 2011 10:36 am
What's a "Conclave"

Last post by Anthony Bennett « Wed Nov 09, 2011 2:20 pm
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by Roderick Treece » Tue Nov 08, 2011 9:57 pm

Well....It's ah secret or confidential meeting of glass sign gilders. Just looking at photos from 2006. Lot of memories.

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Last post by Anthony Bennett
Wed Nov 09, 2011 2:20 pm
Wheel of Fortune

Last post by Roderick Treece « Tue Nov 08, 2011 9:30 pm
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by Roderick Treece » Mon Nov 07, 2011 5:25 pm

Thanks to my good friend and fellow glass sign gilder John Studden for giving me the opportunity to recreate a complete set of reverse glass pieces...

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Tue Nov 08, 2011 9:30 pm
P.C. Wright & Son . Signwriters, England

Last post by DAVE SMITH « Mon Nov 07, 2011 3:34 am
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by DAVE SMITH » Sat Nov 05, 2011 4:34 pm

Back in March I had workshop with a talented signwriter by the name of Andrew Wright who owns with his dad a sign company at Pinewood Studios in...

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Last post by DAVE SMITH
Mon Nov 07, 2011 3:34 am
Good deal on CF cards

Last post by Mike Jackson « Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:58 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Wed Nov 02, 2011 10:35 pm

B&H Photo and Video has a great price on San Disk 32 Gig, 600x Compact Flash cards if anyone here happens to be interested. The link above shows them...

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:58 pm
Goodman Properties Piece

Last post by Susan Banasky « Wed Nov 02, 2011 10:04 pm
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by Jerry Berg » Mon Oct 31, 2011 10:25 pm

I just delivered this today and installed it. Who would have thought a real estate business would want a glass piece.
They are located inside of a...

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Last post by Susan Banasky
Wed Nov 02, 2011 10:04 pm
Who Made This ?

Last post by Rick Sacks « Mon Oct 31, 2011 3:24 pm
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by Rick Sacks » Thu Oct 27, 2011 7:52 am

This was someone's contribution to the Conclave in '87 and we can't remember who.

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Last post by Rick Sacks
Mon Oct 31, 2011 3:24 pm
Commonwealth Varnish Co- Free varnish

Last post by Mike Jackson « Mon Oct 31, 2011 10:42 am
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by Frank Betoulaud » Wed Oct 06, 2010 6:36 pm

Hello all,

I'm the person who bought the rights/formulas from Rick Glawsons heirs.

I bought the company because it was a hundred years old and from...

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Mon Oct 31, 2011 10:42 am
How hot is Marbeling and Woodgraining over there?

Last post by erik winkler « Sat Oct 29, 2011 3:06 am
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by erik winkler » Thu Oct 27, 2011 5:03 am

Since the Dutch forests have been cut down during the middleages and all the used wood sincethen had to be imported from abroad, wood has been...

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Sat Oct 29, 2011 3:06 am
Glass in the round

Last post by Mike Jackson « Wed Oct 26, 2011 5:01 pm
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by Danny Baronian » Tue Oct 25, 2011 10:49 am

I've passed by this shop nearby, but it's always been closed... until my last trip to the town. The outside looks unique in not only looks, but it's...

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Wed Oct 26, 2011 5:01 pm
Titanic Letterheads 2012

Last post by Dan Seese « Mon Oct 24, 2011 9:36 am
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by James Kelly » Thu Nov 06, 2008 10:54 am

We will be hosting a Letterheads event in July 2012 just outside Belfast, Northern Ireland. The name of the event will be Titanic Letterheads &...

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Last post by Dan Seese
Mon Oct 24, 2011 9:36 am
DIY Chrome kit

Last post by Anthony Bennett « Sat Oct 22, 2011 12:20 pm
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by Ismael Alvarado » Sun May 23, 2010 11:52 am

Ok guys I will be writing this How to with the purpose of leading the people interested in this subject to a starting point, by no means this is a...

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Last post by Anthony Bennett
Sat Oct 22, 2011 12:20 pm
Type and fashion

Last post by Robare M. Novou « Thu Oct 20, 2011 12:58 am
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by Carol » Thu Sep 15, 2011 2:18 pm

Here's a link you might enjoy.
C.

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Thu Oct 20, 2011 12:58 am
Sandblaster for glue chipping

Last post by Roderick Treece « Tue Oct 18, 2011 7:40 pm
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by Richard McKinley » Tue Oct 18, 2011 6:49 pm

I found (or rather rediscovered) an old text on sandblasting, etching and other glass treatments. The glue chipping section states "Apply resit and...

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Tue Oct 18, 2011 7:40 pm
Signs Of The Times - Nov. 1990

Last post by Mark Summers « Mon Oct 17, 2011 2:32 pm

by Mark Summers » Mon Oct 17, 2011 2:32 pm

I've kept this magazine since 11-90 and thought I would share the cover and some
insights from various individuals. Some of you will already...

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Last post by Mark Summers
Mon Oct 17, 2011 2:32 pm
Finished Embossed Cigar Glass

Last post by Mike Jackson « Sun Oct 09, 2011 9:53 pm
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by Bill DeBekker » Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:33 pm

The Artwork is based upon a Monogram Cigar Label I have then Redrew/digitized along with some LHF lettering on parts that I couldn't decipher from my...

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Sun Oct 09, 2011 9:53 pm
a project or 2

Last post by cam bortz « Fri Oct 07, 2011 9:49 am
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by Doug Bernhardt » Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:34 pm

Just needed to add how much I'm enjoying reading all the posts here as well. Summer is such a busy time for us all and it's difficult to find time...

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Last post by cam bortz
Fri Oct 07, 2011 9:49 am
Gilding incised lettering in stone

Last post by Kent Smith « Wed Oct 05, 2011 2:01 pm
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by Roderick Treece » Mon Oct 03, 2011 7:21 pm

Looking for any tips on doing gold leaf work on lettering that has been sandblasted into stone. This is for a job that has already been sandblasted...

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Wed Oct 05, 2011 2:01 pm

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