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This is an interactive Bulletin Board on the topics of Sign making, design, fabrication, History, old Books and of coarse Letterheads, Keepers of the craft. The Hand Lettering Forum features links to resources, sign art history, techniques, and artists profiles. Learn more about Letterheads at https://theletterheads.com. Below you'll see Mchat has been added as a live communication portal for trial, and the Main forum Links are listed below.
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- Mon Jan 23, 2006 7:28 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Early Sand Blast company
- Replies: 2
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Hi Mike I seem to make out 1871 correct? I have researched that before the industrial age of steam powered and compressed air powered sandblasting, that sandblasting was done using a large fan to propell the sand against the glass. The sand was shoveled from a floor or scaffold overhead into a funne...
- Sun Jan 22, 2006 6:47 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Any Silver spray guns for sale?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 21458
- Mon Jan 09, 2006 1:22 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Any Silver spray guns for sale?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 21458
- Wed Nov 23, 2005 5:52 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Pics from Oct. Valencia, Ca. Workshop
- Replies: 3
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- Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:37 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: blaster / chipping box update
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2351
Felix, I'd say that your within the parameters to get a chip going, I've chipped glass within that range. Now whether or not you have success will also depend on dialing in the proper deposit of glue as well as the preliminary stage of dryness of the glue layer before you place it into your drying c...
- Thu Nov 10, 2005 1:30 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Brilliant cut glass and obscuring
- Replies: 18
- Views: 12737
Over the top Dave!! Man I'm SO stoked! I've been doing some cutting in my too little spare time and looking into acquiring or making some of those larger flywheel stone wheels. Stuart has a great site. The only thing I miss is the sound byte of the glass against the wheel. Tell him how impressed thi...
- Sat Nov 05, 2005 3:29 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: The sound of breaking glass
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5228
- Fri Nov 04, 2005 4:55 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Glue Chipping Extra-Clear Glass...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2289
- Wed Nov 02, 2005 11:17 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: "cloudy" acid etch
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3899
- Mon Oct 31, 2005 11:36 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Working with Halftones
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2558
Hi Kelly,
I am currently working on a project of hotel windows reguiring sand blasted halftone images, some as large as 3' x 4'. I am using Photoshop to create halftone films, I think its the best. Call me in California at 626-359-0300.
Pat
www.decoglasspro.com
I am currently working on a project of hotel windows reguiring sand blasted halftone images, some as large as 3' x 4'. I am using Photoshop to create halftone films, I think its the best. Call me in California at 626-359-0300.
Pat
www.decoglasspro.com
- Sun Oct 30, 2005 12:36 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: What's Abburstig, Schlag & Schabin?
- Replies: 2
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Felix, Those are imitation metal leafs or foils. Usually made of compostions of soft metals. They can be varigated with multicolors. Varigated leaf may be termed Red or Green depending on the dominate color within the leaf. I believe that it is mostly aluminum leaf that is colored in a controlled at...
- Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:48 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Mica powder vs. MOP powder?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2676
Felix, First I would check their terminology, could be the same product with two names. Mica powder should be just as we used at John's, fine micron sized pearlescent powder. I believe that genuine shell MOP is only pearlescent in small chip form as it is collected in tact from the shell. If it was ...
- Thu Oct 27, 2005 4:36 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Avg. price for HF?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4074
- Mon Oct 10, 2005 4:06 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: blast cabinet brushes?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3120
- Thu Oct 06, 2005 1:35 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Brilliant Cut glass Signs
- Replies: 22
- Views: 18574
Dave, First let me say again that I believe grinding wheels that we may acquire today basically fall into two catagories. The first type are a vitrous bond, as in fired at high temp to allow glass or silicates in the raw wheel to fuse and hold the abrasive grains together. These are reddish brown or...
- Tue Oct 04, 2005 5:37 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Brilliant Cut glass Signs
- Replies: 22
- Views: 18574
Great post Dave. I had the good fortune to meet Thomas Tisch and also Andreas Lehmann in the early '80's in San Diego at PORTCON. Andreas also is a glass cutter, his website is www.lehmannglass.com. I believe the two had a studio in the Bay area for awhile. The biggest hurdle to brilliant cutting is...
- Tue Oct 04, 2005 4:20 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Fish Glue? Bake in oven at 800 degrees?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3177
Like William I too perked up when the appraiser mentioned fish glue and 800 degree heat to achieve the distinctly different chip finish on the Handel lamp shade. Apparently there are 3 types of glue touted to have the ability to chip glass. Animal hide glue, rabbit skin glue, and fish glue. Personal...
- Mon Oct 03, 2005 7:25 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Brilliant Cut glass Signs
- Replies: 22
- Views: 18574
Dave, MANY thanks to Doug and yourself for posting these great pictures of fine old embosser's and brilliant cutter's craftsmanship! Man, I REALLY love this stuff, it's what got me into glass decorating and signage over 25 years ago. On your WINES window I suspect that it may have been made and inst...
- Fri Sep 30, 2005 1:16 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Doug Bernhardt's Pub Photos
- Replies: 34
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- Fri Sep 30, 2005 1:11 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Doug Bernhardt's Pub Photos
- Replies: 34
- Views: 27523
Sarah mentioned the possible use of copper wheel engraving on the pub mirror. Copper wheel engraving uses relatively small wheels of copper with different angles or radius shapes dressed onto the face of each wheel. The copper wheels are not abrasive by themselves and would have no effect on the gla...
- Thu Sep 29, 2005 6:27 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Doug Bernhardt's Pub Photos
- Replies: 34
- Views: 27523
What a great piece!! I've been reverse engineering the process. First the glass was beveled. Then the brilliant cutting of punties, mitres and cresents, all cuts then appear to be polished using pumice and wooden wheels, these wheels were usually made of poplar because it is soft and fiberous and ho...
- Mon Aug 08, 2005 8:26 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Transporting Glass...
- Replies: 4
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- Tue Aug 02, 2005 7:24 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Ghost town Letterhead meet...
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9151
- Wed Dec 08, 2004 12:19 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Scalloping large glass
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6063
- Thu Aug 26, 2004 12:15 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Cutawl users?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5926
I have a cutawl, the same model you posted. Its a handy tool. Hope they continue to support it. I use mine to cut patterns for production sandblasting glass. I cut patterns out of tempered masonite lined with Nagahyde (upholstery cloth). The Nagahyde creates the sandblasted artwork, the Masonite hol...
- Thu Jul 29, 2004 7:16 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Lead Foil
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4620
Applying lead foil to glass.
What I know about applying lead foil to glass. Lead foil was originally applied to glass that was to be acid etched. The glass was first painted with asphaltum or embossers black, also referred to as Brunswick black. After the material dried, it was rubbed with a sort of wax block. This wax block wa...
- Sat Apr 10, 2004 4:04 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Letter from Grandson of John Ohnimus
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10702