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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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Quick edge rounding tool for HDU

Last post by Doug Bernhardt « Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:14 pm
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by joe cieslowski » Mon Apr 13, 2009 8:28 am

Here's another secret I've been keeping from Danny... :wink:

This little puppy really helps to quickly round the edges of a HDU panel. No fuss, no...

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Last post by Doug Bernhardt
Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:14 pm
Printing on Glass

Last post by Rob Schramm « Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:37 am
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by Robare M. Novou » Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:24 am

Think of the possibilities!

RMN

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Last post by Rob Schramm
Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:37 am
Glue, continued

Last post by joe cieslowski « Sat Apr 11, 2009 7:14 am
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by Danny Baronian » Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:47 pm

In January Doug posted his results of testing various glues used to glue up HDU.

I'd like to know what other types of glue others are using on their...

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Last post by joe cieslowski
Sat Apr 11, 2009 7:14 am
Cigar Store Mirror - Finished

Last post by Rob Schramm « Fri Apr 10, 2009 6:18 pm
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by Rob Schramm » Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:12 pm

Well after seeing Dave's post and master work I am a little timid about showing my achievement for the day which was finishing the project I was...

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Fri Apr 10, 2009 6:18 pm
good ol' days... step by step

Last post by Tony Segale « Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:53 pm
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by Tony Segale » Thu Aug 07, 2008 5:01 pm
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for fun, I decided to post a step by step of a large mural I'll be painting soon.
I know about computers, some, but certain jobs require certain...
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Last post by Tony Segale
Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:53 pm
Restoring the mirror panels on a 1940's Dresser

Last post by Rob Schramm « Sun Apr 05, 2009 8:23 am
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by Rob Schramm » Fri Apr 03, 2009 4:16 pm

Well I love a challange but this one is a big one. I am matching panels finish to a 1940's dresser, below is a pic of the dresser (which is in CA and...

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Last post by Rob Schramm
Sun Apr 05, 2009 8:23 am
Vault Door Restoration

Last post by GEET Faulkner « Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:41 am
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by Dan Seese » Thu Mar 26, 2009 11:57 am

I'm working on a 1910 courthouse historic restoration project. Part of it involves restoring a couple of vault doors. Some of the doors are in...

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Last post by GEET Faulkner
Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:41 am
Kiln Gold mirror finish experiment

Last post by DAVE SMITH « Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:57 pm
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by DAVE SMITH » Mon Mar 30, 2009 1:53 pm

Thought I would share this with you guy's . You may never need this or want to use it but its worth knowing especially for branding glass jugs and...

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Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:57 pm
Brush and Blade Express report

Last post by Susan Banasky « Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:01 pm
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by joe cieslowski » Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:44 am

As always, this meet was a success due to the energy and talent that walked into the door. Many friendships were renewed and many new ones made....

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Last post by Susan Banasky
Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:01 pm
Glue Chip glass

Last post by Mike Jackson « Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:40 am
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by Robert Schwieger » Sat Feb 07, 2009 5:32 pm

Just curious about glue chip. Having success with chipping but invariably need a second chip to eliminate all of the frosted areas. 80% to 90% chip...

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:40 am
printing on glass

Last post by Danny Baronian « Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:17 am
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by megan child » Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:35 pm

I am interested in printing onto glass and after discussing it with others (in my home town) some questions have been raised that I need to find the...

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Last post by Danny Baronian
Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:17 am
Ken Millar Video

Last post by Mike Jackson « Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:59 am
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by Debbie Goggleye » Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:21 pm

Where can I get a Ken Millar Hand Lettering Instructional Video? DVD or video - either one

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:59 am
Classes

Last post by Mike Jackson « Sun Mar 29, 2009 7:51 pm
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by Rob Schramm » Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:42 am

Does anyone teach? I am going to keep asking until someone say where to take a class. I want to learn how to screen print on glass. Sarah King is a...

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Sun Mar 29, 2009 7:51 pm
Industrial Grunge Photo Site

Last post by Roderick Treece « Sun Mar 29, 2009 7:48 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Sun Mar 29, 2009 6:58 pm

Hello Handlettering Forum readers,
A while back I was asking about an industrial looking font in preparation for making a new web site. This one is...

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Last post by Roderick Treece
Sun Mar 29, 2009 7:48 pm
I heared there is some mica etching going on...

Last post by Roderick Treece « Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:23 pm
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by erik winkler » Sun Mar 29, 2009 9:56 am

Safety before everything.

The weather is starting to clear up these last few days and I thaught I would give the mica etching another try.
Well I...

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Last post by Roderick Treece
Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:23 pm
Artwork attached to glass or seperate? How do you do it?

Last post by Rob Schramm « Sat Mar 28, 2009 2:55 pm

by Rob Schramm » Sat Mar 28, 2009 2:55 pm

In a conversation on the phone with Mike the other day we talked about applying artwork to open areas of mirror or painted glass. How do you guy...

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Sat Mar 28, 2009 2:55 pm
Re: Need help purchasing software

Last post by Mike Jackson « Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:38 pm
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by Kelly Thorson » Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:58 pm

Edit by Mike Jackson: Someone had asked about which software people would suggest they purchase if they only wanted to print out designs and project...

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Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:38 pm
Static Electricity and Plotters

Last post by Rob Schramm « Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:43 pm
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by Rob Schramm » Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:37 am

Well I talked to Mike and was telling him about this issue and he said I should post it here as well in case any of you have had this issue.

I have...

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Last post by Rob Schramm
Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:43 pm
1-shot paint question

Last post by Doug Bernhardt « Fri Mar 27, 2009 6:11 pm
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by Rob Schramm » Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:03 pm

I back almost all my antiqued mirror glass with rust-olium oil based paint (rolled on). So far I have never had a problem with it, but someone told...

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Last post by Doug Bernhardt
Fri Mar 27, 2009 6:11 pm
Firemen's bell

Last post by DAVE SMITH « Fri Mar 27, 2009 3:40 pm
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by Dan Sawatzky » Fri Mar 27, 2009 1:36 pm

Occasionally we are asked to do unusual projects in our shop. It makes the job very interesting. Our city firemen have a ceremony each year in which...

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Last post by DAVE SMITH
Fri Mar 27, 2009 3:40 pm
Mirror Back-up Question

Last post by DAVE SMITH « Fri Mar 27, 2009 3:37 pm
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by Doug Bernhardt » Thu Mar 26, 2009 5:41 pm

Here's a topic that was a little "mis-aligned" in so far as Rob here didn't receive any responses. So if he doesn't mind I thought posting it with a...

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Last post by DAVE SMITH
Fri Mar 27, 2009 3:37 pm
Speaking of SignCraft articles...

Last post by Mike Jackson « Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:47 pm

by Mike Jackson » Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:47 pm

Hi all,
A while back, I wrote an article in SC about upgrading and updating technology.

It is often easy to sit back and stay with something that...

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:47 pm
How-d ALL...(another new guy)

Last post by Mike Jackson « Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:34 pm
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by Patrick Erm » Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:55 pm

Hi everyone...I'm Patrick from the Oregon Coastline.
I know a bunch of you already, but to those who don't know me...

I've been at this game for...

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:34 pm
How to get the most from a Letterhead Meet?

Last post by Patrick Erm « Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:20 pm
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by joe cieslowski » Fri Mar 20, 2009 7:52 am

With our meet coming up next weekend, I thought it would be great if meet veterans would share their ideas on how to get the most from a Letterhead...

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Last post by Patrick Erm
Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:20 pm
Link Update

Last post by Mike Jackson « Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:47 pm
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by Robare M. Novou » Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:45 am

Just a thought, but I think some of the links on this sites Home Page need updating.

RMN

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:47 pm
Kudos on your Signcraft Article Mike.

Last post by Mike Jackson « Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:04 am
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by Kelly Thorson » Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:21 pm

I finally got time to sit down with the last issue of Signcraft and wanted to commend you on your "12 tips for surviving and thriving in a slow...

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:04 am
vinyl mask for angel gilding and mirroring

Last post by Rob Schramm « Mon Mar 23, 2009 11:02 pm
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by megan child » Tue Mar 17, 2009 2:59 am

Hi I'm Meg and this is my first post.
just briefly - I am not a sign writer but about 10 years ago I worked with sign writers and we did some...

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Last post by Rob Schramm
Mon Mar 23, 2009 11:02 pm
Hello everyone - I'm new to the site - From Illinois

Last post by Rob Schramm « Mon Mar 23, 2009 5:53 pm
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by Rob Schramm » Mon Mar 23, 2009 12:01 am

Hello all,
My name is Rob Schramm and I am from Central Illinois, I am new to the site so that thought my first post should be a hello and to...

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Last post by Rob Schramm
Mon Mar 23, 2009 5:53 pm
Verre eglomise

Last post by Tony Segale « Sun Mar 22, 2009 9:07 pm
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by erik winkler » Sun Mar 22, 2009 4:21 pm

This weekend I made a trip to the city of Maastricht in the south of Nederland where for decades now one of the mayor art fair Tefaf was held. Here...

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Last post by Tony Segale
Sun Mar 22, 2009 9:07 pm
lead based paints

Last post by DAVE SMITH « Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:03 pm
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by Kim Ross » Sat Mar 14, 2009 3:34 pm

I've always heard that the old "lead based" paint flowed and covered better than the One Shot of today. I know that white lead (lead carbonate) was...

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Last post by DAVE SMITH
Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:03 pm
Vandalized Wall Art and Signs Question

Last post by Suzanne Ravgiala « Sat Mar 21, 2009 6:43 pm
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by Leo Calleros » Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:57 am

I work in Austin, TX and we seem to be having a big problem with graffiti the last few years. Is there a clear coat to use that might repel graffiti...

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Last post by Suzanne Ravgiala
Sat Mar 21, 2009 6:43 pm
Anyone know where Dan Belief might be now

Last post by Suzanne Ravgiala « Sat Mar 21, 2009 5:46 pm

by Suzanne Ravgiala » Sat Mar 21, 2009 5:46 pm

I am trying to find an old geezer i used to work with named Dan Belief. ( I am an old geezer myself now ) He used to be part owner of 20/20 graphics...

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Last post by Suzanne Ravgiala
Sat Mar 21, 2009 5:46 pm
Glue for Smalt/blasting material.

Last post by Doug Bernhardt « Fri Mar 20, 2009 6:23 pm
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by erik winkler » Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:01 am

Since there is already a glue post gonig on, I hoped maybe you could answer this question for me.
When I was in Whistler Vancouver Canada, I saw this...

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Last post by Doug Bernhardt
Fri Mar 20, 2009 6:23 pm
Bacon

Last post by Roderick Treece « Fri Mar 20, 2009 2:59 pm

by Roderick Treece » Fri Mar 20, 2009 2:59 pm

Hosting a conclave is always interesting.You never know what yer gonna find months ,if not years after.In some corner of the studio hangin on a wall....

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Last post by Roderick Treece
Fri Mar 20, 2009 2:59 pm
carved foam

Last post by James Stirling « Thu Mar 19, 2009 3:18 pm
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by Doug Bernhardt » Sat Mar 07, 2009 9:07 am

Someone suggested I post a few photos of this one...so, What the heck. Have used little bits of HDU in the past but mostly just for mouldings. It's...

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Last post by James Stirling
Thu Mar 19, 2009 3:18 pm
Grinling Gibbons

Last post by Doug Bernhardt « Tue Mar 17, 2009 5:20 pm
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by erik winkler » Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:41 pm

Grinling Gibbons

The most famous English woodcarver of all time was born, oddly enough, not in England at all but in Rotterdam Holland, in 1648....

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Last post by Doug Bernhardt
Tue Mar 17, 2009 5:20 pm
Hand Carvings

Last post by DAVE SMITH « Tue Mar 17, 2009 2:20 pm
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by DAVE SMITH » Sun Mar 15, 2009 7:50 am

I took my wife out for a meal a few nights back,found these carvings in a room inside the pub. Been going to this pub for years but never had sat in...

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Last post by DAVE SMITH
Tue Mar 17, 2009 2:20 pm
Remembering

Last post by Larry White « Tue Mar 17, 2009 9:51 am
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by Kent Smith » Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:33 am

It has been 5 years today since the big guy passed. I miss him and his phone calls but am focused on the great things he brought to all of us.

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Last post by Larry White
Tue Mar 17, 2009 9:51 am
Digital printing on glass

Last post by erik winkler « Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:33 pm
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by Roderick Treece » Tue Mar 03, 2009 8:41 pm

I just had a company print some art work digitally on glass.I going to try and mirror over the art to see how it comes out.Their HP printer they have...

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Last post by erik winkler
Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:33 pm
Computer Brand question

Last post by Mike Jackson « Mon Mar 16, 2009 12:54 pm
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by Doug Bernhardt » Sun Mar 08, 2009 5:36 pm

Hi all...........am about to jump into a new computer and have more or less settled on a Dell Studio XPS topped up in RAM and memory. 12 gigs of ram...

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Mon Mar 16, 2009 12:54 pm
"Brush and Blade Express" meet on March 27-29

Last post by joe cieslowski « Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:19 am
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by joe cieslowski » Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:14 am

In partnership with Phil Ghi ( www.ghisign.com ) we'll be holding a small meet called the "Brush And Blade Express"
on March 27-29. The shop is...

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Last post by joe cieslowski
Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:19 am
New Gilders Tip for Laying Full leaves

Last post by DAVE SMITH « Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:40 am
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by DAVE SMITH » Fri Jul 20, 2007 4:55 pm
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Hello everyone.

I have designed a gilders tip for placing full leaves onto glass, wood frames etc. The design is made for full leaves. I know its...
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Last post by DAVE SMITH
Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:40 am
A special treat for those going to Fred's

Last post by Susan Banasky « Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:08 pm

by Susan Banasky » Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:08 pm

Robert and others....although I cannot be there physically, I am wishing I was there and will be hoping you all have a blast of a weekend....post...

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Last post by Susan Banasky
Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:08 pm
Getting back into brush work, need advice

Last post by Doug Bernhardt « Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:07 am
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by Sean Starr » Mon Feb 16, 2009 1:40 pm

Hello,
I have been doing graphics in one form or another for over 20 years. I started doing custom paint work (hand lettering, airbrush, spray fades...

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Last post by Doug Bernhardt
Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:07 am
Natural hair brushes and the U.S. parks and wildlife

Last post by Danny Baronian « Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:28 pm
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by Leo Calleros » Fri Mar 06, 2009 3:27 pm

Ok, a friend and myself ordered brushes this last week from Wrights of Lymm and A.S. Handover. I get my first order no prob last Friday and like the...

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Last post by Danny Baronian
Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:28 pm
Keith Knecht

Last post by Kent Smith « Fri Mar 06, 2009 7:42 pm
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by Kent Smith » Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:46 am

Just got a note from Mark alterting me to Auto Rama March 6, 7, and * in Detroit, Kobo Hall where Bob Behounek and Ken Millar have organized an award...

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Last post by Kent Smith
Fri Mar 06, 2009 7:42 pm
What kind of cell phone do you have?

Last post by Doug Bernhardt « Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:59 pm
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by Roderick Treece » Tue Mar 03, 2009 9:05 pm

I know the title sounded a bit off topic but I thought everybody might like to see what my phone looks like.

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Last post by Doug Bernhardt
Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:59 pm
"Brush Suggestions"

Last post by Will Banks « Thu Mar 05, 2009 6:26 pm
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by Will Banks » Thu Mar 05, 2009 12:33 pm

Hello, I'm new to the Hand Lettering Forum, I am beginning to do hand lettering and wonder if anyone could suggest a couple of good basic brushes to...

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Last post by Will Banks
Thu Mar 05, 2009 6:26 pm
Questions concerning fonts...

Last post by cam bortz « Thu Mar 05, 2009 12:28 pm
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by James Stirling » Wed Feb 11, 2009 4:29 pm

My name is James and, I work for a sign shop in Tulsa. But, in my spare time I work with Mike Adkins creating fonts. Since both of us come from a...

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Last post by cam bortz
Thu Mar 05, 2009 12:28 pm
Interesting Artistic Video's list:

Last post by erik winkler « Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:54 pm
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by erik winkler » Tue Feb 03, 2009 4:13 am

Here are some video's, I found, which represent the Letterhead interests.
If you have an other video, you can send me the link or the file it self...

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Last post by erik winkler
Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:54 pm

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