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Missing a Friend Today

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Posted by Ron Percell on March 10, 2004

I know many have seen the page, but I thought I might throw a link up again.

Still Miss...

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Artist Acrylics ?

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Posted by Jon Harl on March 03, 2004

I wonder how artist acrylics would hold up on an exterior sign. I was thinking of using them...

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Glue Chipped Glass Info/Sources - New Page Added

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Posted by Mike Jackson on March 03, 2004

With all the traffic on this Forum in the past couple of weeks on the subject of...

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Grading Glues reminds me of grading pencil lead - Factoid

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Posted by Mike Jackson on March 04, 2004

Okay, this one might bring back vague memories if you ever had drafting in High School or...

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Sad Receipt

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Posted by Raymond Chapman on March 05, 2004

Today I was going through some old credit card statements trying to gather some...

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Atkinson's Sign Painting Book - Little Technique Jewels

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Posted by Mike Jackson on March 06, 2004

Hi Letterers,
Most of us probably own Frank Atkinson's book on sign painting--either an...

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Atkinson's "Make your own Smalt"

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Posted by Mike Jackson on March 07, 2004

Here's another little gem in the Atkinson book.

"Making Smalt: Use clear white beach sand...

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Glue chipping

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Posted by Joe Jones on March 08, 2004

Has any one tried chipping glass with a heating pad? I set a thermometer on one last night to...

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Pete McKearnan

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Another Wenzel Plate

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Posted by Mike Jackson on March 08, 2004

I spent a few hours looking through Wenzel's "Modern Decorative Art" and fell in love with...

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Atkinson Comments on Asphaltum

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Posted by Mike Jackson on March 09, 2004

Here are a few comments I saw in Atkinson's book about asphaltum:...

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Atkinson's Last and Final Book on Sign Art Real Chipped Glas

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Posted by Mike Jackson on March 09, 2004

Here's a section of interest from Atkinson's last book:...

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I've Waited Long Enough! (Angel Gild / tinning)

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Posted by Robare M. Novou on March 02, 2004

I waited long enough for someone to read something in the 1934 Felix Andres patent....

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More Eye Candy: J.M. Bergling (big image)

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Posted by Mike Jackson on March 10, 2004

Hey Letterheads,
I dug out an old book originally copyrighted 1914 by J.M. Bergling called...

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Decorative Ornament: Wolfgang Hageny

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Posted by Mike Jackson on March 11, 2004

Here's another book of interest printed in Italy. Wolfgang Hageney arranged and edited the...

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Words that look wrong...

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There are a few words that look right when you first type them, but look wrong if you have to see it too many times in a row. Today, I was looking...

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books

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by john knight » Fri Mar 25, 2005 3:03 am

Happy Easter to you all,
On the subject of books, I have in my possession the following:
* Professional Ticket Writing. (1934)
*The Modern...

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Sign / Art Books

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Anyone else collecting sign or art related books, or is Mike the only one chasing them down?

What the favorite book on your shelf,...

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John Stevens

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Danny's post about books brought to mind John Stevens. A former signpainter that is very well respected as a calligrapher-lettering...

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Latest Glass Work

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Posted by Dave Smith on March 12, 2004

Here's a photo of some of Dave Smith's latest glass work. Though hard to tell from the...

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Surface Gild Sequence

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Posted by Jon Harl on February 25, 2004

I went with Doug Bernhardt's suggestion for a natural finish for mahogany. I bought a quart...

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Stubborn Glue Chipping

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Posted by Catharine C. Kennedy- Chatham Center, NY on February 26, 2004

I've been getting sections that refuse to chip. The glass...

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Rawson & Evan info - from previous post by moderator

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Posted by Robare M Novou on February 27, 2004

Moderator Note: Robare posted this information in a post below, but I figured it...

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Glue Chipping Failure Number 2

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Posted by Bob Rochon on February 29, 2004

Ahh you gotta love failures, they can teach so much. I just chipped my second panel...

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Types of Gold Leaf

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OLD FORUM POSTS Types of Gold Leaf Posted by Larry White
There was a recent thread on this BB regarding the types of gold leaf available. This...

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CUTTING CORNERS

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by john knight » Fri Mar 25, 2005 4:40 am

At the risk of sounding a bit pompous, here's another little tip aimed
at the newcomers to the craft.
Learn to do the job properly, I know time is...

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Glass-don't do it

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by john knight » Fri Mar 25, 2005 3:24 am

Here's a tip some of you may know about, others may not;
Don't back up large areas of glass with black.
I was asked to gold leaf a window for a...

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Faux Gold Leafing/Gilding

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Faux Gold Leafing/Gilding Posted by Dennis Davis on March 23, 2004

Trying to get set up to do some glass etching, blasting, and...

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Order of Process

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Order of Process Posted by Harry Oresko on March 22, 2004
When doing a reverse glass job that requires both silver and gold leaf, I...

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Wow! 237 Threads transferred by Site Man!

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William Holohan has been transferring old posts under the temporary name of Site Man. I just checked, and as of today, he has transferred 237 threads...

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Rick Glawson demonstrating Angel Gilding

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Hi all,
Back in 1990, Rick and Lola came out to Jackson Hole for our TotemHeads Art Camp. He stayed an extra day or two after everyone left and I...

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painting on vinyl flooring

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by Roderick Treece » Thu Mar 24, 2005 5:02 pm

We've got a job painting artwork on white vinyl flooring.Anybody got any sugesstion about what to paint it with.It's gotta last.The colors are going...

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Heading South! Spring Break Tour

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Hi Forum Readers,
We are in the process of packing the van up for a week or so on the road headed south to Vegas and Phoenix. We had originally...

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Glue Chipping - Learning Curve

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Posted by Catharine C. Kennedy- Chatham Center, NY on March 01, 2004

Thanks to all who post on glue-chipping. As each restates the...

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hello

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by john knight » Thu Mar 24, 2005 9:30 am

Hello- to all you signwriters across the big pond, I've been painting signs
since 1952,straight after 3 years at art school,(I think I'm getting the...

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What do I need to start sandblasting?

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Posted by andy wright on March 02, 2004

I've recentley decided that I would like to get into sandblasted signs & glass. I'm a...

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Glue Chip Details

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Posted by Roderick on March 02, 2004

Mikes last post regarding the "Barbacue chip" tecnique is a perfect example of where I am...

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Brilliant Cut Glass

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Posted by Larry White on March 02, 2004

Dave Smith from England passed on this website of Rich Samsel over in Santa Cruz, Ca. who...

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OOPS...Done gone & messed up another one :) (glue chip g

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Posted by Bob rochon. on March 02, 2004

Now where did I store my dunce cap?

well number three was all but a charmer, I came into...

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Goden Brush Award to Russ Mills!

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Posted by Mike Jackson on March 02, 2004

Okay, that's a bit of a joke, but my new SignCraft came in today. Russ Mills has a bunch...

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Glue Chip Heat and Humidity Levels

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Posted by roderick on March 02, 2004

I am noticing that when my heater (electric 220 w/fan) heats up (125) and go off it cools down...

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Basic Glue Chipping Links

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Posted by Mike Jackson on March 03, 2004

Hello,
I posted a link to some of the basic chipping Step-by-Steps in a post a couple of...

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Grading Glue for Chipping - Technical

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Posted by Mike Jackson on March 03, 2004

Hi again,
I called Milligan & Higgins today and was able to speak with Jay in their...

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Narural Finish

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Posted by Jon Harl on February 18, 2004

Hey guys, Thanks for all the great feedback on my carving substrate question. Now if I want...

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Great Info, Perfect Timing! (glue chip)

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Posted by Bob Rochon on February 18, 2004

Yesterday I was setting to build a chipping box for some samples I wanted to try. The...

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Painting MDO question

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by curt stenz » Thu Mar 24, 2005 11:57 am

I have been purchasing 1/2" SimpsonÂ® brand MDO, factory primed on one side. The un-primed side is factory stamped as 'Simpson Backer'. Now I have a...

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Search for The Perfect Chip

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Posted by Mike Jackson on February 18, 2004

These two photos were sent me by Larry White. I don't know if for a fact, but I believe...

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Handling Glass, Perfect Chip and Clear Finishes

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Posted by Danny Baronian on February 18, 2004

I'm sure this has never happened to anyone else. This morning I went to check on the...

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Edge Chipped Glass

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Edge Chipped Glass Posted by Dennis Davis on February 18, 2004

In one of the samples that I have viewed in the past few days it had...

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David Smith's Glue Chipping Light Box

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David Smith's Glue Chipping Light Box
Posted by Larry White on February 19, 2004

Much like a good ole light table, Dave Smith...

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