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Whiting?

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Posted by Roderick on January 25, 2004

What is whiting? Is it white powdered pigment? I have a large bag of titanium dioxide that i...

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A Few New Photos from Dave Smith

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Posted by Mike Jackson on December 28, 2003

Here's a photo England's Dave Smith sent yesterday. He asked me to post it and he...

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SHARING

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Posted by Ron Norwood on January 01, 2004

Just a huge thank you to all. The information from here is unreal, the R&E information,...

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Best type styles or alphabets for carving

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Posted by Chris Owen on January 01, 2004

In about 2 months, for the third time in the past 33 years, I'm getting back, full time,...

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Maltese Falcon

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Posted by david feigin on January 03, 2004

Hi-
I want to duplicate the lettering on Sam Spade's entrance door from the Maltese...

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Gilded Candy Coated Letters

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Software for managing and manipulating photographs

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Posted by Ron Berlier on December 20, 2002

I'm interested in purchasing software to manage and edit photographs. I have been told...

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Glue Chip Success!

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Posted by Roderick on January 07, 2004

Thanks to everybody for all the valauble information!I just did my my first set of glue...

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Art Books

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Posted by Jon Harl on January 08, 2004

I love art books. In fact I'm addicted to amazon.com. I bought a new art book lately "Color...

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Northern Exposure's signs and buildings

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Posted by Mike Jackson on January 09, 2004

The sign painter in Roslyn, Washington (Cicely, Alaska) probably wouldn't win many sign...

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Backing up glue chip

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Posted by Robert on January 10, 2004

I have been using my powders mixed with frog juice to fill voids left in hand leafing the...

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Sermonette #2 - Showroom Displays

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Sermonette #2 - Showroom Displays
Another opinion I have, and it is just that - an...

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Sermonette #1: Unnecessary Copy

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Order for creating a nice piece

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Posted by Robert on January 10, 2004

I have read several articles and often pondered the implications or ramifications of applying...

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Mask vs. Screening

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Posted by cam bortz on January 13, 2004

I've been commisioned to do a prismatic-gold leaf logo on two windows in Manhattan, (for a...

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Backing Up Mirroring (angel gild)

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Posted by roderick on January 13, 2004

So you've got your piece all chippied and ready to mirror.You mirror it and you want to have...

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Silk Screening a Varnish for matte centers

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Posted by Gary Godby on January 14, 2004

I remember running across a previous post that mentioned a great product (screening...

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Sarah King's Angel Gild Kit

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Posted by Mike Jackson on January 14, 2004

Hi all,
I received my Angel Gild Kit from Sarah King last week and finally had a chance...

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Shellac Flakes

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Posted by Larry White on January 14, 2004

I needed to make up some more shellac, so I took my flakes and soaked them in denatured...

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Hanging sign shackles / brackets

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Posted by Lynn Burkley on December 12, 2003

I'm searching for some prefab'd hanging sign shackles / brackets for some 1/2" mdo...

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Labelle: Another Gary Godby/Rawson & Evans download adde

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Posted by Mike Jackson on December 12, 2003

Hi all,
I just received another beautifully digitized design from Gary Godby. The...

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Brush Blended Shades

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Posted by Larry White on December 12, 2003

I received an inquiry on how to execute split blended shades, I figured I'd post my...

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Vinyl black outlines for reverse glass?

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Posted by Mike Jackson on December 14, 2003

Occasionally, I thin out some old magazines, but usually flip through to see if there...

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Italian Gold

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Posted by Roderick on December 15, 2003

Here's a photo From Florence Italy.Of all the cities we visited Florence had so much...

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Thanks for writing the article Mike Jackson

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by Dan Sawatzky » Fri Mar 18, 2005 12:30 am

The latest issue of SignCraft carries another great article by Mike in which he discusses some principles of marketing and selling high end work....

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La Belle Supreme - Glue Chipping

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Posted by Larry White on April 01, 2004

La Belle Supreme - Glue Chipping

So, as mentioned earlier, my next project was going to be the La Belle...

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Curved Glass

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Posted by Robare M. Novou on April 02, 2004

Curved Glass

I came across some large pieces of curved glass.
10 feet long by 3 feet wide, and...

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Thu Mar 17, 2005 11:13 pm
The Incredibles and Boundin' on DVD

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by Mike Jackson » Wed Mar 16, 2005 10:59 pm

Back when the movie was on the big screen, I suggested that everyone should go see it. It has now been released on DVD and I bought it today...for...

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Angel Gilding ( angel gild)

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Posted by Rodney Earley on December 16, 2003

Looking for a angel gilding kit.
Also want to find a source for animal hide glue....

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Butler Gold III and "The Book" pre order

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Posted by Robin Sharrard on December 16, 2003

If Mike Jackson's latest CD wasen't enough to get the creative juices going...Dave...

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Fine Art Prints

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Posted by John Grenier on December 17, 2003

In some previous posts one or more of you guys had some fine art prints available. Last...

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Collecting Photos of Antique Glass Signs...

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Posted by Larry White- on December 17, 2003

Hey Mike, it crossed my mind how much I was going to miss going down to Rick's and...

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Glawson Fund Update

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Posted by Kent Smith on December 17, 2002

I talked to Tod early today and the fund has passed the mark so the Colorado Letterheads...

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John Yarnell's Rawson & Evans Vector file

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Posted by Larry White on December 18, 2003

Hey, it works! This was made from the file John Yarnell created and has made available...

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Sandblast box lighting

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Posted by Roderick on December 21, 2002

I am getting ready(way over due) to make a sandblasting box and I'm not sure about the...

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New Ghost Sign - Thanks Rick

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Posted by Roderick on December 10, 2003

Thanks Rick for the newest photo for our "Ghost sign"page.
Roderick

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Peacetime / Labelle: The real story?

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Posted by Chuck Davis on December 22, 2002

At the suggestion of Mike Jackson John Studden decided to do the "Peace Time" font--...

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W. F. Norman Corp.

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Posted by Chris Owen on December 23, 2004

In my home town of Nevada,Mo, there exists the W.F. Norman Corp., founded in 1892 -...

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Edge Chip Tool

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Posted by John Grenier on December 26, 2003

I'm Looking for the tool used to make the scalloped edges on cut glass pieces. I have...

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Gluing Photos or Photo Copies to back of glass

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Posted by HARRY ORESKO on November 21, 2003

HOW DO YOU AFIX A PHOTOGRAPH OR PHOTO COPY TO THE BACK OF GLASS? LIKE JOHN STUDDEN'S...

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Metallic filled raised epoxy bubble lettering

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Posted by Mark Palmer on November 20, 2003

Metallic filled raised epoxy bubble lettering

I cannot find the U.K. maker of these (metallic
flake in...

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Glue-Chipping (glue chip)

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Posted by Catharine C. Kennedy on November 23, 2003

1) Happy Thanksgiving to you all!
2) Is there a minimum font size for...

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Reversed lettering on a bug shield

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Good Chicago research source

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Posted by Mike Jackson on November 27, 2003

Catharine Kennedy forwarded this link to us. I did some quick searches for Rawson and...

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Glass Scratches

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Posted by John Grenier on November 29, 2003

We are back from our vacation and time to get those cards paid off.
Job to finish up is...

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Engine turning matte centers on glass

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I have seen a nice gold on glass job where the matte centers of the letters were engine turned. Is this as easy as doing it on a truck? It was a...

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HINT: Squint Test

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Posted by Raymond Chapman on November 16, 2001

HINT: Squint Test
One simple way to check the effectiveness of your layout is to do a simple...

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TIP today...parts bins

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Posted by Kent Smith on November 11, 2001

TIP today...parts bins
I have often made parts bins from gallon solvent cans. Cut the can at a 45degree...

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Tip of the Day - Cutting Acrylic Letters

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Posted by Darryl Gomes on November 09, 2001

Tip of the Day - Cutting Acrylic Letters
I have just spent a good part of the day cutting out 3/16"...

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Porcelain Enamel Signs

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Old Forum Post: Posted by Darryl Gomes on November 09, 2001

Porcelain Enamel Signs
Does any body know anyone that can make porclain enamelled...

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