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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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General Rules, Guidelines, and Disclaimers for this Forum

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by Mike Jackson » Thu Apr 22, 2004 11:18 pm

We hope to keep this site simple and uncluttered, but a few notices are necessary.

#1: Please register using your REAL FULL NAME ...no nicknames!...

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Chris Fernandes Introduction

Last post by Tyler Tim « Mon Mar 12, 2012 3:53 pm
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by Chris Fernandes » Mon Mar 12, 2012 2:12 pm

Hello fellow Hand Lettering Forum participants!!
I'd like to introduce myself, My name is Chris Fernandes, I been lurking around this forum of and on...

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Last post by Tyler Tim
Mon Mar 12, 2012 3:53 pm
Been a while.

Last post by erik winkler « Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:25 am
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by Rick Janzen » Sun Mar 11, 2012 2:58 pm

It's been a while since I dropped in to say hi. It's amazing how time just seems to slip by. I have dropped by as a lurker from time to time and have...

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Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:25 am
Meta Tags - Keywords - Body Text: Web Presence 104

Last post by oatis « Mon Mar 12, 2012 12:51 am
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by Robare M. Novou » Sat Mar 10, 2012 3:46 am

Meta Tags are Dead! Or not.

It appears from what I have read that some search engines do not rank or search for you by your meta tags or keywords...

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Last post by oatis
Mon Mar 12, 2012 12:51 am
cut out dimensional lettering.

Last post by Lee Littlewood « Mon Mar 12, 2012 12:49 am
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by Roderick Treece » Tue Feb 28, 2012 9:08 pm

Just like to know what everyone else out there uses to make cut out dimensional lettering. Like 1" , 1 1/2" and 2". Also how are you painting it....

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Last post by Lee Littlewood
Mon Mar 12, 2012 12:49 am
Test image

Last post by Mike Jackson « Sun Mar 11, 2012 6:00 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Fri Mar 09, 2012 2:09 pm

I posted this image on Facebook. Just checking if it will work here and remain available.

Mike

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Sun Mar 11, 2012 6:00 pm
Photoshop question

Last post by erik winkler « Sat Mar 10, 2012 2:15 pm
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by Doug Bernhardt » Wed Mar 07, 2012 4:30 pm

e-cover version2.jpg ....gotta question for you. Have been working on a book cover (waiting for furnace repairs at shop) and I have some etchers...

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Sat Mar 10, 2012 2:15 pm
Your New Digital Signature/Identity: Web Presence 103

Last post by joe cieslowski « Sat Mar 10, 2012 10:11 am
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by Robare M. Novou » Thu Mar 08, 2012 5:32 pm

Welcome to the 21st Century and your new Digital Signature/Identity.

The QR Code

Still hand lettering your name to the bottom of that painted...

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Sat Mar 10, 2012 10:11 am
Gettin' with the Modern Times: Web Presence 101

Last post by Robare M. Novou « Sat Mar 10, 2012 5:47 am
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by Robare M. Novou » Wed Mar 07, 2012 6:17 am

For some of us on this site, confusion abounds about the Web 2.0 and what it's all about. So here to help you through the fog and find your place in...

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Sat Mar 10, 2012 5:47 am
Signatures not showing up?

Last post by Mike Jackson « Fri Mar 09, 2012 10:11 pm

by Mike Jackson » Fri Mar 09, 2012 10:11 pm

Hi all,
It seems a few people's signatures are not showing up for some reason. I checked Larry White's signature in and Admin Panel and it looks like...

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Fri Mar 09, 2012 10:11 pm
Branding Yourself on Social Media: Web Presence 102

Last post by Mike Jackson « Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:51 pm
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by Robare M. Novou » Thu Mar 08, 2012 2:36 am

"I'm gonna be a big star and you're gonna stay where you are.
I'll have lots of fans and you'll be washing pots and pans."

Lyrics to some lesser...

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:51 pm
WOW!

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by Bob Ficucell » Thu Mar 08, 2012 4:24 pm

Save your money!

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Thu Mar 08, 2012 4:24 pm
Gettin' with the times....

Last post by bob gamache « Tue Mar 06, 2012 5:37 pm
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by Larry White » Sun Mar 04, 2012 5:28 pm

Jenco says I gotta break out of my old school ways and get
with the times. Keeps tellin' me, "Times change Mr. Blake,
most folks change with 'em."...

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Last post by bob gamache
Tue Mar 06, 2012 5:37 pm
Gerber 4B

Last post by Tyler Tim « Mon Mar 05, 2012 8:32 pm

by Tyler Tim » Mon Mar 05, 2012 8:32 pm

Last year I did some for sale signs.... as I was leaving was asked if I'd like to take this. Which turned out to be a Gerber 4b that works fine. This...

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Last post by Tyler Tim
Mon Mar 05, 2012 8:32 pm
Letter Carving in Stone.

Last post by Wayne Osborne « Mon Mar 05, 2012 7:42 pm
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by Jeff Lang » Wed Feb 29, 2012 6:55 pm

I followed a link Dave Smith shared & found this indepth resource for carved lettering.

Have a good look around.
Jeff

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Last post by Wayne Osborne
Mon Mar 05, 2012 7:42 pm
Shipping gilded glass

Last post by pat mackle « Mon Mar 05, 2012 5:28 pm
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by Robert Schwieger » Mon Mar 05, 2012 3:09 pm

Question regarding the shipment of completed gilded pieces: I usually ship smaller pieces (up to 18X24) double boxed (no problems). Larger pieces...

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Last post by pat mackle
Mon Mar 05, 2012 5:28 pm
three reverse gilded glass art pieces

Last post by erik winkler « Mon Mar 05, 2012 1:51 pm
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by Tony Segale » Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:29 pm

Three verre e'glomise', reverse gilded glass pieces I created, for sale through the World of Wonders Science Museum, after framing.

3312sbeet575.jpg...

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Last post by erik winkler
Mon Mar 05, 2012 1:51 pm
Lincoln Highway mural number 21 - Sauk Village, IL

Last post by DAVE SMITH « Thu Mar 01, 2012 7:59 am
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by Jay Allen » Tue Feb 28, 2012 4:12 pm

Number 21 is about to be installed in Sauk Village, IL

This one tells the story of how the indian trails across our nation turned into paths and...

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Last post by DAVE SMITH
Thu Mar 01, 2012 7:59 am
Sign Shop / Print Shop on Parks and Recreation

Last post by Tyler Tim « Sat Feb 25, 2012 11:03 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Sat Feb 25, 2012 12:54 am

I don't usually watch Parks and Recreation, but when I turned on the TV yesterday, it was on the tube. Amy Poehler's character saw a campaign poster...

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Last post by Tyler Tim
Sat Feb 25, 2012 11:03 pm
Virgin White Stucco

Last post by Tony Segale « Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:17 pm
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by Roderick Treece » Wed Feb 22, 2012 12:41 pm

I don't get out on the job site much anymore so when a local surf shop / coffee house owner asked me to do some lettering on his new building I...

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Last post by Tony Segale
Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:17 pm
Sign Painters in North Carolina

Last post by Rick Sacks « Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:49 am
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by Aaron Cruse » Tue Feb 23, 2010 1:17 am

I'm interested to know if there are any sign painters in North Carolina. If anyone has information, and wouldn't mind sending it on, I'd be...

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Last post by Rick Sacks
Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:49 am
Faux Marble & Granite Instructions...

Last post by Larry White « Tue Feb 21, 2012 5:12 pm
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by Larry White » Fri Jun 04, 2004 3:16 pm

I had been asked to expain my marble technique, so I decided to share it with you all...

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FAUX MARBLE EXECUTION IN REVERSE ON GLASS...

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Last post by Larry White
Tue Feb 21, 2012 5:12 pm
Hello All

Last post by Tyler Tim « Mon Feb 20, 2012 1:27 pm
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by Tyler Tim » Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:06 am

Wanted to say Hi to all... been reading thru this forum from the last page over the past few days. I got to the first the other day and signed in....

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Last post by Tyler Tim
Mon Feb 20, 2012 1:27 pm
glue chipping...........

Last post by Doug Bernhardt « Sat Feb 18, 2012 8:00 pm
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by vance galliher » Fri Feb 10, 2012 3:26 pm
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I've been glue chipping for over 20 years....and everytime it is a crapshoot with me. (By the way, this is my first attempt at a photo post. I never...
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Last post by Doug Bernhardt
Sat Feb 18, 2012 8:00 pm
Glue Chipping Project

Last post by bob gamache « Thu Feb 16, 2012 6:05 am
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by bob gamache » Sat Jan 28, 2012 10:05 am

Hey guys
Just wanted to share a few photos of a glue chip project I'm in the middle of.
The glass is 24" x 36". FWIW I double cut the design by hand.

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Last post by bob gamache
Thu Feb 16, 2012 6:05 am
Letterheads in the news!

Last post by Dennis Davis « Wed Feb 15, 2012 11:54 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Thu Feb 09, 2012 9:39 pm

I am sure everyone here will enjoy this article.

Mike Jackson

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Last post by Dennis Davis
Wed Feb 15, 2012 11:54 pm
Where have all the Letterhead meets gone???

Last post by Mike Jackson « Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:23 am
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by joe cieslowski » Tue Feb 07, 2012 9:40 am

Loved seeing those shots from Mike of meets past.

Where have they all gone?? The meets, that is.

Fred Self ended his meet do to a lack of...

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:23 am
Oklahoma Bash

Last post by Raymond Chapman « Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:03 am
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by Mike Jackson » Tue Feb 07, 2012 12:21 am

Here are a few photos from the Oklahoma Bash over the Halloween weekend of 1982. Wow! Almost 30 years. MJ

OKBash4.jpg

OkBash2.jpg

OKBash1.jpg...

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Last post by Raymond Chapman
Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:03 am
Eberhard Faber potent copying 746 pencils on Ebay.

Last post by Leo Calleros « Sun Feb 12, 2012 7:12 pm

by Leo Calleros » Sun Feb 12, 2012 7:12 pm

Just a heads up if anyone needs some. Saw these listed today.

Very hard to come by these.

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Last post by Leo Calleros
Sun Feb 12, 2012 7:12 pm
Mark Baty Leaves Us

Last post by Doug Bernhardt « Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:49 pm
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by Kelly Thorson » Fri Dec 30, 2011 8:55 pm

A Message from Nancy Bennett,

Mark and Jeanne's daughter Melinda called and said Mark passed away today about noon. Information about services will...

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Last post by Doug Bernhardt
Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:49 pm
Thanks again to the Denver Chapter of Letterheads!

Last post by Kent Smith « Fri Feb 10, 2012 12:01 am
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by Mike Jackson » Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:53 pm

Just a quick note to acknowledge the financial support for this site from the Denver Chapter of Letterheads. They've been doing so for quite a few...

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Last post by Kent Smith
Fri Feb 10, 2012 12:01 am
TotemHeads in Jackson Hole, WY

Last post by Mike Jackson « Wed Feb 08, 2012 11:52 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:49 am

Here are a few photos from a mini Letterheads meeting Darla and I hosted one summer here in Jackson Hole.

Totem1.jpg

Totem3.jpg

Totem4.jpg...

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Wed Feb 08, 2012 11:52 pm
Early Letterheads photos

Last post by Mike Jackson « Wed Feb 08, 2012 11:43 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Tue Feb 07, 2012 12:55 am

Noel Weber sent these two images to me by email recently.

BoiseBBQ1.jpg

DenverHeads.jpg

Mike Moore, Joe Tedesco, (?), Carl Rohrs, Noel Weber,...

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Wed Feb 08, 2012 11:43 pm
The Art of Hand Lettering....

Last post by Robare M. Novou « Wed Feb 08, 2012 3:44 am
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by Robare M. Novou » Fri Feb 03, 2012 10:55 pm

....Meets the Art of Unpacking.

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Wed Feb 08, 2012 3:44 am
Asphaltum Shading Question

Last post by erik winkler « Mon Feb 06, 2012 7:37 pm
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by Billie DeBekker » Mon Feb 06, 2012 2:52 pm

I wanted to start practicing some reverse gold with alsphultum Shading but one question.

If I airbrush or paint the Asphultum for the shade then try...

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Last post by erik winkler
Mon Feb 06, 2012 7:37 pm
Info about Pinhead RaceTrack? Storys, Rules, Dolly Partons?

Last post by Jim Moser « Mon Feb 06, 2012 6:15 pm
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by Sven Lynch » Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:59 am

Quite a long time ago I was at a Pinstripe Meet somewhere in Minnesota (of was it Wisconsin ?) can't remember the name of the nice host of the event...

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Last post by Jim Moser
Mon Feb 06, 2012 6:15 pm
A LetterPress Film by Danny Cooke

Last post by Kelly Thorson « Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:21 pm
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by DAVE SMITH » Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:16 am

My friend Danny Cooke here in Torquay has just finished making this short film on Print Machines from times gone by. Enjoy!

Dave

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Last post by Kelly Thorson
Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:21 pm
Las Vegas Ben Sherman trade show

Last post by bob gamache « Wed Feb 01, 2012 9:29 pm

by bob gamache » Wed Feb 01, 2012 9:29 pm

Hey Guys
Is there anyone out there working in the las vegas area?
Ann Akiri from Ben Sherman contacted me today and is looking for a las vegas based...

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Last post by bob gamache
Wed Feb 01, 2012 9:29 pm
Depression and War Era photos and signs

Last post by Billie DeBekker « Mon Jan 30, 2012 3:57 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Thu Jan 26, 2012 6:03 pm

I think everyone here will enjoy these photos.

Mike Jackson

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Last post by Billie DeBekker
Mon Jan 30, 2012 3:57 pm
Boxed, Cut & Gilded

Last post by erik winkler « Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:06 pm
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by Lee Littlewood » Thu Jan 26, 2012 2:59 am

Here is a form of "internal shade" that I saw in New Zealand. The first one (Dalziel's) was in a small, older village and I just hopped all over it....

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Last post by erik winkler
Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:06 pm
thinner for slow size to airbrush ?....

Last post by erik winkler « Thu Jan 26, 2012 8:31 am
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by vance galliher » Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:14 pm

.............i searched, but nothing came up. thanks for replies.

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Last post by erik winkler
Thu Jan 26, 2012 8:31 am
Plating over graphite

Last post by Ismael Alvarado « Tue Jan 24, 2012 4:01 pm

by Ismael Alvarado » Tue Jan 24, 2012 4:01 pm

well guys I´ll be leaving the "Graphite Mirror" thread for a later updates. what I´ll be taking here is my ups and down on Plating(Electro and brush...

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Last post by Ismael Alvarado
Tue Jan 24, 2012 4:01 pm
Bronze Sources Need suggestions

Last post by Lee Littlewood « Tue Jan 24, 2012 2:08 pm
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by Bob Sauls » Mon Jan 23, 2012 12:38 pm

I am looking for a source to provide. Exterior, Etched or engraved bronze plaques or x1/8"thick plate, size 1.5"x 4" . They will require letters that...

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Last post by Lee Littlewood
Tue Jan 24, 2012 2:08 pm
The Wenzel Book: Large photos in this post>Worth it!

Last post by Larry White « Tue Jan 24, 2012 1:03 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Sat Jun 05, 2004 1:05 pm

My 50th birthday was on the 11th of February, and a book I had ordered a week or so earlier arrived on the 12th. What a birthday present to myself!...

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Last post by Larry White
Tue Jan 24, 2012 1:03 pm
Introduction, and of course, a few questions!

Last post by erik winkler « Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:42 pm
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by Christopher Lang » Fri Jan 13, 2012 11:07 am

Hi all. My Name is Christopher, I live in scenic Brentwood Bay, BC. That's on Vancouver Island, just outside of Victoria. I'm no artist, or anything...

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Last post by erik winkler
Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:42 pm
Kick off event for KCLAX - Kansas City Letter Arts Exchange

Last post by Kent Smith « Tue Jan 17, 2012 12:16 pm
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by Jill Bell » Tue Jan 17, 2012 2:01 am

The Handlettered Movie Titles of Harold Adler

Here's a great opportunity to get a glimpse into the art of movie titles through the intriguing...

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Last post by Kent Smith
Tue Jan 17, 2012 12:16 pm
Installation in West Hollywood

Last post by Roderick Treece « Sat Jan 14, 2012 3:38 pm

by Roderick Treece » Sat Jan 14, 2012 3:38 pm

Thanks Robert,
Just left her a message.

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Sat Jan 14, 2012 3:38 pm
Big Daddy ED Roth

Last post by Kent Smith « Sat Jan 14, 2012 12:17 pm
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by Roderick Treece » Thu Jan 12, 2012 2:39 pm

A friend e-mailed this article to me.

By Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times
> December 27, 2011
> In the den of Darryl Roth's Corona home, cartoon...

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Last post by Kent Smith
Sat Jan 14, 2012 12:17 pm
Traditional Sign Maker Magazine

Last post by Kevin Bergin « Fri Jan 13, 2012 3:59 pm
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by Bob Sauls » Thu Jan 12, 2012 3:23 pm

Sean Starr of Starr Studios ask that I post a link to his new e-magazine endeavor.
I did write the first piece, I was proud to be asked to...

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Last post by Kevin Bergin
Fri Jan 13, 2012 3:59 pm
Brush oil

Last post by Jerry Berg « Thu Jan 12, 2012 11:16 am
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by Doug Bernhardt » Tue Dec 13, 2011 9:20 pm

Question.....what is everyone using today? Went looking for some Neadsfoot oil today only to discover it isn't in my favourite hardware store...

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Last post by Jerry Berg
Thu Jan 12, 2012 11:16 am
Reverse Painted sign

Last post by erik winkler « Wed Jan 11, 2012 4:47 pm
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by Dave Dubé » Tue Apr 19, 2011 9:40 pm

I subscribe to the eNewsletter Antique Trader , and I saw this posted this AM - thought some of you might be interested, or perhaps know who the...

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Wed Jan 11, 2012 4:47 pm

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