How can I make a glass sign with a glue chip method ?

[Brian Little]

Mirellasorry ive never heard of that meathod ….ps …give up the sign trade go into modelling 😀

[Jill Marie Welsh]

Glue-chipping is not for the faint of heart.
You can learn it at a Letterhead meet.
I’ve seen it done but never done it.
I know it involves blacking out the non-chipped areas with Asphaltum,
than applying a heated glue made from horse hide to the areas to be chipped.
As this glue dries, it makes minute cracks and chips in the glass, and you can actually hear it crackle.
How to get it off? I never saw that part.
Sorry for my limited knowledge.
Their are glass conclaves held in the States.
If you are near to the Scotland meet next week, it might help to attend.
It is almost a lost art that is slowly being revitalized.
Love….Jill

[Jill Marie Welsh]

You can also check this forum:
http://www.handletteringforum.com/forum/index.php
It is for people who still use the old ways.
Love…Jill

[Mirella Nuzzolese]

Thank you Jill
Great site Brian I found this and it was so helpful for me
http://www.theletterheads.com/lhparts/gluechip.html
I appreciate this Brian
Good luck

[Mirella Nuzzolese]

Dear Jill Marie
If you have any idea about deep sand plasting tell me please .
Thanks alot

[A Misselbrook]

Hi! Ive never tried that either but now that you mention it I think Im gonna give it a try! Let us know how it goes Mirella 😎

[Jill Marie Welsh]

What do you plan to sandblast?
Glass, wood, slate, HDU….
I’m not much help with that.
But the forum I listed might be.
Good luck.
Love….Jill

[Stefan Brandt]

Thats classy stuff!
I want to try that either, but having problems to find the supplies here in germany.
Those technical things and materialspecifications are hard to translate into
my language.
I´ll keep on researchig about that

Stefan

[Dave Bayes]

Hi Mirella

It is possible to buy patterned glass with the "gluechip" look. Alternatively, you can by Gluechip kits to do it yourself. A quick Google search will bring up several sites selling relatively inexpensive kits – some even suggests it quite easy, though never tried it myself

Dave

[Andrew Boyle]

http://www.handletteringforum.com/forum … ic.php?t=8

I think the effects are always random………saw some of Dave Smith’s stuff it was amazing….

[Peter Normington]

Thanks Andrew, that link shows just how inadequate most of us are,

I could only dream of making stuff like that…

Peter

[Andy Gorman]

I’m just glad that someone is still doing that stuff and passing on the methods. Just beautiful.

[Robert Lambie]

Dave Smith oozes talent…
Ive admired his work for years. over the past few years Ive met him and spoke on the phone. most recent was at this years letterheads meet…
thoroughly nice bloke and always willing to help anyone willing to give it a go.

i wouldnt know where to begin with the work he creates….

dave also offers one on one tutorial/workshop courses at his place…