The smoked-herring museum in Lubec, Maine needs a door hand-lettered and beautiful as the drive would be, it's about 400 miles from me. They like this vinyl and UltraLeaf one on my website: Their copy will be shorter.
Posted by Bob Rochon (Member # 30) on :
Try Ron Costa
He does wonderful work
Posted by Frank Smith (Member # 146) on :
Thanks, Bob, I called him. He's only 1 state away, but Maine's a HUGE state to drive all the way across!
Posted by Cam Bortz (Member # 55) on :
A friend of mine owns a vacation rental in Lubec, just down the road from the West Quoddy Head lighthouse. I've traded signs for time at his place in the past, and he's been after me to trade again - his place is a retired Coast Guard Station, and he wants to have the lettering re-done in leaf on the entrance fascia. The only real obstacle has been time and scheduling; we've been hoping to put together a long weekend there with some friends, but getting everyone to agree on when has been like herding cats.
Why am I telling you this? Just that when I finally do this job, I wouldn't mind having a paying job nearby to sweeten the deal. Chances are I won't be doing this trip before next spring sometime, so if they aren't in too much of a hurry - and Downeast, they almost never are - tell them I'd be interested.
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
Debb Bates Feminine Touch Signs 840 McLeod Hill Rd., Fredericton, N.B.Canada 506-452-7884 might be 3-4 hour ride........
Posted by Raymond Chapman (Member # 361) on :
"Maine's a HUGE state to drive all the way across!"
Oh, come on now.
Posted by Frank Smith (Member # 146) on :
Posted by Ron Costa (Member # 3366) on :
Frank, Lubec is over 300 miles from me. Not really cost effective.
Posted by J.G. Kurtzman (Member # 1736) on :
Frank; Why not have a piece of plexiglass cut to their window size in Albany, letter it in your shop and mail it to Maine.
i know maine is big...7 hours long....from where you enter it to CARIBOU(penna from west side to east side, same distance)...where i was for 8 years. heyyup....cum ta think of it.....ya kant get thera...from here! route #1 ends in FORT KENT MAINE, same road that ends in KEY WEST FL. in maine it becomes what mainers call a "tote road."
[ November 02, 2007, 02:26 AM: Message edited by: old paint ]
Posted by Frank Smith (Member # 146) on :
It's one of my lifetime dreams/goals to see all of Rt. 1 someday.
John- that's a great idea...but now I suspect Cam's gonna do it. I might be good for "Plan B" if his vacation scheduling doesn't work out, but I'd have to add plexi and packing/shipping. It's something I should get used to because as I keep adding pages and improving my website I'm getting more inquiries from farther away.
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
prettest parts of route 1 are, BAR HARBOR and that area south of it in maine. and the other end in key west......
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