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Posted by Joe Rees (Member # 211) on :

I don't brag too often. Modesty is one of my many wonderful attributes. But folks, I'm just bustin' to share this recent job with you.

Dick and I just finished this super cool carved beauty that uses a whole bag of tricks. I prepared a web page with lots of pictures and full details if you would like to have a closer look. Hope you like it.

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Joe Rees
Cape Craft Signs
(Cape Cod, MA)
http://www.capecraft.com
http://www.dave-joe-show.com
e-mail: joerees@capecraft.com

[This message has been edited by Joe Rees (edited June 15, 2000).]

Posted by LazyEdna (Member # 266) on :

Gasp! Wow, shee, jeez, criminy, whoa
How about THAT.....
amazing!
whew!
BTW, what did ya get for it?

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LazyEdna
in RL known as Sara Straw
from southern Utah
5 National Parks within 3 hours drive
Red Rock Heaven

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Posted by Glenn Taylor (Member # 162) on :

Joe,

It ain't braggin' if you can do it. I love to see beautiful work like yours.

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Glenn Taylor
in beautiful North Carolina

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walldog@geeksnet.com

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Posted by Ken Henry (Member # 598) on :

Only one word....Superb!

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Ken Henry
Henry & Henry Signs
London, Ontario Canada
(519) 439-1881
e-mail kjmlhenry@home.

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Posted by Janette Balogh (Member # 192) on :

Looks Terrific!
Surely worthy of some attention!
Glad you brought it to ours.

Your biggest fan,
Nettie

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Posted by Elaine Beauchemin (Member # 136) on :

This is a Gem!
You pleased yourself and your client.
a beauty!

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Élaine Beauchemin
scrip
Lettrage Scripsit inc.
St-Hubert, Quebec, Canada
www.scripsit.qc.ca
elaine@scripsit.qc.ca

Posted by Pierre St.Marie (Member # 1462) on :

Good one , Joe. Very impressive. :^)

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& Makin' Tracks Sound Studio
Kalispell, Montana
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Posted by Mark Fair Signs (Member # 289) on :

absolutely beautiful Joe!
looks like a piece of expensive jewelry.
that's not bragging, just fact.

mark

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Mark Fair

Mark Fair Signs
http://www.markfair.com

I Don't Work... I dis-PLAY

2162 Mt. Meigs Road
Montgomery, Alabama 36107
334-262-4449

mark@markfair.com

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Posted by cheryl nordby (Member # 1100) on :

Joe.......excellent sign! And I had some great fun reading about you & Dick Clark.... Great Website!

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"surf"
Cheryl Nordby
Signs by Cheryl
206 300-0153
Seattle Washington

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Posted by Kelli (Member # 248) on :

Joe, I just got back from your site. Woohoo! There's a reason they call 'em bragging rights and you have definitely earned them.
It was pure pleasure viewing your work!

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Kelli Cajigas aka Janda
Dolphin deSigns & Banners
“A satisfied customer will tell two friends, a dissatisfied customer will tell ten.”

Posted by Mark Fair Signs (Member # 289) on :

i have to add one thing...
joe, you and dick make a great team,
looking at the details i caught myself slobbering.
again, beautiful job.

let us know what you got for that job if you don't mind telling us.

mark

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Mark Fair

Mark Fair Signs
http://www.markfair.com

I Don't Work... I dis-PLAY

2162 Mt. Meigs Road
Montgomery, Alabama 36107
334-262-4449

mark@markfair.com

"Mark Fair is a Proud Contributor to The Letterhead Site!"

Posted by Brad Funk (Member # 1351) on :

Hey, awesome job!!! I have seen your website, and am inspired by your work.

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Brad Funk
Artisan Signs
Phoenix, AZ
www.artisan-signs.com

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Posted by Joe Rees (Member # 211) on :

Thanks everyone. A couple of you wanted to know what we got for the job. The contracted price was $5,400. We ended up hitting some blacktop below the dirt and tacked a $150 upcharge on the final bill for the extra time. We had put a disclaimer on the contract to cover that possibility and the upcharge was paid without a wimper. The client also had the old steel sign and footers removed before we got there. I think we made out well on the job. There was enough money there that we could justify pulling out the stops a litle bit.

We will be going back to paint the backsides of the ovals matte black where they stick out on the sides. We'll also add some more patina to the post caps, which are already turning all sorts of nice colors. The heavy copper clips on the frame will probably end up getting a green patina accelerator applied too, to keep it from going brown. Im afraid if I clear those big clips they will get splotchy after a few months anyway, and I'd prefer patina to brown splotches. The copper tube stems for the cattails are cleared as a test of sorts. If those ended up turning brown or splotchy it would still look good, so I'll let them ride and see what happens. This is going to sell a lot of other work for us. We're very happy.

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Joe Rees
Cape Craft Signs
(Cape Cod, MA)
http://www.capecraft.com
http://www.dave-joe-show.com
e-mail: joerees@capecraft.com

Posted by Marty Happy (Member # 302) on :

Hey Joe

Amazing! Inspirational! All the good verbs were already taken by the previous posters. Ditto on the commentary. This is going into my idea files. Hope that's okay!

Happy Signing....Marty

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Marty Happy
Happy Ad Sign & Design
Regina SK, Canada

306.789.9567

e-mail: "happyad@sk.sympatico.ca"

website: "www.happyad.sk.ca"

Get Happy & Get Noticed!

Posted by Samazon (Member # 408) on :

Joe and Dick - Beautiful sign!

Wow, it's...Gary Anderson-ish, if ya know what I mean. (I mean that as a compliment; I hope you take it that way.)

You two make a great team! Please "brag" whenever you'd like.

Humbly,
Sam

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“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.”
- Anais Nin
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sam@samazon.com

Posted by Jack Davis (Member # 1408) on :

Took the tour....Fabulous work Joe....,Bronzeo

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Jack Davis
1410 Main St
Joplin, MO 64801
www.imagemakerart.com
bronzeo@prodigy.net
http://www.imagemakerart.com

Posted by Neil D. Butler (Member # 661) on :

Sure anybody could do that... If they had your talent... I'm Awestruck!
Neil

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"Keep Positive"

SIGNS1st.
Neil Butler
Paradise, NF

Posted by Dan Sawatzky (Member # 88) on :

Joe

AWESOME!!! INSPIRING!!! etc. etc.

I love lookin at good work and this rates outstanding in my book.

thanks for letting us peek.

-dan

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Dan Sawatzky
Sawatzky's Imagination Corporation
Cultus Lake , British Columbia
giggleridge@telus.net
www.imaginationcorporation.ca

"Isn't it great to do what you love and love what you do!"

Posted by Donna in BC (Member # 130) on :

WOW

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Graphic Impact
located in BC Canada
gisigns@sprint.ca

Posted by FranCisco Vargas (Member # 145) on :

Absolutely Fabulous, Its Dynamite man!!! you've earned them bragin rights. I knew you was bad when i saw your sign painter in St. Pete.

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FranCisco Vargas
aka: Cisco
aka:Traveling Millennium Sign Artist
http://www.franciscovargas.com
Fresno, CA 93703
559 252-0935

"to live life, is to love life, a sign of no life, is a sign of no love"...Cisco 12'98

Posted by Robert Thomas (Member # 1356) on :

Great Stuff! It's good to know that some people (customers) appreciate top quality work, and will pay for it!

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Robert Thomas Creative Signs In Beautiful Naples, Fl.

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