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I pitched this idea to my Lawyer after hearing his sign problems, it's my first ground sign start to finsh, I learned a ton from dealing with the town permit office and about every substrate out there. I farmed out the carving to Mark and Wendy Casey (I'll carve the next one myself) hired my brother in-law to dig the holes and help install the posts.
It's all 1-shot paint with 23k leaf. Main sign board is MDO, letters are HDU,the trim is all recycled hardwood and the post caps I made from scrap HDU.
There is space that the bottom for one more Lawyer as there is an empty office in the building.
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Hi again Chris, first ground sign, does that mean you are new to the business? I've been at this for 30 years and I think I've made every possible mistake, so if you need any help give us a call, you might just save yourself from repeating some of the stuff I've done wrong!
-------------------- Pete Payne Willowlake Design/Canadian Signcrafters Bayfield, ON
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Pete thanks again, the first sign I ever painted was about 16 years ago and it was such a horrible experience I went and did other things for a while. Until I fixing a couple signs at my 9-5, I forgot how much I enjoy the work as it's multi skilled. I wanted to learn something traditional so I took a pinstriping class at the local collage and really dig lettering and started on the long road of self-tough brush work, with lots of pointers from the Ontrario Pinstripers at local shows and the Detroit Autorama charity event, i'v been picking up what I can, the community is just awesome with many good people. You have been mentioned as a good resource but I have not ventured in your direction yet, but did sign up on your site. I'm starting out slow, for now. Thx
-------------------- Chris D Sullivan Whitby, ON
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Mybe I'll find you at a car show, you really should check out the Fleetwood Country Cruise in at the Plunkett estate near London, if you go let me know, I'm about an hour away.http://www.fleetwoodcountrycruizein.com/
-------------------- Pete Payne Willowlake Design/Canadian Signcrafters Bayfield, ON
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Pete I was in the Fleetwood show two years ago it's an amazing show and I love his collection. That year was a two for one, I picked up an old Ford cowl in Mitchell after the show that year, not far from you..
-------------------- Chris D Sullivan Whitby, ON
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