house signs
house signs
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by Steve Walker - 2006-12-07
As a maker of house signs it never ceases to amaze me at how few house sellers consider the importance of having a decent house sign on the properties they are selling.We are told that the first impre...
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by Steve Walker - 2006-12-12
I have run my own stone and marble workshop for over twenty five years and it became a regular occurrence to have visitors looking to buy a piece of stone or marble to try out stone carving. I have a ...
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by Steve Walker - 2007-01-01
If ever you fancy a try at stone carving or even a stab at sculpture, it might be of some help to understand the various tools and their uses. There are basically three different sets of tools dependi...
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by Steve Walker - 2007-01-01
Yorkstone is one of those quintessential English stones that everyone has heard about but how many people actually know what a very special stone Yorkstone really is? Of all the natural stones quarrie...
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by Steve Walker - 2007-01-01
Does your house sign or number need restoration. Are the letters and numbers faded and scruffy? Was it a good quality house sign in its heyday? If so consider re-furbishing your hose sign with genuine...
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by Steve Walker - 2007-01-01
The use of granite for house signs and kitchen tops is becoming more popular, but do you really know what granite is?Granite is quite simply a type of very hard rock or stone, it is dug from the groun...
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by Steve Walker - 2007-01-01
If you would like to try carving your own stone house sign and you have no previous experience, you may find some of the tips below will help. First choose a suitable stone, unless you are experienced...
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by Steve Walker - 2007-01-07
Forty years ago when I started out my career all marble edge polishing was done by hand. Today such work is done entirely by machine but there are still circumstances where hand polishing would be a u...
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by Steve Walker - 2007-01-22
This document makes the case for the introduction of New legislation to set minimum requirements of standards for house signs across the UK.Clearly such legislation is currently in the early discussio...
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by Rasven - 2007-02-12
If ever you fancy a try at stone carving your own house sign or even a stab at sculpture, it might be of some help to understand the various tools and their uses.There are basically three different...