Thanks!

This is just a fair proof that this kind of art wont die any time soon. Thanks to you Paul, and all of reverse glass work fans around the world that are willing to keep it alive. It's because of people like you that people just fall in love with this craft. This world needs more people like you and Dave Smith. So, thanks and let's have that drink soon. cheers!

Nice work and good to see the old crafts still alive . I was a glass embosser and signwriter for 40 years . With the demise of the pubs and breweries the work sadly dried up so it is refreshing to see some dedicated souls still keeping the skills going 👍

Indeed beautiful work and most fine craftsmanship you have shown us. Both you and what you create are appreciated. Thanks much!

As you know I've loved your projects...sadly the idea of reverse image/gold leaf/chip glass is becoming a lost art. 40 years ago I was involved with a 4 story mural project in the USA and the project manager had this 1927 reverse image sign from the original company that had some minor damage and wanted to know if I could fix it. The process had been done using an artist oil painting on "Gum" paper, several clear coats of varnish, wet sanded smooth and then floated on the back of the glass with a gelatin size. It was a great piece and though I know and have done that process...it was too far gone to do anything. Back in the 60's and 70's I would do pin stripes, signage and airbrush murals for Detroit auto dealerships... Here in Sydney the TAFE had some excellent sign writing teachers with "Ray Carol" (head teacher) doing amazing reverse image gold leaf signage...like you said it's becoming a lost art. Now (at my age) I do gold leaf signs for family and friends, and I have to admit seeing you put out all this free and good information warms my soul. Great work and keep it up...Ken

Absolutely stunning work Paul. Brilliant. Literally and figuratively. You’ve the patience of a saint. All the weeding vinyl, edging, scoring! I had to watch with a notebook at my side to catch all the great tips you offered. I really appreciate that you don’t edit out “mistakes” and such because it shows those of us without your experience that there are times that we’ll need to make a correction or two (and how to fix it). You’re a humble dude. There must be descendants of the original business and I must wonder what they would think of your tribute and efforts to keep the craft alive!

You're a master of the craft!! Great work! The subtle stroke around the letters that separates the different textures and colors is perfection! Cheers!

Wow! It's stunning! I love it! Thank you so much! Lisa

10:31 excellent demonstration of how to use the Corona.. 🍺

Oh man, thanks a BUNCH for this great video! I remember the first time I saw gilded glass and I had some spare gold leaf laying around. I just HAD to try it since gelatin is so cheap I just thought YES, I'm gonna try it. So I warmed some water and dissolved some gelatin in it. Found my best brush and just went with it, working on a masons jar. So I put on the gilding water and applied the gold leaf. And I just sat there. (It was summer so it went on pret-ty fast. But 5-6 minutes passed and all of the sudden it started making that mirror shine finish. I've bin hooked ever since. It such a (hard) ultra special medium to work with. And the satisfaction of actually just sitting there, staring at a masons jar was all it took for me. Especially afterward, I think maybe two hours passed so it could heal better and doing the last polishing finish with an ultra, Ultra fine haired brush I actually made it. It's.. 'scuse me pun here but, it was pure gold! And so again thank you so much for this video! It really helps the mind to skip over so many mistakes, having to jump on the subject without ANY knowledge of it, this video is just, well, gilded beyond compare! Thank you happy gilder! ONE favor though, for us all I believe. When you make videos (and thanks for that). But please adjust the volume of the clips. Because when you first scroll on to the computer program and then come back YOU VOICE IS LIKE THIS! You almost gave me a heart attack. Just an advice. Other than that, thanks a million for this video! It teaches a Lot!

Thanks for explaining all of this

Hello again from Wisconsin! We miss you! I'm doing a huge glass piece also, this video was nice to watch to get me ready. Cool stuff!!

Top notch video. Thank you for sharing this art form.

I found your channel through a FB group post that seems to have vanished? But this is super interesting! Beautiful work.

Good work Paul. You are a humble gentleman. Thanks for all your uploads. Much appreciated.

first of all Thank you 🙏 I’m from Korea and we don’t have an artist who can do these techniques,, even it’s blocked to import an oneshot paint to Korea🥲 even though It helps me a lot,,, I love pinstripes and gold leaf art so thanks for your sharing your knowledge 🙇🏻‍♂️

Just remarkable Paul. There is nothing like a man or woman fully engaged in their craft. I was "glued" to the screen the entire time. Looking forward to the next video.

And thank you Paul

Great work Paul… it’s the longest video I’ve watched on KZfaq, and enjoyed every moment of it…. It’s certainly inspiring me to have a go even on a smaller scale… thank you again

Dude, I'm an 45yrs+ Glazier Also a glass Carver, appreciate your effort

Thanks Paul. So satisfying watching the glue chip off in time lapse.

I have always been interested in sign writing and anything to do with signs. I watched a video of David Allen once and this is a must be bucket list thing for me. I want to do at least one before I take off. This has to be the most beautiful art forms ever created. The one thing I have always noticed about sign people is they are more then willing to help a beginner of anyone else in the trade.

I love doing tedious and detailed work. That being said, I think I'd lose my mind trying to do this. I really want to start a glass chipping project. You have inspired me. You do make this look too easy, but I know it isn't. Thanks for the video.

Thanks!

To clean the aluminum oxide sandblast residue off the pane, could you rinse it off with a gentle shower of plain water both sides?

Just picked my jaw up from the floor. This is…beyond gorgeous.

Damn beautiful! 👍

You've inspired me to start in this craft I use to do glass engraving by hand but have a shaking problem you have got my creative juices flowing

Brilliant craftsmanship Paul and a brilliant walkthrough of the complete process. I enjoyed everything about this episode, thanks for taking the time to put this all together.

Excellent work and excellent narration on the steps!!

Nicely done. Your patience is admirable. Beautiful work.

Great video. Thank you

Loving your tutorials, Paul. Thanks for sharing your expertise with us. 😊

Respect bruh

Fantastic

DAYMN FINE JOB PAUL, I enjoyed this VERY much! Cheers!

Such a great video Paul! I had issues with my chipping glue to dry...now I know that I need to use a low temperature oven ;) Thank you so much for all your videos!!!

For heating your glue in cases like this you could use a Sous Vide cooker. You can keep something at 45c (113f) for an hour at +/- 1c with no problem at all. It's also great for tempering chocolate since it does control low temps with great precision,

Schöner Beitrag, aber da ich eh schon ein Hornsystem habe werde ich die Box nicht bauen, obwohl es mich schon in den Fingern juckt ;) Erinnert mich etwas an die Greencone Geschichten (die Chassis sind übrigens auch nicht schlecht) und wird eine genauso überschaubare Fangemeinde haben. Breitbänder sind für viele ja eh das Böse (verfärben, strahlen Hochton ziemlich gerichtet ab usw..), ausserdem mach das Gehäuse nichts her :)

awesome

Thank you for this tutorial and your contribution to the craft. This is truly inspirational.

Woaw, superbe work Paul. Love the way it turned out 👍

Great Work Paul Great video

Danke sehr Paul!

Lovely. Well made 👍

Dr Greich invented glue chip, God rest his soul.

Amazing work, thanks for sharing ! Greetings from Brazil !

Woaw.... Thanks you!

Beautiful work sir

stahl's makes a vinyl pick that looks like a dental tool that works great. you might find a cheap dental tool kit at a dollar store or pharmacy and be enticed to try that, but i wouldn't recommend it for weeding vinyl. great job, btw. looks fantastic.

Awesome job!

Anyone checked out how much 1900's versions of these sell for? Even very small and simple designs cost upwards of $600 and they quickly shoot up to over $1500.

really great video, mate ⚡️✨

WOW Paul, what a great tutorial and what an incredible piece of work. This is your masterpiece concidering YT-movies. You've answered questions I had, but forgot to ask. Impressed during the whole 1 1/4 hour, but please keep the next time shorter 😉

Another great video! Thanks for uploading, it helps tremendously.------ FYI - Might think about using a Pot Blaster and "tapping" it into the cabinet. They are cheap and you would have much more control and overall performance. Check out "Ameriblaster", has blasting upgrade kits/Tap kits for inexpensive pots. Nothing makes up for CFM, but his kits help with what you got.

Seus trabalhos são sempre maravilhosos e extremamente bem feitos , parabéns!!!👏👏👏

I would like to see you do a gold gilding on the glass with the masonic square and compass logo

👏 Wonderfull, great job!

Hi Paul toi Ste amazing! Thank to share. How Many Time to let dry glue?

太酷了！每次都等着看你的视频！

I've seen other videos where they brush some sort of liquid all over the leaf once it's applied- is that just the gelatin mixture. They did burnish it later- i assume once it's dry

Paul, when backing up the gold with the clear why not put in a drop of yellow? It should hide the small pin holes even better. HTH

Paul - great tutorial! I'ma little confused about something, however. When you applied the cut vinyl, were you adhering it to blue sandblast stencil and then trimming through both layers? There are places where I can see both blue and black stencils, but I don't understand how you cut them prior to blasting (?) Thanks!

Weird question... Leaf gelatin comes as "gold" "Silver" platinum etc does it matter? Does the "bloom" of the gelatin matter?

Any. Chance you could share what glass chilling glue you use. We have a workshop and i can't wait to test my skills. Love the video and thank you for sharing 💜

hello Paul, at minute 58 when you burnish the gold leaf, why does the gold leaf only come off where you want

11.4 oz.

Hi Paul. Apologies if I have missed this point in one of your videos but does glass chipping with this adhesive work on smooth/non-etched glass?

Hi guy this is a great job... just one question; witch what are you ummecte the glass before posing your fold leaf..

I use Vinylmaster as well.. It is quirky sometimes. What type of vinyl do you use?

What is the blue? The black is the vinyl protecting mirror but the blue?

why when you wipe the gold, the gold doesn't come off completely, but just where you want it?

what vinyl and backing tape do you use

Would be great to have a partnership with "Grand Designs" Kevin MacLeod series - a gift from Grand Designs to each finished house (would be great end to the build)😁...just an idea - cheers,..Karl.

Excellent video you created. Very informative. How is the photo mounted on the glass? I just subscribed to your channel. Awesome!

so what's that blue coloured mask at the panel all the time? backup from silvering or vinyl which you later remove?

Happy gilder aka melancholy mirror maker?

I love your work. What would you charge for a cigar sign like that?

What media do you use in the blast cabinet?

What happened to the sound when using VinylMaster?

Whats the paint you use? And what brushes please

Hi Paul, another great video . could you put up a file of the artwork in ai , thanks

at 15:32 what is the green vinyl under the black vinyl?

How many hours or days wait to have complete glue chipping in heating system ?In room temperature or low humidity condition.

Is that rabbit skin glue?

Hi I'm Bob Gamache a fellow gilder. What is the green material you applied to the glass?

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Your Instagram link ?

...and divide it by 144. That's what it says on the Internet. I can't stop laughing. I know exactly what you mean. I get the answer or the formula front the Internet iand it works but I don't know why. This one I remember from school 1 square foot is 12 inch by 12 inch so you have to multiply the together to give you 144 square inches. Would a double boiler work well for heating the glue or my girlfriend fondue heater?

It would be nice to be able to HEAR the damned video...

Victorians used better microphones.

This is a link to a home hair waxing kit, I thought that it may be good for melting the glue as it has a temperature indicator so you can control it. just thought it might be useful for you. www.amazon.co.uk/ANRUZ-Professional-Digital-Applicator-Treatment/dp/B09QPQX37Y/ref=sxin_16_pa_sp_search_thematic_sspa?content-id=amzn1.sym.6ecee818-886b-4f75-a1f4-7d197a81dffb%3Aamzn1.sym.6ecee818-886b-4f75-a1f4-7d197a81dffb&crid=35U7XPIIPZRC4&cv_ct_cx=home+waxing+kit&keywords=home+waxing+kit&pd_rd_i=B09QPQX37Y&pd_rd_r=9a370f02-fbf4-4114-a9c6-ddbdd6bde1bd&pd_rd_w=sfJdJ&pd_rd_wg=PPThl&pf_rd_p=6ecee818-886b-4f75-a1f4-7d197a81dffb&pf_rd_r=FE9PHM5H1TM5VZT9TQWG&qid=1682895719&sbo=RZvfv%2F%2FHxDF%2BO5021pAnSA%3D%3D&sprefix=home+waxing%2Caps%2C384&sr=1-4-21b55fb7-f205-4680-b2fd-b92c65907690-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9zZWFyY2hfdGhlbWF0aWM&psc=1

Thanks!

Thanks!