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The Colonel
03-04-07, 03:44 AM
Hi greetings from the North Coast of the US.
Letterheads call me the Colonel,
I think Dave Corell or Mike Meyer gave me that tag about 15 years ago, my how time flies. I run Silver Creek Signworks in northern Minnesota on the shores of Lake Superior. Our shop is located behind the house
on 40 acres in the woods. We're outside the town of Two Harbors, pop about 3000 souls. Alot of tourism, iron mining and logging around here.
Iron ore is shipped out of a harbor in town. I've been in business for 16 years here and been doing signs for 29 years now. 3M tested that vinyl stuff when they came up with it at the shop I was an apprentice at. Alot has changed
since then. We do carved, painted, and vinyl signs, cutting a ton of vinyl for Stanley Tools. When I figure this all out I'll post some photos.
Glad to join the group.

Signoholic
03-04-07, 08:17 AM
Welcome to Signoholics Colonel where Signoholics call you The Colonel too! will be great to see your work, just attach your images with the attach file mod under where you post, just grab a image from your pc and select it, its easy once you can do it! again welcome here!

Mike Meyer
03-04-07, 11:37 AM
Welcome Colonel!!!!

The Colonel hosted a Letterhead Meet some years ago at his Northern get-a-way very close to the Canadian border....it was in the fall, and the leaves were suppose to be changing, (they were a bit late the year) anyway the meet was called "Do the Colors" and it was a great time!
Great to have the Colonel here!
Is that a flask I see in your pocket Colonel?

Wayne
03-04-07, 05:57 PM
Welcome Colonel !

Dave Correll
05-04-07, 06:33 PM
Welcome Colonel! We call you the Colonel because of Colonel Sanders of KFC....I think the resemblance is UNCANNY!

Mike Meyer
05-04-07, 10:10 PM
HAHAHAHAH!! Yes!

The Colonel
05-04-07, 10:59 PM
Hey Dave I've got to get glasses like my namesake, they are in style again.
We got 16" of snow here Wednesday, whats up with that. Its supposed to be about 0 degrees tonite. Last week I was lettering trucks outside in my t-shirt,
so much for global warming.

dave parr
06-04-07, 12:00 PM
Welcome Colonel!

Just what that your famous recipe, . . . .1/2 pt one shot lettering black, 6 heavy drips of chrome yellow, a tiny dab of smiths cream, palette in a bit of spirits . . . ?