not strictly diy but disaster nearly.
A local comunity centre asked me to make a granite plaque to place over a time capsule that they were going to consign into a wall for posterity. it would have the name of the local dignitary Stanley Baker on it, an apparently formidable self made man with more dso's and honours after his name than a plaque should rightfully have.
So I ordered the stone and set the type to be sent to a sign shop for cutting into sandblasting film. I eroded the lettering to about 3mm and gold leafed the words. there was a slight delay that meant I couldnt install it until the day before the big unveiling ceremony.
When I got to the wall and started putting the plaque up the gardener that was working behind me (beautifying the shrubbery for the big day) suddenly went into fits of laughter - It took some time before he could speak enough to point out that the plaque now said 'In Honour of Stanley Baxter'
I thought that the comedian was well forgotten by now but clearly someone in the sign shop remembered him - at least enough to make the typo for me.
luckily the slab was polished both sides - I managed to turn it around and do the fastest lettering job you have ever seen.
sometime i wonder if anyone will get the conection when they remove the slab in 2097 and see Stanley Baxter comemorated on the back.
A local comunity centre asked me to make a granite plaque to place over a time capsule that they were going to consign into a wall for posterity. it would have the name of the local dignitary Stanley Baker on it, an apparently formidable self made man with more dso's and honours after his name than a plaque should rightfully have.
So I ordered the stone and set the type to be sent to a sign shop for cutting into sandblasting film. I eroded the lettering to about 3mm and gold leafed the words. there was a slight delay that meant I couldnt install it until the day before the big unveiling ceremony.
When I got to the wall and started putting the plaque up the gardener that was working behind me (beautifying the shrubbery for the big day) suddenly went into fits of laughter - It took some time before he could speak enough to point out that the plaque now said 'In Honour of Stanley Baxter'
I thought that the comedian was well forgotten by now but clearly someone in the sign shop remembered him - at least enough to make the typo for me.
luckily the slab was polished both sides - I managed to turn it around and do the fastest lettering job you have ever seen.
sometime i wonder if anyone will get the conection when they remove the slab in 2097 and see Stanley Baxter comemorated on the back.
