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Gold leaf has many uses across a broad range of historic and traditional art forms, one of the oldest of these is...

The history of Handover regularly brings up some beautiful objects, old labels, discontinued brushes, but nothing quite like these letterpress plates from...

Earlier this week I visited the brushmakers to see just how Handover brushes are made, specifically the ever-popular 2112 series sable chisel...

There's a lot to consider when buying gold leaf, genuine or imitation, loose of transfer, thickness, etc. I'm going to try and...

Brush Guide - Sign Writing Chisels Here at Handover we have a lot of brushes, and that can be quite overwhelming when you...

This year marked the Hertford Art Society 70th Open Exhibition since the society was formed in 1953. The society is made up...

Choosing you first signwriting materials can seem over whelming when there are so many options so we have launched three new sign...

Whether you are looking for inspiration, information, or a gift for a letter-lover in your life, the books section of A.S. Handover...

Earlier this week we had a chat with self-taught signwriter and gilder Gary Jackson of Cor Glass Sign Co about his work...

The behind the scenes film featuring British designer, sign artist and glass gilder David A. Smith MBE, creating an ornamental, handcrafted advertising...

BLAG (Better Letters Magazine) is an online and brand new print publication about everything sign painting, featuring history, projects and most importantly...

Founded in 2017, Tactile is a collaborative project between lettering pros and Alphabetics Anonymous members Jake Tyler & Hana Sunny Whaler. The...

Back in spring 2020, Adam Wilson contacted us to see if we could offer some support with the cost of materials on...