We spent a good part of the late morning cutting plywood and assembling the shipping crates for my Sign Invitational entries. Things went pretty well, but when I set the pieces on top of the crates as they will appear at the ISA show, the Hornae Toade sign looked far too tall. I studied things for a minute and decided I could easily cut the bracket apart and weld a section of large-diameter pipe into the lower pipe to fit around the shield medallion on the bottom of the sign. I could then shorten the vertical frame (and shipping crate) by almost 4”, making the entire display 8” shorter overall and much more pleasing to the eye. We’ll enjoy the signs in the shop until next week, and then I will send them on their way south.