[Baren]: The mailing list / discussion forum for woodblock printmaking.

Baren Digest               Sunday, 12 April 1998       Volume 03 : Number 125

----------------------------------------------------------------------

From: Ray Esposito <brassring@brassring.org>
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 09:18:33 -0400
Subject: [Baren 614] Re: yet another update ... 

Dave wrote:
... etc.
>And that's enough 'ink' for a while.  The next one I do is going to be
>something about barens!

El Tigre' has spoken

Ray Esposito

------------------------------

From: David Bull <davebull@asahi-net.email.ne.jp>
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 22:25:08 +0900
Subject: [Baren 615] Re:  proofing paper 

Jim wrote:
> I tend to proof only very close to the end of my cutting
> for several reasons: 
...
> if I proof in oil, I can't cut the board again for several 
> hours until the solvent remnants and residue of ink dry. 

Hey, I _knew_ there was some reason I did all that typing today instead
of waiting until I got some OCR software.  By typing stuff instead of
scanning it - I have to _read_ it!

In the article I just uploaded to the 'Library' there is this comment 
about working with 'inky' blocks ...


> ... dusting it with powdered vine charcoal. As a matter 
> of fact the Watsons always use this charcoal, rubbing it 
> into the inked block with the palm of the hand to dry up 
> the fresh ink so they can work on the block at once.


Maybe useful?

Dave

------------------------------

From: jimandkatemundie@juno.com (James G Mundie)
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 11:32:38 -0400
Subject: [Baren 616] Baren 613 

Just taking the piss... Thanks for tolerating our oily ways, Dave.

James Mundie, oil-based up-start

------------------------------

End of Baren Digest V3 #125
***************************