[Baren]: The mailing list / discussion forum for woodblock printmaking. Baren Digest Sunday, 3 May 1998 Volume 03 : Number 144 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: amoss@mindspring.com (John Amoss) Date: Sat, 2 May 1998 21:02:45 +0300 Subject: [Baren 699] hashibame design Graham and Dave et al- Thanks for the help on the "hashibame" or as ignorant folk call "trusses". I made a diagram of what I think might work. If you have a minute, please have a look and give some opinions. http://www.woodblock.com/forum/archives/vol03/extras/digest144_extra.html Thanks again for supporting my supports. - -john ------------------------------ From: jimandkatemundie@juno.com (James G Mundie) Date: Sun, 3 May 1998 00:46:31 -0400 Subject: [Baren 700] printing on silk Baren folks, The Tokuno/Smithsonian book Dave was so kind as to make available mentions that some skilled craftsmen occassionally printed their blocks on silk. I've never seen this, but have heard mention of it before. Would the silk be sized in some way to facilitate this? Just wondering. Sla/n go tamall, James Mundie, Philadelphia USA ------------------------------ From: David Bull Date: Sun, 03 May 1998 11:46:44 +0900 Subject: [Baren 701] Special welcome ... We have another 'new' member joining us today. May I introduce ... Mr. Ray Esposito, printmaker! http://www.woodblock.com/encyclopedia/updates.html And now Ray, you had better get ready to start _answering_ questions instead of _asking_ them. I for one, don't quite understand just how those prints were made. You've got some explaining to do! ------------------------------ From: David Bull Date: Sun, 03 May 1998 14:13:38 +0900 Subject: [Baren 702] Re: hashibame design John wrote: > I made a diagram of what I think might work. If you have a minute, please > have a look and give some opinions. (John's picture is stored at:) http://www.woodblock.com/forum/archives/vol03/extras/digest144_extra.html Nifty picture! This is _just_ the kind of joint that used to be made for hashibame, but which is now 'extinct'. But there are two things I should add ... (1) Your picture shows the joint attached along the _side_ of the main block. Hashibame are only used at the _ends_ of the blocks. The wood grain on the face of the main block in your illustration should be running vertically. (2) Hashibame are usually made _just_ a little bit thinner in width than the main block. They must always stay 'below' the surface of the main block, to allow the baren free passage. There are _any_ number of places in the Encyclopedia that are going to need clear illustrations of this type. I hope you would consider helping out with them sometime ... Dave ------------------------------ End of Baren Digest V3 #144 ***************************