[Baren]: The mailing list / discussion forum for woodblock printmaking. Baren Digest Wednesday, 27 January 1999 Volume 06 : Number 425 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jean Eger Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 07:24:12 -0800 Subject: [Baren 2805] Re: Baren Digest V6 #424 Welcome to Bea and Maude. Baren is a gold mine of information and a lovely give and take among the members. Although it concentrates mainly on water-based woodblock printmaking, there's enough room for comments from the oily crowd too. I've learned a lot since being online. I made my first large edition of rice-paste plus pigment prints for the print exchange! To all those who have been helping me look for HOKUSAI AND HIROSHIGE, the Michener collection, Honolulu Academy of Art, I still havn't found it with bookfinders, but I WILL call the Asian Museum later this week. THanks for turning me on to Bookfinders! Sincerely, Jean Eger ------------------------------ From: Jean Eger Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 07:37:23 -0800 Subject: [Baren 2806] Re: Dremel Oh, yes, I forgot to mention that I have used a Dremel for carving wood. It is really unsatisfactory for making lines because the lines are inevitably furry. It is possible to hold the Dremel in a position to lessen this effect, but it is much easier to use a knife. However, the Dremel comes in handy for clearing out areas around the cuts. Also there is a tool made by Ryobi, which is an electric wood-carving knife. When you push it into the wood, it makes a back and forth motion which cuts the wood. This is good for large areas and long uncomplicated lines. You just don't have the control that you would with a regular knife. I bought the electric carving knife through a Trend-lines catalog. You can call 1-800-767-9999 or 1-800-877-7899 for a nifty free catalog. Their web site is under construction and has no information yet. Jean ------------------------------ From: David Bull Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 07:36:38 +0900 Subject: [Baren 2807] Woodblock source I received this email message today, and of course thought it should be passed on to all of you ... *** From: Jean D Parus While surfing the web, I found David Bull's site and then linked to the encyclopedia. I am reading it with delight and am in the process of trying out some of the techniques the members have so generously contributed. During the learning process, I ran across an excellent supplier of cherry blocks. The site to be aware of is: http://www.lakeshorehardwoods.com. They have absolutely the clearest kiln dried cherry that I have seen in years. They have 48 inch widths and some even wider. They will custom cut and plane the order (though for prints you would probably want to hand plane also). They are a brand new site, so I thought that I would spread the word around since the Baren's tips have been so helpful to me! *** If somebody has some time, please check this out and let us know what you find ... Dave ------------------------------ From: Dick Brook Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 18:16:20 -0500 Subject: [Baren 2808] RE: Dremel Drills The Dremel is now marketed with an extension or cable (looks like a foot-long silver hose) that flexes. It connects to the main drill and you fit the bit at the end of the hose/cable. The cable is much easier to hold than the whole Dremel body with its whirring/vibrating motor. Haven't tried it on dry point but look forward to that. I use the Dremel to clear out debris sometimes, to lower the cutouts and such. In that case it's just as easy to use a U-gouge. If the drill takes off, however, it does a dotted line dance across your virgin material, so it's just about as dangerous as a vagrant gouge. Nothing's perfect. Dick Brook in icy NH dickbrook@edit-image-print.com ------------------------------ From: Graham Scholes Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 16:01:15 -0800 Subject: [Baren 2809] Re: Woodblock source >From: Jean D Parus >They have absolutely the clearest kiln dried cherry that I have seen in >years. They have 48 inch widths and some even wider. The 48 inches is not width but the lengths of wood. 4" to 9" is standard and they can supply wider Enquiries needed to see what they have. Price look good for you guys States side. Terrible for us here in Canada. Regards, Graham ------------------------------ From: April Vollmer/John Yamaguchi Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 01:01:59 -0400 Subject: [Baren 2810] Special conditions I've never had methyl cellulose go bad on me. James, what were you doing with it? April Vollmer ------------------------------ From: Jean Eger Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 23:26:05 -0800 Subject: [Baren 2811] Re: cherry Hi Bareners, Jean D. Parus (non-Baren member) sent me this web site address which I pass along to you-all! http://www.lakeshorehardwoods.com Check it out! Jean Eger ------------------------------ From: Cucamongie@aol.com Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 07:13:26 EST Subject: [Baren 2812] methyl cellulose James - so far I have not had a problem w/mold with methyl cellulose, but I store it in the refridgerator when I'm not using it - do you do this? Best Regards, Sarah Hauser ------------------------------ End of Baren Digest V6 #425 ***************************