[Baren]: The mailing list / discussion forum for woodblock printmaking. Baren Digest Wednesday, 1 December 1999 Volume 09 : Number 804 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "John Ryrie" Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 11:51:35 +1100 Subject: [Baren 6919] printers balls The daber that is being talked about were traditionally known as printers balls and they predate rollers I don't know wen rollers came in but printers balls where used for printing type and woodcuts in medieval Europe. They wore about the size of a boxing glove and one person inked the block with two of these wile the other worked the press. The small ones that you can get in print shops now are used mostly for putting grounds on etching plates. John ------------------------------ From: "Philip Smith" Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 20:41:16 -0800 Subject: [none] Amada,...I guess this relates,..Glucosamine and Chondroitin, Schiff Co. sells it as "Pain Free" the main components are ala natural,...maybe something for your joints,...and then again I have to carve with a chip carving knife, traditional Japanese techniques are uncomfortable for me too,...the WWW.Woodcarverssupply.com has alot of chip carving knives and books on the subject,..you might want to check them out,....as Maria says, good health. Philip ------------------------------ From: Bella1yopp@aol.com Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 00:48:53 EST Subject: [Baren 6925] Re: No Subject I know we've been over the paper thing before but I am in a bind. I know, I just take, take, take. Well, I am printing with oil based inks on a lino block (one color) and it is slim pickings at the art store for paper. I need some suggestions on what would be good paper for someone hand printing. Papers that I have been successful with in the past aren't available. Any suggestions from any of you that have and/or still use oil based inks? - -Amanda ------------------------------ From: Wanda Robertson Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 22:55:22 -0800 Subject: [Baren 6926] Re: Paper Amanda, What have you been using? I print in the oily stuff and the wet stuff. One of my favorite for hand burnishing oil ink relief prints is Kitakata, then mulberry. You should be able to use just about any Japanese style (read lightweight) paper. Or any other thin paper, depending on the effect you are after. Good luck! Wanda ------------------------------ From: Julio.Rodriguez@walgreens.com Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 03:00:52 -0600 Subject: [Baren 6927] Dragons ! Philip......got your dragon in the mail today....I think it flew all the way here from Oregon, it looked tired and hungry ( a corner of the print has been bitten off !)......we fed him some leftover Thanksgiving treats........I am not an expert on these things but I think the proper name for your beast is an "amphiptere" ( a two-winged, legless snake with a dragon's head, approx. 9' long) last seen in Essex, England around the year 1669. I think for me part of the fun is going to be how many different type of dragons people come up with.....mine is being chiseled out of it's wood enclosure where it was trapped 1956 years ago near the town of Hangaville by a brave young warrior by the name of Sir Julius Birch, a Knight in the Royal Order of the Holy Plywood during the reign of king David the Bull. John R., the proper URL for the dragon page is: http://www.geocities.com/Area51/5426/baren.html ------------------------------ End of Baren Digest V9 #804 ***************************