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Message 1
From: Jan Telfer
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 00:15:17 +0800
Subject: [Baren 24755] Puzzle pages
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If you haven't been over to the Baren Puzzle pages have a bit of fun...

> http://www.skokienet.org/bandits/baren/fun&games.html

I didn't have any problem with the sliding puzzle!! I wonder why......?

But a hint of caution....don't go there if you are tired and really
should be going to bed...... it is now after 12 midnight and I am now
wide awake !!

I went visiting looking for the #21 Exchange Sign up page at 11pm Perth
Time which is 12 midnight Japanese time.... but couldn't find it now
needing to go to bed!!

Jan...but still hoping to sign up for #21....Help!

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Message 2
From: eli griggs
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 08:35:14 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Baren 24756] Re: Beginner's baren challenges
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Hi there:

So how many sheaths should a printer have on hand as a
practical matter?

I know much depends on how many prints are being done,
but taking into account breaking in a new baren, the
distance between a Japanese source and things like bad
weather and an ever dwindling supply, (fewer kids
gathering these things for pocket change) are bamboo
sheaths a resource that can be stored a year, five
years?

Just what is the shelf life of a sheath and how should
it be stored?

Cheers,
Eli

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Message 3
From: Barebonesart # comcast.net
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 17:08:11 +0000
Subject: [Baren 24757] Re: New Baren Digest (HTML) V26 #2604 (Mar 31, 2004)
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Gonzalo,
I had the same problem. I oiled the baren, I rotated it constantly, I fed it, bathed it, tucked it in at night and after a very few (in my estimation) prints it had holes in it. I was totally freaked, and thank you, Dave, you have kept me from going over the edge. I sent my little baren with the holes in it off to Julie Padgett and she re-wrapped it for me for $25.00. It sounds like you are confident that you can do that chore yourself - I tried it with two sheaths I had brought back from KC last June and was a total flop. So, for all you Barener's who don't have the talent for wrapping your own baren, try Julie.

Sharri

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Message 4
From: Daniel Dew
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 12:15:29 -0500
Subject: [Baren 24758] Re: Barens
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Hey, me too, mine didn't last for the first 45 prints, and I even took
mine out for dinner and drinks!
Does this Julie have an address?

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Message 5
From: FurryPressII # aol.com
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 16:14:48 EST
Subject: [Baren 24759] Re: Barens
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my iron printing press does not need to be taken out to dinner ( well a few
drinks of oil are acceptable) but then again i can't put it in my front
pocket.

john center

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Message 6
From: JEANNE CHASE
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 14:27:19 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Baren 24760] Re: Barens
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My wooden spoon never needs feeding, oiling or dating. It is just there for me!!!
It also never needs fixing and is easily replaced by another fifty cent spoon.

Ah, modern technoligy

Jeanne N.

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Message 7
From: David Bull
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 07:34:52 +0900
Subject: [Baren 24761] Re: Beginner's baren challenges
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Eli wrote:
> So how many sheaths should a printer have on hand as a
> practical matter?

Q: How long should a man's legs be?
A: Long enough to reach the ground.

Q: How many baren sheaths should you keep on hand?
A: Enough to last until a few minutes before the next shipment
arrives ...

> ... are bamboo sheaths a resource that can be stored a year, five
> years? Just what is the shelf life of a sheath and how should
> it be stored?

Depends. (Don't you just love answers like that!)

They store pretty well actually, considering that they are plant matter.
I keep my 'stock' (hah!) just up on a shelf lying in loose bundles. This
way they can 'breath' and seem to stay fairly stable. If you tightly
wrap them in plastic, they can sometimes get mouldy.

But they do go 'dry' after a while, and older ones are of course much
more susceptible to cracking and splitting than fresh ones. So it's
better to try and renew your 'stock' in small quantities whenever you
can, rather than getting a big bunch, and sitting on it for years ...

Dave

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Message 8
From: Mike Lyon
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 17:58:48 -0600
Subject: [Baren 24762] Exchange #21 Sign-up begins in about 16 hours...
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EXCHANGE #21 -- Surimono: the four elements (earth, air, fire, water) in
shikishiban size

SIGN-UP will begin in about 16 hours (10 AM in Kansas City) at
http://www.barenforum.org/exchange/exchange_sign-up.html

31 prints must be delivered to the coordinator by August 1.

The shikishiban size (about 9 x 8 inches and about 23cm x 20.5cm) is
appropriate for this exchange's 'surimono' theme. Surimono (literally
'printed thing'), are distinguished from other Japanese prints in several
ways: surimono were privately commissioned and distributed rather than
being issued by a commercial publisher; they were printed on thicker paper
which facilitated special printing effects; and they were consistently
adorned with poems that played games with the links between verbal and
visual imagery. Surimono were deluxe prints that displayed the wealth and
taste of the individual or individuals who commissioned them. For the
artist they represented high-profile commissions executed in close
consultation with the leading connoisseurs, poets and actors of the day.
(source: Fitzwilliam
Museum http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/japan/gallery/textP.htm )

GOOD LUCK! Complete information about this and other [Baren] exchanges may
be found at http://www.barenforum.org/exchange

-- Mike

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Sign-up begins at 3:00 p.m. of "April 1st (GMT). All interested members may
sign up at that time, however those members who participated in the
previous exchange (#20) will appear on the "Waiting List" list for the
first week of sign-up (through 2:59:59 p.m. of April 8th (GMT) in order to
encourage broadest participation in each exchange.

Note: the actual moment of startup has been selected in order that the
largest possible number of [Baren] members will be awake. Given the global
range of our group this is difficult, but the huge width of the Pacific
Ocean gives us a 'window' of opportunity; while the Pacific sleeps, the
rest of the world is awake. So here is a rough guide to the time...

3:00 pm GMT is about 5 am in Honolulu, 8 am in Los Angeles, 10 am in
Chicago and Mexico, 11 am in New York, noon for Brazilians, 4 pm in London,
6 pm in Israel and Athens, afternoon/evening for those in Europe and the
Middle East, 11 pm in Hong Kong and Perth, Australia, midnight in Japan and
1 am on the 2nd in Sydney, Australia...

When calculating the exact moment of sign-up for your particular time zone,
please remember that GMT does not change during the summer; it is a
year-round stable base of reference. If your local zone does use summer
time, you will have to make the necessary adjustment ... If you are
confused about how to find the correct time, please visit the Time Zone
Converter page for assistance.

After the first week, those who were placed on the Waiting List because
they participated in the previous exchange will be moved to the end of the
list. Subsequent sign-ups will be appended to the list in the order they
were time-stamped by our server. The first thirty who signed up will appear
in the "Subscription list" and the rest will appear in the "Waiting List".

(Anyone who will be 'on holiday' or away from their computer during their
particular sign-up period should make arrangements with a friend to make
the sign-up for them.)

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Here are some of the particulars -- complete details are in the sign-up and
exchange pages themselves:

Participation: Signing up for an Exchange obliges your active participation
in [Baren] discussions...

Medium: woodblock print (hand rubbed or pulled on a press, B&W or colour,
any pigments, any paper).

Theme: Surimono: the four elements (earth, air, fire, water).

Image size: no restriction.

Paper size: Shikishiban, about 9 x 8 inches (23cm x 20.5cm) vertical format
only.

Registration period: One month starting April 1, 2004 (or until 30
participants are enrolled)

Drop-out deadline: July 1st, 2004

Delivery deadline for finished prints: August 1st, 2004 You must deliver 31
prints, a self-addressed mailing label, and sufficient return postage (in
the coordinator's native currency or postage).

Communications: It is essential that the coordinator be in close and timely
communication with you. You must respond promptly to e-mails sent from the
coordinator and must notify the coordinator of any change in e-mail address.


Mike Lyon
http://mlyon.com

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