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Baren Digest            Wednesday, 16 December 1998    Volume 05 : Number 379

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From: Julio.Rodriguez@walgreens.com
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 16:23:23 -0600
Subject: [Baren 2364] re: I almost forgot! 

I forgot to mention on my last posting that grandpa PAUL used to work for a
commercial firm downtown making wood engravings back around the turn of the
century. On his spare time he would occassionally do some woodcuts as a
hobby; just for fun.  He is going to bring out some of his old blocks at
XMAS and show us kids ( Fred & me) how printing was done back in the old
days.  He has some woodblocks, papers and inks stashed away in a trunk from
when he retired in 1938) that he is going to put to good use.  Fred and I
can't wait !

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From: Graham Scholes <gscholes@islandnet.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 16:01:59 -0800
Subject: [Baren 2367] Re: Elmer's wood paste 

Marco wrote....
>I remember somebody saying that Elmer's wood paste works well to repair
>a small area that has been accidentally carved.

I recall this but would be concerned that if you use water base pigments it
would desolve the glue in time.
Now if we are not talking glue and some other waterproof stuff then it
should work.

The little trick I use is with a hot palette knife smooth on some wax.
Works like a .....well you know.
I prefer the cabinet makers wax sticks as they set up much harder that
common variety wax ... ie candles.

Graham

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From: April Vollmer/John Yamaguchi <jy6@columbia.edu>
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 00:09:12 -0400
Subject: [Baren 2369] Distinctions 

Didn't someone post the Tamarind suggestions for labeling editions one
time? It seems to me that the most important concept in numbering prints is
that it should be useful and descriptive, a tool for the artist to describe
what he has made, to be honest w buyer.

Is there any way to make a distinction between artist-printed and
publisher-printed prints?

April Vollmer

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