Baren Digest Thursday, 12 April 2001 Volume 15 : Number 1386 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 07:13:36 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Baren 14151] two questions... Hello, Baren, first of all I would like to ask about the procedure concerning the preparation of wood prior to carving. I have lost all e-mails concerning previous discussions,so... Second,I do need to ask something that has nothing to do with printmaking so I apologise aforehand. What do you call in English those shops that usually work only around some holiday (Christmas,Easter,Thanksgiving,etc.) and sell particularly stuff related to that holiday? I hope this makes sense... Regards, Dimitris ------------------------------ From: Wanda Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 08:23:43 -0700 Subject: [Baren 14152] matting woodblock prints (and snakes) I am trying to get some stuff ready for a show in June & I am having a lot of trouble with matting. It's the colors! There are a million colors. Anyway, I do know that I want to mat them in white - but which white? Everyone I talk to has a different color preference - pure white? refrigerator white? Same color as the print paper white? What are your thoughts on this? I still have some more snakeys to send. I hope none of you had to pay "postage due" on any of my slithery friends! I sure am enjoying the snakes that have arrived in my mail box. I wish we had one of these things going year-round. Kind of a "round-robin" print exchange. Although, since it's April already & there are more snakes to come - maybe this *is* a year-long project. :-) Wanda ------------------------------ From: "Maria Arango" Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 08:29:11 -0700 Subject: [Baren 14153] sawing blocks Dear Bareners, I am working on a puzzle block and my scroll saw is too small to handle splitting the block (14" x 26" plank cherry, about 3/4" thick). My coping saw throat is too small for the task. I fitted a jigsaw with the thinnest, finest blade I could find and found the saw line too big. What happens is that the block, once inked and reassembled, does not fit tightly enough to allow perfect registration. I have been perusing the Japanese Woodworkers and Japantools Catalogs and there is such a huge variety of saws (expensive saws) that my tiny mind is boggled. My question is, is there a hand saw that will handle tight curves in thick cherry plank of such proportions? Has anyone successfully used such a tool, what do you call it, and where can I get one? I know we have woodworking lurkers somewhere in the deep woods...HHHHHEEEEEEEELPPP!!! TIA, Maria <><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Maria Arango Las Vegas, Nevada, USA http://www.1000woodcuts.com maria@mariarango.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><> ------------------------------ From: Daniel Dew Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 11:38:53 -0400 Subject: [Baren 14154] Re: matting woodblock prints (and snakes) I'd say pick a white and stick with it throughout the pieces shown. I personally like "bright white" or "Brilliant white", no matter the paper color. Black frames too, very simple, let the prints speak for themselves not the matt and frames. A teacher once said that if you "need" the mat and frame elaborate, then you "need" to redo the print. Not that I agree with him, but it does keep me thinking..... dan dew > From: Wanda > Subject: [Baren 14152] matting woodblock prints (and snakes) > Anyway, I > do > know that I want to mat them in white - but which white? > Same color as the > print paper white? What are your thoughts on this? > > > Wanda ------------------------------ From: Sunnffunn@aol.com Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 13:14:22 EDT Subject: [Baren 14155] Re: two questions... You must be thinking of our hoilday bazaars. Weird word for a shop but when groups get together to sell we seem to call it a bazar. I have a queston for those using akua kolor. How do I clean my roller? The paint will not come off??? I have rolled before but this thalo blue is awful, won't lift. What a fool I have been owning these wonderful akua kolors so long and not really rolling out on a linoblock, they are beautiful. Yes my shina, do I need to sand this? I thought just a lttle as it is already nice and smooth. Marilynn ------------------------------ From: ArtfulCarol@aol.com Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 15:29:46 EDT Subject: [Baren 14156] Re: matting woodblock prints (and snakes) Just my preference for mats: Not a stark white, nothing with a hint of grey, or too yellow but an off-white-eggshell, champagne .Different companies , different names. Make sure where it is cut that you see the same color as the mat. Carol Lyons Irvington, NY ------------------------------ From: Julio.Rodriguez@walgreens.com Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 15:37:02 -0500 Subject: [Baren 14157] Re: Marilyn Philby Gallery & sawing Maria in half.... oops.... I meant sawing maria's blocks in half. I am trying to picture your block and of course the problem is that the avg 15" throat on the power scroll saws is not big enough to allow you full access to all areas of your block. What if you were to layout your puzzle design on the block, and starting near the middle and using a hand coping saw....cut away thru the middle of the block...piece by piece...until you reach the other side.......then you would be left with two smaller pieces that you could easily finish with the power scroll saw. I have a hand coping saw with a 12" throat, but even with such a tool it would be a difficult job. Brainstorming here........ Sarah, I stopped by the Marilyn Philby Gallery in Evanston (Illinois) to see your woodblock prints. They have an aninmal themed exhibit as all the walls are covered with piggies, chickens and of course your wonderful dog prints....very nice work !!! I am thrilled to have your work on my personal collection. Julio ------------------------------ From: Claude Villeneuve Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 16:57:10 -0400 Subject: [Baren 14158] Re: matting woodblock prints (and snakes) Wanda: There is a kind of acid-free matting that is white like BFK Rives on one side and creamy white like Arches on the other side. You can buy it in sheets 32 x 40 inches from friendly framing stores who don't mind selling you a full sheet. This way, you can match the whites accordingly and as a whole your exhibit will hold well together. Good luck! Claude Aimée ------------------------------ From: "Philip Smith" Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 14:03:28 -0700 Subject: [Baren 14159] Re: sawing blocks Maria I just looked in my Woodcraft catalog and on page 42 there's a "deep throat" fret saw that will cut 11.5 inches more than enough for your puzzle. It's a hand saw and they have blades on the same page. Give a look see. Their number is 800-225-1153 for a catalog. Good luck. Philip Hammond, OR USA ------------------------------ From: DosDots@aol.com Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 01:02:14 EDT Subject: [Baren 14160] Re: two questions... marilynn, i don't know what other folks have found, but i've used akua colors alot with soft rubber brayers, and the ink is a little clingy- water alone doesn't always cut it. i just use a little mild dish soap and that does the trick- noreen richards ------------------------------ End of Baren Digest v15 #1386 *****************************