Baren Digest Thursday, 14 June 2001 Volume 15 : Number 1455 From: "Bridget Henry" Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 09:55:40 -0700 Subject: [Baren 14811] Re: Baren Digest V15 #1450 Hello, I wanted to ask if anybody in the Bay area would be willing to rent/share their space and press for a few days. I was approached by an artist from Tuva to rent my press and since I have only had it for two months I really don't want to. The artist makes linoleum cuts about Tuvan shaminism and has about 7 ready to print he needs about 3-5 days to print editions of each one. If anyone knows of anything or is willing to play host please let me know and I will hook you up with these people. You can respond off list at bridgetmaryh@hotmail.com Thank you, Bridget _________________________________________________________________ From: "eli griggs" Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 15:30:56 -0400 Subject: [Baren 14812] Re: sharpening charset="iso-8859-1" Hi there: The single best book to help you learn to sharpen is "The Complete Guide to Sharpening" by Leonard Lee. It is well written by an author who knows what he is writing about. Your local library should have it. It is also a standard item in many woodworkers stores. If you let me know what sort of stones you have to work with, and the types of tools you are wanting sharpened, I will try to talk you through the basic technique. I suggest that you do nothing until you know what it is you are doing and MOST importantly WHY. Sharpening is very simple but needs correct methods to bring a good tool to it's best edge. Truth be told, there is a lot of Voodoo to some peoples methods and separating fact from fiction can be the most difficult thing to do when learning. I also urge you not to use any power tools on your fine carving gear, no matter what, until you have a real understanding of what a sharp tool requires and feels like. Hand methods are best for these small tools and mistakes can really be difficult to recover from, when there is no one at your side to show you what is right and what is wrong and when something needs fixing. Cheers, Eli Griggs Charlotte N.C. USA ------------------------------ From: Sunnffunn@aol.com Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 19:57:03 EDT Subject: [Baren 14813] Re: Exchange 10 Lynita I do not remember hearing from you and I would like to say I am very busy running my exchage #10 prints. I have the block carved and many of them ran , as I know we could sell this house any day and be moving , so I want to be certain I have them done and ready. Marilynn Smith Portland, Oregon ------------------------------ From: "Alan Basist" Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 21:56:16 -0500 Subject: [Baren 14815] Re: sharpening charset="iso-8859-1" Hi Eli, My message to you got garbled. Thanks for all the good advice. I would love it if you could walk me through a sharpening lesson. I just purchased some stones from Japan designed to sharpen my Japanese woodworking tools, the grit on them is 4000, 1000, 250. I have a set of tools designed for hanga that includes a kento knife and other gouges which I don't know the name of. Jerelee - ----- Original Message ----- From: "eli griggs" To: Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 2:30 PM Subject: [Baren 14812] Re: sharpening > Hi there: > > The single best book to help you learn to sharpen is "The Complete Guide to > Sharpening" by Leonard Lee. It is well written by an author who knows what > he is writing about. Your local library should have it. It is also a > standard item in many woodworkers stores. > > If you let me know what sort of stones you have to work with, and the types > of tools you are wanting sharpened, I will try to talk you through the basic > technique. > > I suggest that you do nothing until you know what it is you are doing and > MOST importantly WHY. Sharpening is very simple but needs correct methods > to bring a good tool to it's best edge. Truth be told, there is a lot of > Voodoo to some peoples methods and separating fact from fiction can be the > most difficult thing to do when learning. > > I also urge you not to use any power tools on your fine carving gear, no > matter what, until you have a real understanding of what a sharp tool > requires and feels like. Hand methods are best for these small tools and > mistakes can really be difficult to recover from, when there is no one at > your side to show you what is right and what is wrong and when something > needs fixing. > > > Cheers, > > Eli Griggs > Charlotte N.C. > USA > ------------------------------ From: Lynita Shimizu Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 07:39:56 -0400 Subject: [Baren 14816] Re: Exchange 10 Hi Marilynn, Lucky you! Sounds like you have things really under control at your house. I was a big grouch at the beginning of this week as after cutting five blocks and doing a proof, I rejected the print I was planning to use for the Exchange. (At least I didn't waste any good paper.) I think my problem was I was trying to redo an old idea, thinking it would be safe ... but it wasn't. Now I'm cutting something completely different, taking some risks and trying for a more painterly look. I'll be relieved when I'm at the printing stage. Good luck selling your house. Where are you planning to move to? You must be really busy ... living a bit on the edge. Best wishes, Lynita ------------------------------ From: Lynita Shimizu Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 07:57:50 -0400 Subject: [Baren 14817] Re: Exchange 10 Oops! I knew I'd do that some day --- send a private e-mail to the whole group. Sorry! At least I wasn't gossiping. Lynita ------------------------------ From: "April Vollmer" Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 08:04:27 -0400 Subject: [Baren 14818] Royal Welcome Mat charset="iso-8859-1" Jerilee, throw away the powdered pigment, it's not worth the health risk. And not so easy to mix them with water either, you can't just stir it in, you need to mull it and add some extra ingredients to break the surface tension. Get pigment DISPERSIONS, already mixed. Art Guerra in NY has them, I'm sure there are other places. And Sarah, congratulations, it sounds like Baren is treating you right! A fabulous opportunity for everyone to get together. I just heard from the framer that you are getting everything in order. How wonderful to see the Skokie exhibit, and the Hiratsuka! Hey, if they have copies of the book about moku hanga that was written by his daughter, could you get me a copy? And don't forget to give yourself lots of extra time in the Art Institute. They have Seurat's Bathers. And don't forget the Asian collection is pretty great too. I am sorry not to be able to join you, but I have to get ready for my own show. Opens Thursday June 28 for any barener's in NYC. Have a fabulous time in Chicago, everyone, we expect photos!!! ------------------------------ End of Baren Digest V15 #1455 *****************************