Baren Digest                Friday, 7 March 2003        Volume 22 : Number 2151


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From: Louise Cass <lcass#primus.ca>
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 09:37:24 -0500
Subject: [Baren 20929] Re: Has anyone ever used a pin press? 

Barbara-
This sounds interesting but Nik Semenoff's web site can not be accessed??!!
Louise C.

At 09:17 PM 3/5/03 -0800, you wrote:

>Terri, I have one and it will not take the place of a press by any means,
>However, Nik Semenoff has a palm press that will do a good job...see his
>site at http://duke.usask.ca/~semenoff/ or look up his name on the
>internet..his daughter makes these palm presses, sort of like a ball
>bearing baren. In fact a ball bearing baren might work. Best to you,
>Barbara  <> wrote:   Hello- I do wood engravings, usually carved on to     
> It SOUNDS great but it's awfully pricy to buy just to try out.  
>
>Do you Yahoo!?
> Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, and more

http://www.LCassArt.com

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From: Bette Wappner <bettewappner#earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 10:11:12 -0500
Subject: [Baren 20930] Re: enjoyed workshop 

Hi Robert and everyone!
I too enjoyed the Japanese Woodblock Printmaking workshop for 4 days in
Columbus, Ohio.  Yes, it was c-o-l-d  and s-n-o-w-y !  But we didn't let the
weather get in the way.  The people at Dublin Arts Council were wonderful
hosts and they are a great organization.

I agree with Robert that Takuji Hamanka is a great teacher and printer.  He
is knowledgeable, nice, and has a refreshing light sense of humor.  I
learned so much in this fabulous art of moku hanga.  I'm in love with the
ball bearing baren also.  Its on my list to get.  I noticed that Takuji
worked miracles when he used the ball bearing baren when compared to the
results that I got when I used it - (the beginner that I am!)  which proves
he's a very experienced printer.  There were 12 students total.  All of us
enjoyed each other's company and getting to know each other.  We enjoyed
Robert Canaga's tips and comments from his experience as a printmaker.
Robert also introduced some very fine quality gouache which I'll let him
comment on if he wishes.   My design was a 4 block and an image from one of
my haiku.  

Best to everyone,
Bette Wappner



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From: "Cynthia S. Bendix" <contact-print#juno.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 07:53:49 -0800
Subject: [Baren 20931] Re: Has anyone ever used a pin press? 

What is a corian engraving? Is corian a type of board or substrate?
Thea

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From: "Maria Diener (aka Arango)" <maria#mariarango.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 08:01:51 -0800
Subject: [Baren 20932] RE: Corian & pin press  

I had a chance to try out one of those heavy pin presses and agree with
Charles on his assessment. Try a marble rolling pin first, although it is a
bit less heavy it is a much cheaper alternative. All and all, a ball bearing
baren takes the sweat out of printing and is capable of a lot of pressure.
Some available at the Baren Mall.

Corian is a Dupont poly-resin product manufactured for kitchen countertops
and cutting boards. Although a bit tough to cut (it is HARD!) with engraving
tools and impossible to tackle with woodcut tools, it yields incredible
detail; every little dot and tiny line will print perfectly. As John points
out, it can be both intaglio and relief printed, both at the same time if
you plan it that way.

The main reason I work on it is because of the exquisite detail it allows me
to print and the block wipes completely clean after printing. As some of you
know, I sell original blocks as well as prints and the Corian stuff is a
hit. Once cleaned, rolled up, and covered with polyurethane the block looks
like marble. Definitely scores high on the "perceived value" scale.

Another plus is that it is cheap (when compared to other wood engraving
materials) readily available either purchased from a source online (just
search for Corian in Google) or you can get free scraps from your local
cabinet maker/kitchen remodeling shop.

Happy cutting,
Maria

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     Maria Arango
  Las Vegas Nevada USA
  www.1000woodcuts.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-baren#ml.asahi-net.or.jp
> [mailto:owner-baren#ml.asahi-net.or.jp]On Behalf Of Cynthia S. Bendix
> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 7:54 AM
> To: baren#ml.asahi-net.or.jp
> Cc: baren#ml.asahi-net.or.jp
> Subject: [Baren 20931] Re: Has anyone ever used a pin press?
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> What is a corian engraving? Is corian a type of board or substrate?
> Thea
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From: "Terri Nelson" <nelsonte#ohsu.edu>
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 08:58:00 -0800
Subject: [Baren 20933] Re: Has anyone ever used a pin press? 



I print them intaglio.  I use woodcut ink, so it's fairly loose, and cover
the boards entirely with a thick coat, so that I can be sure I've packed
it down into the cuts.  The wiping takes a long time, and you have to
take some care that you don't pull the ink entirely out of the cuts, but
it does work.  If the ink is too stiff, I add a gel reducer.  The trick is
actually to make sure the paper is thick and very, very wet when you
lay it on the boards, and the press has to be set pretty high with thick
blankets.  You end up with a large, inexpensive to cut, intaglio print,
with really nice embossing where the paper presses into the grooves.
To add some texture, because the plywood is very smooth and the ink
tends to wipe completely off any place I haven't cut, I often gesso the
boards thickly before I cut, then shellac them - the brush marks in the =
gesso catch the ink just enough to add texture.

Thank you for the pin information!  I was having a delusion that maybe
it was a MAGIC rolling pin, I guess.


>>> cmorgan#uvic.ca 03/05/03 07:07PM >>>

>I am interested in just how you ink the boards ... you say just like a =
>metal engraving. Are you printing as relief or as intaglio?...




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From: Mike Lyon <mikelyon#mlyon.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 14:22:43 -0600
Subject: [Baren 20934] Re: Alert for #16 exchange participants 

No stupid question, only stupid exchange managers!  7.5 x 10 (not 10.5) 
inch paper size.  See 
http://www.barenforum.org/exchange/exchange_16/exchange_16.html for 
complete specifications.

Mike

At 03:01 PM 3/5/2003 -0800, you wrote:

>Hi, This is a stoopid ? but is that 7.5X10.5 print size or paper size???
>...<snip>...  RC


Mike Lyon
mailto:mikelyon#mlyon.com
http://www.mlyon.com  

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