For some time I have been registering a multiple block using an old picture frame - the block would rest inside the left hand corner and the paper edge lined up with the outside of the frame. I found this worked quite well if I was extremely careful..and I was often hand printing with lighter papers.
I print my lino & woodcuts on the etching press using an old
commercial printers rubber blanket instead of the wool and felt blankets
(unless I want deep embossing). However, when I went to print the
thicker blocks - like those used with wood engraving, I needed to add
some carrier blocks on either side to help absorb some of the pressure
from the roller - protecting both press and carved block.
Registration posed a problem until I came across
John Steins' Website . Here is what I delightedly made with my newly purchased jigsaw!
So simple. I did find the rubber blanket was a little soft - it pressed into the finer details which had a tendency to fill in with ink. So I used a piece of matboard instead.
Please visit this
page on John Steins site for further details.
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| Proof of "Mrs Wren" 2 block wood engraving |
I have put on heaps of prints on Ebay this month. Trying to make some room for up coming works.
