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Roller Cores20 Jul 09
Caslon Bold Type14 Apr 09
Ludlow "breakers"27 Jun 08
Kluge Problem?29 May 08
Printing from Wood Type8 Sep 07
Ever worked on "dead horse"?4 Jun 07
Something a little different from the usual day23 Mar 07
Recent comments
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You would think that "Gerald" makes his...15 Nov
Winking cat, are you kin to dickg.?7 Feb
Where in Alabama? I have a letterpress...5 Feb
Well, ding my jacket!!------NOT!! 7 Jul
We call it a line gauge. Not only...29 Mar
Those elektrons were "pretty"! When...23 Feb
There is not a right or a wrong answer...8 Feb
There is just a comfortable feeling...3 Jun
There is a lot less to go wrong with a...15 Aug
The thins are called hair space. The...5 Jun
The comments I have read on this...11 Mar
That is the term that is used when...18 May
So many variables. Setting a per hour...29 Jan
Seems to me that the ink vehicle has...18 Jul
Rome, Georgia; Florence, Alabama; or...30 Apr
My old '47 windmill does not have that...23 Aug
Lisa, I have two c&p's. The one I use...5 Mar
Keyboard cams require very little oil....1 May
It looks like Goudy Oldstyle with Swash...16 Feb
It looks like Goudy Oldstyle with Swash...16 Feb
Inky, pretty sure that it's a jake-leg...9 Sep
If the craftsman is set up to register...19 Jul
I would wipe them off with type wash on...2 Feb
I would love to have one of those goose...17 May
I too, have an ancient windmill. Mine...1 Jun
I think I will put that form on the...8 Sep
I second that motion! 10 Sep
I really think you can save the...10 Nov
I really do appreciate the suggestions...9 Sep
I know you aren't going to believe it...2 Jun
I have to speak out in defense of my...21 Aug
I agree with the other comments. Where...27 Jul
I agree with dickg about the kluge. I...27 Jul
Hate to admit it but a few years...17 May
Geoffrey, that repro stock was called...23 Apr
Fifty years ago, there were tons of...26 Mar
Dynamite will work, in large...2 Apr
DickG: Can you get a double-black on a...16 May
dickg is right. I prefer to print...4 Nov
Dick, is that 51 in dog years?29 Aug