by Paul | Jan 9, 2018 | Arts & Crafts
I made a linoleum block print, and I show you how I did it in the video. BUT – What makes it a “hybrid linoleum block print?” Traditionally, linoleum block prints are made by using hand tools such as wood carving knives and gouges, much in the same way the “old...
by Paul | Jan 2, 2018 | Farm & Homestead, Gidget McMidget
Yes, I know. I’m well aware this is not a how-to video, nor is it anything promotional about products I fabricate for sale. It’s all about our little eight pound bundle of joy, Gidget McMidget. Sorry, but I couldn’t resist! This was not a planned...
by Paul | Dec 25, 2017 | Arts & Crafts
Long before the invention of linoleum block printing, and using lead plates to make prints; wood cut block printing was the way in which duplicate prints of hand bills or artwork could be made. The best and most clear of wood cut block prints were made from dense...
by Paul | Nov 16, 2017 | Arts & Crafts
My wife Susan decided she wanted a table-top, pallet wood, Christmas tree to decorate for the upcoming, annual, Women’s Health Resource Library http://www.whrl.org Table Top Christmas Tree Auction. She found several pictures of various examples online, and...
by Paul | Nov 1, 2017 | Arts & Crafts, Tools & Equipment
I needed a rubber stamp with my logo, but I didn’t want to spend the money to have one made up for me. I took a class at the Women’s Health Resource Library ( http://www.whrl.org ) in Milbridge, Maine last winter on how to make rubber stamps and linoleum blocks, so I...
