Thanks so much for all this advice! I've just made my first reduction lino cut on the xCut using Termes Burton clips for registration, and it's worked so well...
Thank you for excellent videos ! I have just made a new year resolution to do more lino cuts and this has inspired me to get the handbag press and take up my favourite printing .
Thank you so much for this series! What surprises me is that you use dry paper. How can you make a print so clean? Would it work on slightly textured papers the same? Does damp paper cause problems with the registration?
I have personally never understood the reason some people routinely use damp paper for relief work. If the inking and pressure/packing is correct, any ink sits nicely on the surface as it should. For intaglio- etching, collagraph etc; then of course the paper needs to be softer. Also, as you say, with very rough textured paper, it might be necessary. You are also correct in identifying the major problems with registration that would occur with reduction prints on damp paper, where the paper would expand and contract between layers.
This is so informative - thank you. I have recently started making lino cuts and have a craft press which I knew I had kept for a reason! May I ask about cutting board? Do you have some sort of jigsaw, and if so how basic is it? I've realised that cutting board etc cleanly is an important function for making bench hooks, registration devices, mats etc; but I have little space. Thank you 😊
Yes, a question that comes up a lot! When I use 6mm mdf or for press beds etc, I use my big radial arm circular saw in my workshop. Not possible for many folk I appreciate. But for registration jigs and mounting lino, ordinary 3mm hardboard is ok and with care can be cut with a sharp heavy duty craft knife and safe steel rule. Failing that, registration jigs can be made with mountboard etc; as long as it’s firm and a little thinner than the lino.
This video is so detailed and helpful..I’m just starting to use my new xcut...I want to ask how you clean up the block when it is attached to a piece of hard board...don’t know if this is ok due to type water involved in cleaning the lino
Jo & Billy Glad you have found some value in these videos. I assume you've found time to watch the other two? Yes, the business of clean up! Well I'll be blunt. Personally I think the whole 'non toxic' thing has gone a bit too far and I have to laugh at people driving miles in their polluting cars to buy dreadful environmentally disastrous baby wipes or detergents and oils in various forms to clean a few tiny smears of ink! I use a few drops of ordinary white spirit which I believe to be quite safe in the way and quantities I use. Quick, efficient and - as you say, no problem with either warping of backing board or damage to delicate lino carving from unnecessary scrubbing. The choice is yours of course. Apologies for the wee rant!
Colin Blanchard thanks Colin..and I agree with you about the mismatch in people’s thinking to do with pollution and all the environmental aspects of life. ...I think your idea of just wiping is the best solution. Thank you for your help, Jo
What a fantastic video, many thanks. Can I ask how you cut the hardboard forme so accurately? I find it such a difficult material to work accurately with.
Thanks Kevin Did you see the other two videos after this one? Yes, I have to say that my sliding mitre saw is a very important if not essential, tool in my own linocut work; not only cutting the formes from either hardboard or mdf, but also making sure the blocks themselves are exactly the same size. But if you use unmounted lino, you can do just as well using a proper (safe!) heavy straight edge and a good sharp 'Stanley' knife.
@@colinblanchard Aha! So that's your secret ;-) I don't have a sliding mitre saw so I've just spent a tedious afternoon cutting a hardboard forme by hand with a Stanley and metal ruler. It's not exactly the snuggest fitting forme ever - and I never want to do another one that way. So I reckon it's off to eBay for a sliding mitre. Thanks for taking the time to answer.
Well, there is simpler (and cheaper!) solution, but I'd need to draw, or perhaps photograph it. Are you a member of the FB groups like Linocut Friends or Craft Press Printmaking? If I have a minute I'll put something on there.
@@01greeningc01 and @Cas D. in Feb 2017 Colin linked to this page in a comment on his blog post, answering the same question: handprinted.co.uk/collections/relief-printmaking-presses/products/printmakers-accessory-pack-for-xcut-xpress
Lovely hare. Could you tell me the supplier for the chopping board,I had trouble finding a long one,and also if you just cut it with a jigsaw. Great idea with the xcut. Thanks for your inspiring videos
This is excellent Colin. Just what I was looking for as a beginner to linocut and having just purchased an Xcut Xpress. I cannot thank you enough...
Thanks so much for all this advice! I've just made my first reduction lino cut on the xCut using Termes Burton clips for registration, and it's worked so well...
Very instructional. On to watch the rest of the series. (Great linocut prints as well).
Thank you so much, very informative and looking forward for the next part.
Excellent demonstrations. Thank you, Colin.
FANTASTIC! THANK YOU for sharing this!
Thank you for excellent videos ! I have just made a new year resolution to do more lino cuts and this has inspired me to get the handbag press and take up my favourite printing .
Wonderfully instructive. Thank you.
Thank you so much for this series! What surprises me is that you use dry paper. How can you make a print so clean? Would it work on slightly textured papers the same? Does damp paper cause problems with the registration?
I have personally never understood the reason some people routinely use damp paper for relief work. If the inking and pressure/packing is correct, any ink sits nicely on the surface as it should. For intaglio- etching, collagraph etc; then of course the paper needs to be softer. Also, as you say, with very rough textured paper, it might be necessary. You are also correct in identifying the major problems with registration that would occur with reduction prints on damp paper, where the paper would expand and contract between layers.
Thank you Master! Your help is very much appreciated.
This is so informative - thank you. I have recently started making lino cuts and have a craft press which I knew I had kept for a reason!
May I ask about cutting board? Do you have some sort of jigsaw, and if so how basic is it? I've realised that cutting board etc cleanly is an important function for making bench hooks, registration devices, mats etc; but I have little space. Thank you 😊
Yes, a question that comes up a lot! When I use 6mm mdf or for press beds etc, I use my big radial arm circular saw in my workshop. Not possible for many folk I appreciate. But for registration jigs and mounting lino, ordinary 3mm hardboard is ok and with care can be cut with a sharp heavy duty craft knife and safe steel rule. Failing that, registration jigs can be made with mountboard etc; as long as it’s firm and a little thinner than the lino.
This video is so detailed and helpful..I’m just starting to use my new xcut...I want to ask how you clean up the block when it is attached to a piece of hard board...don’t know if this is ok due to type water involved in cleaning the lino
Jo & Billy Glad you have found some value in these videos. I assume you've found time to watch the other two?
Yes, the business of clean up! Well I'll be blunt. Personally I think the whole 'non toxic' thing has gone a bit too far and I have to laugh at people driving miles in their polluting cars to buy dreadful environmentally disastrous baby wipes or detergents and oils in various forms to clean a few tiny smears of ink! I use a few drops of ordinary white spirit which I believe to be quite safe in the way and quantities I use. Quick, efficient and - as you say, no problem with either warping of backing board or damage to delicate lino carving from unnecessary scrubbing. The choice is yours of course. Apologies for the wee rant!
Colin Blanchard thanks Colin..and I agree with you about the mismatch in people’s thinking to do with pollution and all the environmental aspects of life. ...I think your idea of just wiping is the best solution. Thank you for your help, Jo
excellent.thanks
What a fantastic video, many thanks. Can I ask how you cut the hardboard forme so accurately? I find it such a difficult material to work accurately with.
Thanks Kevin Did you see the other two videos after this one? Yes, I have to say that my sliding mitre saw is a very important if not essential, tool in my own linocut work; not only cutting the formes from either hardboard or mdf, but also making sure the blocks themselves are exactly the same size. But if you use unmounted lino, you can do just as well using a proper (safe!) heavy straight edge and a good sharp 'Stanley' knife.
@@colinblanchard Aha! So that's your secret ;-) I don't have a sliding mitre saw so I've just spent a tedious afternoon cutting a hardboard forme by hand with a Stanley and metal ruler. It's not exactly the snuggest fitting forme ever - and I never want to do another one that way. So I reckon it's off to eBay for a sliding mitre. Thanks for taking the time to answer.
Well, there is simpler (and cheaper!) solution, but I'd need to draw, or perhaps photograph it. Are you a member of the FB groups like Linocut Friends or Craft Press Printmaking? If I have a minute I'll put something on there.
@@colinblanchardHi yes I'm on Linocut Friends, I expect most people on there would welcome that as well. Thanks again!
@@colinblanchard I've been telling newbies on Linocut Friends to watch your videos ;-)
Could you please tell me the dimensions of the long bed that you made. Thanks!
Hi Cas - did you get the dimensions for the long bed referenced by Colin in the video? If so, could you publish please? Thanks, Chris.
@@01greeningc01 and @Cas D. in Feb 2017 Colin linked to this page in a comment on his blog post, answering the same question: handprinted.co.uk/collections/relief-printmaking-presses/products/printmakers-accessory-pack-for-xcut-xpress
Are they called Turns Burton Pins? I can't find them.
It's spelled Ternes Burton.
Katie Fuller thanks
Lovely hare. Could you tell me the supplier for the chopping board,I had trouble finding a long one,and also if you just cut it with a jigsaw. Great idea with the xcut. Thanks for your inspiring videos