I believe this is my first punctuation block on End Grain. This block came with the huge mixed lot of over 150 blocks which was my first wood type purchase. There are a few letters that match the ampersand, all cut side grain. I always find it a little disappointing when small blocks like these are cut side grain, they lack the firmness and polish of an end grain block. ...

The number 4 just looks so brilliant in this typeface. Vertical, horizontal and diagonal lines and it’s all punctuated with those big meaty serifs. I just want to take this block everywhere and stamp it on various items and people. This block as been cut into for storage or kerning purposes. You can still see the grain on it and i like how it’s really light and red-ish in certain ...

This set of French Antique letters has such a lovely patina. I think the traces of red are what give them such a rich color. One neat advantage to scanning small or extremely stretched letterforms like these is getting to zoom in and see the work that went into hand finishing them. It’s great to be able to compare the upper and lower case forms of a letter that’s similar in ...

I think the face of this block is fascinating. On the top half, the grain is stained and darker, with the diagonal streaks from the grain taking dominance. But on the bottom half, the real color of the wood shows through and you can see the rings of the wood, which run perpendicular to the lines on the top half. The two colors of the different halves go well together, ...