Comments on: The Odd Couple http://end-grain.net/?p=1232 A wood Type and Letterpress blog Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:35:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Christopher Skinner http://end-grain.net/?p=1232&cpage=1#comment-577 Christopher Skinner Fri, 23 Apr 2010 22:51:12 +0000 http://end-grain.net/?p=1232#comment-577 Just make some prints - whenever you can! Just let me know though! Please, PLEASE! stop calling me Mr. Skinner - I'm not your tutor! I'm Chris, and I love type - there; I've said it. Now I feel like a recovering alcoholic! (TYPOHOLIC?) I really appreciate your enthusiasm for wooden type, and type in general. That's why I keep coming back... Chris Just make some prints – whenever you can! Just let me know though!

Please, PLEASE! stop calling me Mr. Skinner – I’m not your tutor! I’m Chris, and I love type – there; I’ve said it. Now I feel like a recovering alcoholic! (TYPOHOLIC?)

I really appreciate your enthusiasm for wooden type, and type in general. That’s why I keep coming back…

Chris

]]> By: Bethany Heck http://end-grain.net/?p=1232&cpage=1#comment-476 Bethany Heck Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:59:09 +0000 http://end-grain.net/?p=1232#comment-476 Mr. Skinner, I think the double sided poster is a great idea! I am dying to make some prints, but with work and school and with no good press to print on, I'm having to wait until the university's SP15 is brought here and the semester ends. Prints will come soon, i hope. I do not want to be someone who just hoards type. Mr. Skinner,

I think the double sided poster is a great idea! I am dying to make some prints, but with work and school and with no good press to print on, I’m having to wait until the university’s SP15 is brought here and the semester ends. Prints will come soon, i hope. I do not want to be someone who just hoards type.

]]> By: Christopher http://end-grain.net/?p=1232&cpage=1#comment-472 Christopher Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:46:53 +0000 http://end-grain.net/?p=1232#comment-472 Mmm. I love that lowercase s. How about doing a few prints of some of these characters? Maybe an A-Z of all the most interesting letterforms? Or a double sided poster - digital images of the blocks on one side, all set up in the forme, and on the reverve - a hand pulled print! I'd buy that! Seriously - you have a very enviable collection of beautiful, elegant, curious and weird woodblocks here - it would be nice to see them used... Although I too love the 'physicality' of large wooden type, I have recently purchased quite a lot of metal type and restored an old tabletop press. I am really enjoying the process of using type (albeit smaller and not made of wood!) and using it for what it mas made for. It makes the type a little more 'real' if you know what I mean? You clearly have a passion for the subject and look like you had a great time in Ireland - so lets see some prints! Chris Mmm. I love that lowercase s. How about doing a few prints of some of these characters? Maybe an A-Z of all the most interesting letterforms? Or a double sided poster – digital images of the blocks on one side, all set up in the forme, and on the reverve – a hand pulled print! I’d buy that!

Seriously – you have a very enviable collection of beautiful, elegant, curious and weird woodblocks here – it would be nice to see them used…

Although I too love the ‘physicality’ of large wooden type, I have recently purchased quite a lot of metal type and restored an old tabletop press. I am really enjoying the process of using type (albeit smaller and not made of wood!) and using it for what it mas made for. It makes the type a little more ‘real’ if you know what I mean?

You clearly have a passion for the subject and look like you had a great time in Ireland – so lets see some prints!

Chris

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