Thanks for sharing again Laura. Can you tell me if the little sharpening stone that comes with the cheaper Japanese cutting sets is OK to sharpen your tools?(-: Marion
to be honest I wouldn't bother with it - have a look at the sharpening video in my self isolation series on here - there's quite a few options and you'd probably get by with just stropping the tools on leather (also a film about that in the series)
Hey Laura, thanks for the video. I just got into lino cutting and right now experimenting with different materials. I noticed that the lino blocks i bought are kind of crumbly and recently a 0,5 square-cm piece just broke off and ruined the whole cut. Also fine details don't seem to be possible using that kind of lino. I'm sorry if you are frequently asked this question (i am also new to your channel) but is there a kind or brand of lino you can recommend? Greets, Nina
That's odd - I use traditional lino from Handprinted in the UK (available from serveral suppliers). Are you warming it? If you overheat trad lino it can get crumbly. There's not a brand name as such, but ask for artists/battleship/traditional lino with a hessian/burlap backing
@@LauraBoswellPrintmaker Thanks, I'll try that. I don't heat it and store it at room temperature. But it's rather cheap material, I guess I have to try something more advanced maybe
@@nininixx6458 I had just the same issue. Just crumbled even when warm....decided to use softcut instead. But after watching Laura....I may give hand-printed lino a try
Yes indeed - though I will always try to keep going until I lose heart - it’s important not to mistake disliking a print in its middle stages for a print that’s hopeless and should be trashed. Most prints go through an ‘ugly duckling’ stage in my experience.
Love seeing your tools. You are so lucky to have Ben's grandfather's tools. What wonderful ju-ju they must have!
Mesmerising! And strangely tense...
I am not very good at clouds. This has helped me
I will set my alarm for 5am tomorrow
Thank you for the prompt advice (-: Marion
Thanks for sharing again Laura. Can you tell me if the little sharpening stone that comes with the cheaper Japanese cutting sets is OK to sharpen your tools?(-: Marion
to be honest I wouldn't bother with it - have a look at the sharpening video in my self isolation series on here - there's quite a few options and you'd probably get by with just stropping the tools on leather (also a film about that in the series)
I bought an optivisor equivalent
Painstaking impressive cutting. Perhaps you are distantly related to Grinling Gibbons?
Ha - yes maybe - Dad would have liked that!
Hey Laura, thanks for the video. I just got into lino cutting and right now experimenting with different materials. I noticed that the lino blocks i bought are kind of crumbly and recently a 0,5 square-cm piece just broke off and ruined the whole cut. Also fine details don't seem to be possible using that kind of lino. I'm sorry if you are frequently asked this question (i am also new to your channel) but is there a kind or brand of lino you can recommend?
Greets, Nina
That's odd - I use traditional lino from Handprinted in the UK (available from serveral suppliers). Are you warming it? If you overheat trad lino it can get crumbly. There's not a brand name as such, but ask for artists/battleship/traditional lino with a hessian/burlap backing
@@LauraBoswellPrintmaker Thanks, I'll try that. I don't heat it and store it at room temperature. But it's rather cheap material, I guess I have to try something more advanced maybe
@@nininixx6458 I had just the same issue. Just crumbled even when warm....decided to use softcut instead. But after watching Laura....I may give hand-printed lino a try
Have u ever scrapped a lino? I am not happy about one at all
Yes indeed - though I will always try to keep going until I lose heart - it’s important not to mistake disliking a print in its middle stages for a print that’s hopeless and should be trashed. Most prints go through an ‘ugly duckling’ stage in my experience.