Workshops
Unfortunately, we don't have anything scheduled.
Send us an email or give us a call at (302) 454-1411 to express your interest or schedule for a group.
Hoe iron handpress (future offering)
prerequisite: metal type composition
5 working hours plus a light lunch, $120.00 per attendee
All necessary materials will be supplied.
Wear comfortable shoes and work clothing.
Our Hoe Washington #5 iron handpress, built around 1869 with a printing area of 25" x 38" and our 1890 Albion, built around 1890 with a printing area of 21" x 29", offer an opportunity to print with old-school methods.
Topics covered
- press safety
- imposition for multiple pages
- printing large woodcuts and linocuts
- locking up the form with furniture & quoins
- tympan & frisket assembly
- paper dampening and registration
- inking methods with rollers & inkballs
- hand feeding and removing stock
- press clean up
- redistributing type
We will cover both the printing of large wood cuts / linoleum block cuts and multi-page book imposition. This press is a bit of a physical workout, but you are truly in touch with historical printing techniques. We are currently having a tympan and frisket made. One we have those we will be able to offer this workshop.
Typical projects can include
- very large broadsides & posters
- newspapers
- books
- group projects