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Printing Techniques / History
The Briar Press Web Site - A History of Printing, Museum of Presses,
Classifieds, Resources for Classes and Professionals around the
world.
The Hamilton Wood Type Museum - Find out where wood type came from, and what it was
really used for.
Intro to Wood Engraving - the basic techniques
Wood Engraving -
by the Wood Engraver’s Network
Solarplates -
Light-sensitive photopolymer plates
Bill’s Letterpress
Links - a more complete
collection you may never find
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Supplies and Resources
Boxcar Press -
fine letterpress printer and source for photopolymer
plate-making. They do all the fussy stuff, and the prices are
still more reasonable than making magnesium dies for your text
and art.
Talas - the most
complete resource for professional, traditional, or unusual
bookbinding materials
Temper Bookbinding Furniture - see also their how-to guides
Don Black Linecasting -
sells everything from monotype fonts, to letterpresses to spare
parts
Harold Berliner, Typefounder - still making quality metal type
M & H Type -
located at the Arion Press. Hot type is still hot, just ask
them.
McClains - great resource for wood and synthetic
engraving materials, as well as Solarplates
The Flywheel and Cylinder - do you have a press, but not the original manual to go
with it? Check here to see if the folks at Boxcar have put the
guide for your press online.
American Printing Equipment - if you just can’t find a spare part
for your press on the Briar Press Classifieds, you can pay
retail prices here for new and hard-to-find parts.
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Book Structures & Exhibits
4000 Years of Miniature
Books - an exhibit at the
Indiana University Lilly Library
Accordion Structures - a few Asian accordion structures
elegantly explained
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The Fine Press Tradition
Midnight Paper Sales - Gaylord Schanilec, wood engraver & fine printer
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