Speak the Letterpress Lingo – "Furniture"

If you want to keep up, you’ve got to get to know the lingo! So, from time-to-time we feature some tools of the Letterpress trade. Today’s feature is “furniture” – last intern we had wanted to know which chair the printer was referencing…well it was funny to us. Ooo...woody goodness Anyway, furniture is among the most basic, yet important tools to us. The term... Read More

Paisleys, Platens, and the Police (the New Press Has Arrived!)

The anticipation is finally over, the new press has arrived and as promised we have some pictures and even some vid to share with you about the journey. Of course, when you have a long distance to travel and many variables to coordinate something unexpected is bound to happen……… Bob and I arrived at the leasing company to pick-up the truck when they opened at 7am. The attendant... Read More

Anticipation

Our weekly Wednesday post is going to be postponed until Friday morning. Why you ask? Because we are heading out bright and early tomorrow morning to pick up our new press. Look for the story and photos on Friday. Keep your fingers crossed that all goes smoothly and that we can fit the new press through the doors of the studio! Hopefully Franklin (our other C&P) will be able to share the... Read More

On The Road….Again (part 1)

There is a real buzz around the shop this week with the anticipation of our new press, pending a final inspection that is, arriving next week. Well, that and we are awaiting the official confirmation at 2pm ET that the Flyers are playing in this year’s NHL Winter Classic at Fenway Park. We made the deal last week to secure a 14″x22″ C&P Platen. So, I spent part of the morning... Read More

Adventures – The Conclusion

We arrived at the scene and were led into a cramped basement and there they were 3 presses and one mess of a print shop! Alas, as usual it looked like print shop graveyard. Due to lack of maintenance there was poor moisture control problems and the electrical systems running to the motors on the press looked sketchy at best. Shane trying to figure out what the hell we can possibly salvage! There... Read More

Adventures of a Letterpress Printer!

We woke up Sunday morning with the intention of browsing a few yard sales, looking for some patio furniture. After finding nothing but baby clothes and junk the owners should have just thrown away in the first place, we found ourselves in a little bit of an adventure that for us has become commonplace. We passed a home with some empty type cases propped up outside.I remember yelling something... Read More