First run

OK  - here is the first run of the press.

I am doing a prop card for Briar Press to register my (hobby) press.  I did a very large card, rather than business card size, since my only type is 24 point it just looked better.

Things learned:

• That rubber ink is rubbery.
• It's hard to ink with a brayer evenly and without getting ink in places you don't want it.
• It's really hard to clean a brayer - I never did get it really clean.
• I had a typo on the first run of course.
• My text didn't line up absolutely square - the bottom lines appear to be at an angle.
• It was fun though.

Inked up

Very first fun - Winchester lacks an e and way too much ink.

Some corrected copies

First Lockup

Pictures of my first lockup below.  I'm trying to do a simple prop card so I can register with Briar Press.  Finished too late to actually ink and run - it took 90 minutes just to get this far.  But I enjoyed it.

The prop card just contains my name, press name, address, type of press and a silly motto and cut that I stuck in there for fun.  I only have 4 cuts so not much to choose from.  I didn't have enough small spacers or furniture (or I couldn't figure out how to set it up with what I have) so I cheated and used some of the type to make up the difference around the cut.

Also I mistakenly ordered spacers for 12 point and my typeface is 24 point.  Whoops.