F. Morley Fletcher

(The fourth printing, not shown, is a similar small block, printing a faint tone over the road in the foreground.)

 

 

Plate XIII

1. THE KNIFE

 
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Fig. 13.—Position of register marks.

 
Register marks
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Register marks.
Register marks
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PRINTING

 

To begin printing, one takes first the key-block, laying it upon a wet sheet of unsized paper, or upon wads of wet paper under each corner of the block, which will keep it quite steady on the work-table. A batch of sheets of printing paper, prepared and damped as described in Chapter V, lies between boards just beyond the block. The pad lies close to the block at the right on oily paper pinned to the table.

Plate XIII.—Sixth printing. Indian Red. Gradation.

 

 

Plate XIV

Fig. 3.—Drawing of the knife.

 

With this knife the most important and delicate work is done. All the lines of the key-block as well as the boundaries of the colour masses are cut with it, before the removal of intervening spaces.

The blade lies in a slot and is held tight by the tapered ferrule. This can be pulled off by hand and the blade lengthened by pulling it forward in the slot.

Fig. 15.—Register marks (section of).

 

In section the two register marks would be as above.

The register marks must be smoothly and evenly cut so that the paper, in printing, may slide easily home to its exact place.

Fig. 21.—Manner of holding the paper.

 

Particular attention must be given to the careful placing of the paper home in the register notches, and to holding it there until the rubber has gripped the paper on the block.

Plate XIV.—Seventh printing. Green. Printed flat.

 

 

Plate XV

2. CHISELS

 

These are used for removing the wood between the cut lines or colour masses, and should be ordinary carvers' chisels of the following sizes:

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