I have been printing letterpress for more than thirty years. Former workplaces include my home in Oxford and Bath Artists' Studios (formerly Widcombe Studios); I am now based in Hurst Street, Oxford. I specialise in handset type and in printing from blocks and lino on a wide range of papers and boards.
My equipment can also deboss, crease, die-cut and crash-number (printing serial numbers onto blank or pre-printed stock). My workshop is equipped with a Heidelberg automatic platen (also known as a 'windmill') and 15 * 20.5 inch (380 * 520 mm) cylinder presses. There are also a Vandercook SP20 (20 inch wide by 30 inch long) proofing press, a royal (20 * 25 inch) Albion hand press and other small hand-operated presses.
My equipment can also deboss, crease, die-cut and crash-number (printing serial numbers onto blank or pre-printed stock). My workshop is equipped with a Heidelberg automatic platen (also known as a 'windmill') and 15 * 20.5 inch (380 * 520 mm) cylinder presses. There are also a Vandercook SP20 (20 inch wide by 30 inch long) proofing press, a royal (20 * 25 inch) Albion hand press and other small hand-operated presses.
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Specifying work
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The best way to specify a job for letterpress printing is to work from a sketch or specification on paper. Clients frequently contact me by email with a request for a job that they can see in their mind's eye, but until I can get a clear idea of the dimensions of the thing they want to print I don't even know whether it will fit onto one of my presses.
Printing from artwork
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Many jobs are printed either partly or wholly from line blocks, which are usually produced by photo-etching in polymer or metal. I can arrange for the blocks to be made and in this case I can accept original artwork (via email) in PDF format. Multi-colour work often requires 'trapping' to ensure that there are no unprinted gaps between colours that are intended to butt together.
Contact details
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The best way to ensure a satisfactory job is for us to discuss your requirements in person and draw up a specification together. I am always happy to meet at the Workshop, but it's best if you telephone me first. Email is a perfectly acceptable way to make contact with me - if only to arrange a time to meet.
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