The Clinker Press

05/06/2024

I guess this is the first job printing after I became a Roycroft Artisan. I’ll be selling it at the East Aurora show in late June.

01/16/2024

Very interesting,The Literary Digest of 1899 on an article about Morris, quotes Elbert Hubbard extensively and without mockery. Many respected his opinions.

01/16/2024

Oh, oh. 😲

01/10/2024

I have never heard of tonalist block printing, so I tried one. This is how it came out.

12/24/2023

There was a time when most Letterpress Printers would print a Christmas card. Many very literary. This is a small sample. If you have patience to read some of them, you’ll enjoy them.

12/16/2023

Playing in the printing shop again. I had this drawing of Whitman from the book I printed. So I found this poem very appropriate for our time.

12/14/2023

12/14/2023

When you have a pamphlet you generally protect it with a Mylar fold. But it falls off and it’s a mess. However, when you print a pamphlet you can see it directly to the molar as shown. It’s a great technique that protects the print and doesn’t fall off.

12/08/2023

Most recent multicolor block printing from an original drawing though it reminds one of Pedro Lemus work.

11/27/2023

Most recent work finally back from the binder. $145.00 plus shipping.

10/04/2023

Beginning pagination. Ready to print in a week.

08/20/2023

Fund raising event for the Friends of the Lake Oswego Library today. They asked me to talk about something I like. I agreed. Great fun.

08/01/2023

Bought this press for parts and got all I needed. Getting rid of the remains was another thing. It wasn’t pretty but it was winched into the trailer without a problem. Good bye Miehle.

07/25/2023

Anybody interested in Lino/Intertype mats of various fractions, signs and sundry thing? $20.00 plus $15.00 priority mail to the States only.

01/16/2023

A new poster available at the National Arts and Crafts Conference.

12/03/2022

I created this modified from a poster by Louis Rhead for my talk on the paper trail associated with the Arts and Crafts movement.

09/11/2022

Beautiful sad evidence of the nearby fires.

02/25/2022

They knew it in 1924!

08/23/2021

For those who may be interested I have a shortboresentatiin for the Alcuin Society entitled Clinker Press Shavings on YouTube. You may need to add Alcuin to get it.

06/02/2021

Dave Seat, linecaster machinist extraordinaire, came to visit The Clinker Press and solved a number of problems with the Intertype. We should no so thankful that he is willing to repair, adjust and teach you how not to need him. Too bad, we like him and want him to return. Thanks Dave.