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Ultra Fine Copper. #printit #artistryink

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After a long day of butchering a job, a same day do over, press and various parts delivery, and trying to get caught up on holiday orders... well, nothing really fascinating happened. The day just came to an abrupt end after 17 hours of brouhaha with a messy shop to return to tomorrow. I am both over the hill excited and fantastically upset with how things are happening right now. SO ALL IN ALL, here’s a video of the 4.5” x 9” Carver Die Stamping Press that will complete the line of four. #printmakingforever #stationeryengravers #artistryink #engraving #printmaking #press #type #stationery *I really need to start looking for an apprentice... (at Artistry Engraving & Embossing Company., Inc.)

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It’s all part of the plan... kind of. You know. Collect Collect Collect but with no space to drop and setup anything. #preservation #restoration #artistryink (at Artistry Engraving & Embossing Company., Inc.)

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After 23 hours of moving heavy press parts, tools, makeready supplies, chemicals, inks, and rollers I can honestly say we salvaged as much as we could. Another Engraving house gave up production today. We moved supplies from 3am Friday to 2am Saturday, quite literally just getting home now. We managed to save three presses (we don’t really have room for) and two truck loads of other goods related to the industry that will be used by us throughout of remaining years. Unfortunately, everything else was scrapped. It wasn’t possible to save. An entire semi trailer of presses started us down as we drove into the shop this morning and my dad and myself picked as much as we could. We were only given a few days notice of this happening and it is with a heavy heart when I say that six Die Stamping presses were sent to the scrapyard today... The following are no longer in production: _Hi-Speed 3 x 8 3/4 : Press No. 7074 _Hi-Speed 4 x 8 3/4 : Press No. 7063 _Hi-Speed 5 x 9 : Press No. 7557 _The 3 x 8 Modern : Press No. 6558 _C.R. Carver Company 3.5 x 4 : Press No. UNKNOWN _C.R. Carver Company 3.5 x 4 : Press No. UNKNOWN They will be missed but we promise to continue stamping, salvaging, and educating everything and anything Die Stamping (Engraving*) *Engraving is Embossing with Ink. More to come. #artistryink #printmakingforever #stationeryengravers (at Artistry Engraving & Embossing Company., Inc.)

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Big happenings yesterday! @davebramson helped organize a shop tour and live press demo for students attending Madison College. Might not seem like much but Artistry’s never hosted a tour before (especially one for fifty students!) It was a thrill and an honor to explain the engraving process & give a live press demonstration to an audience this size. I hope everyone enjoyed as much as I did. Can’t wait to do it again... Also, believe it or not, today’s happenings are just as exciting. Stay tuned! #artistryink #engraving #printmaking #stationeryengravers #printmakingforever #chicago (at Artistry Engraving & Embossing Company., Inc.)

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I usually don’t like running my press this fast or this hard but sometimes it’s required when stamping dense, large image areas such as this. A happy little bookmark is in the works though. @mohawkpaper Midnight Black will be duplexed to Ultra White making a 280# archival bookmark when all is said and done! #engraving #stationeryengravers #artistryink #printmaking #printmakingforever #thisispaper #thisisengraving (at Artistry Engraving & Embossing Company., Inc.)

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Die Stamping (Engraving) box wraps in silver ink. Just about maxing out my 4.5” x 9” Carver press. #stationeryengravers #diestamping #printmaking #printmakingforever #stationery #type #design #artistryink (at Artistry Engraving & Embossing Company., Inc.)

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Sent this out sometime in 2015 USPS just determines it was undeliverable last week in 2017... thanks for your speedy service @uspostalservice I’ve also been thinking about putting on another print exchange. 1$ participation fee. Comment on this post or send me an email / direct message if you’re interested. If fifty people are down for an exchange I’ll type up guidelines and we’ll be on our way! #artistryink #printmaking #stationeryengravers #intaglio #letterpress #foilstamping #stationery #printmakingforever #printexchange (at Artistry Engraving & Embossing Company., Inc.)

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My very own personal work station. Wish I could operate here 24/7 but my body just wont have any of it! Too many good ideas, too little time (&$) #stationeryengravers #printmaking #diestamping #stationery #artistryink #printshop #printmakingforever (at Artistry Engraving & Embossing Company., Inc.)

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DONE! THIS IS PAPER engraved in three colors (six passes through the Carver Die Stamping Press due to the large image size) on Strathmore Impress Light Grey 118# Cover. First - Rhodamine Gold | Second and Third - Rose Gold | Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth - Grey. Want one? DM me your mailing address. I’m only sending out 5 of the original edition. #engraving #thisispaper #printmaking #intaglio #typography #type #stationeryengravers #stationery #printmakingforever #artistryink #strathmoreimpress (at Artistry Engraving & Embossing Company., Inc.)

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Third pass though. Custom mix of Rose Gold ink presses into Strathmore Impress. Pictured : paper, copper plate, and hand cut counter (the way it should be) #nophotopolymer #artistryink #printmaking #stationeryengravers #typography #handlettering #stationery #printmakingforever #engraving #strathmoreimpress (at Artistry Engraving & Embossing Company., Inc.)

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Second pass though the good old Carver. Custom mix of Rose Gold ink presses into Strathmore Impress. Pictured : paper, copper plate, and hand cut counter (the way it should be) #nophotopolymer #artistryink #printmaking #stationeryengravers #typography #handlettering #stationery #printmakingforever #engraving #strathmoreimpress (at Artistry Engraving & Embossing Company., Inc.)

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So this happened yesterday. After giving our oldest Carver 4.5” x 9” press life we then decided to give it a little personality. & then there’s our snuggly little Gilbert... just because. #artistryink #engraving #printmaking #stationeryengravers #carverdiestamping (at Artistry Engraving & Embossing Company., Inc.)

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Pictured is the first run of six. Stamped in Rhodamine Gold on Strathmore Impress Soft Grey. Other runs will include Rose Gold and a Light Grey which I have still to decide a PMS match for, or it’ll be a completely custom mix. The second picture is another of the reverse side of the sheet. This de-embossed effect was caused by the 2000psi of pressure used to press the sheet of paper into an etched and inked copper plate. By cutting the counter into the shape of the image you are directing the force so less pressure is needed and you won’t beet up your press during the process of engraving. #engraving #printing #diestamping #copperplateprint #printmaking #stationeryengravers #stationery #printmakingforever #artistryink (at Artistry Engraving & Embossing Company., Inc.)

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Hand-cut counter force and the impression it makes on the reverse side of the sheet. When creating designs to be engraved it’s always fun and sometimes important to consider what the reverse side of the sheet will look like after the job is complete. This is one of the many things that separates the computer based designers from the print based. It’s important to know the process you’re working with and not just assume it’s all relatively the same. Every printing process has its secrets and if you hang around an active print shop long enough, the artists might share some knowledge. #printmakingforever #design #consiousdesign #printmaking #stationeryengravers #engraving #stationery #artistryink #type (at Artistry Engraving & Embossing Company., Inc.)