Journal
Written at the bench, usually while something dries. Mostly about paper, ink and registration.
- Why cotton stock behaves differently Nov 2026
- Registration by eye on a platen Oct 2026
- Ink and room temperature Sep 2026
- Making a packing sheet that lasts Aug 2026
Why we keep writing this down
Letterpress knowledge travels badly. Most of what we know came from a printer who let us stand in his shop and ask stupid questions, and from a shelf of notebooks that came with the press. Writing it out is the least we can do in return — and it keeps us honest, because a note written after a bad run is harder to romanticise than one written afterwards.
Entries are short and practical. If something here contradicts what your own press tells you, trust the press.