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Aluminum
- Joined
- Apr 27, 2019
- Location
- A small town in central Arkansas
What do you use?
I was never happy with the methods Connelly describes, so I have always used a printer's brayer (rubber roller used to spread ink for printing, especially woodblock prints).
In my limited experience I found this quite satisfactory, especially when I wanted a very thin layer.
However, all my work has been against a surface plate. I'm about to start working with straightedges, so a 6" wide brayer may not work as well. In particular I'm concerned with how best to apply media to dovetail masters. Should I make some narrow brayers or is there another method Connelly doesn't mention that I should use?
Reg
I was never happy with the methods Connelly describes, so I have always used a printer's brayer (rubber roller used to spread ink for printing, especially woodblock prints).
In my limited experience I found this quite satisfactory, especially when I wanted a very thin layer.
However, all my work has been against a surface plate. I'm about to start working with straightedges, so a 6" wide brayer may not work as well. In particular I'm concerned with how best to apply media to dovetail masters. Should I make some narrow brayers or is there another method Connelly doesn't mention that I should use?
Reg