For the 2 1/2 years that I have been lucky enough to call Campbell Raw Press my full time endeavor, I’ve worked out of our living room, using my Golding Official No. 4 tabletop letterpress to print 99% of the greeting cards, business cards, and other small pieces I design and make. When I need …
I’ve been thinking about my literal and metaphorical toolboxes a lot lately and am figuring out some fun new ways to make the most of tools and skills I have and show them off. For now, this is just a peek at my primary literal toolbox; a dinosaur-patterned tin filled with scissors, needles, beeswax, thread, …
I just realized that I never posted pictures of the amazing base my dad built for my press – or, as it’s come to be known – “the press wagon”! My dad is an incredible woodworker and, after many years without a functional shop, has gotten back up and running in the last few years. …
If you didn’t catch the news earlier this week, we’re now the proud owners of an 1,100 pound, 112 year-old hulking cast iron machine – a Golding Pearl No. 14 press, to be specific…and we are excited about it! The Golding Pearl No. 14 all loaded on to the flatbed towing truck in Washington, Iowa, …
Well, with letterpress, it’s always an old press, but it’s new to me! (I have to admit that I was tempted to title this post something about a “new family member” but that would just send everyone in to hysterics at this point, I’m guessing, so we’ll keep it simple.) Sometimes it just pays to …
