This and the hourglass are both parts of the puppet.
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we could take it up on the whatcha workinâ on thread?
@OWYAC and @KeybillyJefe
I wouldnât need registration as such, I more into the haphazard, happy accident kind of printing. I am currently using an unwanted pasta maker as a press for tetrapak engravings which I find satisfying. I can also manage a screenprint with handcut or handpainted stencil, even that requires a sunny, windless day as I have to work outside.
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I picked up an antique laundry hand wringer (at the park, of all places! Somebody dumped it there), and itâs crap for wringing laundry, but I want to try it as printing press. It will probably be crap for that too, but worth a try.
Like this one, but in better shape, I think;
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a mangle like that can be used for pressing. you will need a sturdy metal or strong wooden board to be your press bed. it needs to be as planar flat as possible. thick, stiff felt blankets on top, to cushion and track the pass-through.
it can be done to really good results.
i hope you will share your trials here!
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Thanks for the advice!
I havenât done any printmaking for some time; I need to get back into it.
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Have you (and, @KeybillyJefe ) ever tried nature printing?
Iâve been playing around with it, seasonally, for a couple years now and itâs a fun activity to do with kids, the botanical stuff, at least.
This organization has great resources and inspiration:
https://natureprintingsociety.org/
The techniques with watercolors and leaves and a dab of soap are nice low-barrier entry points. And flower pounding is great for turning pent up energy into something beautiful.
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Interesting! I started a nature journal a couple of years ago, and I know a lot of nature journalers make prints of leaves, in particular.
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Wedding gift done. Board, side bowl and serving tools. Not terribly happy with the spoon, may redo that one, otherwise pretty happy with how it turned out.
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beautiful! really love the colors of the wood. a fitting commemorative to the newlyweds!
great work!
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Oh, those are lovely! Excellent work!
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I think it all looks good, including the spoon 
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first class.
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Those look so lovely. Great wedding gift! You should include a little paper on how to properly care for the wood unless you know the recipients already know. I certainly wouldnât have when I was first married
I love the spoon. Itâs cute 
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Hot damn, Doc! I love the design work you put into that. All the pieces have a consistency of contemporary style on top of the beautiful wood grain.
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Beautiful.
Just beautiful.
I can imagine all the sanding.
What do you do for noise-protection?
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Noise cancelling ear buds with ear muffs over top of them. And yes, there was a lot of sanding and finishing. Lots and lots. But i like that kind of thing, so itâs all good.
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Same (noise protection).
Are you one of the rare fellow woodworkers who like sanding? I have always liked sanding. Itâs like the wood is revealing itâs true self gradually as I move through the grits.
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I am. The construction part is technical, which is itâs own kind of fun. But the sanding/finishing is more like magic.
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Iâm more fond of the design/construction phase myself, but as long as I go into it remembering that sanding and related âfinishingâ work is actually at least half of the overall effort, Iâm good.
And agreed about the final finishing, putting on that first coat of oil is truly like magic.
Great job on the wedding present! Itâs awesome how it grew from just a board to all the extras, which, imho, really elevate the gift and let your thoughtfulness and love shine through.
Any spread served on that lot is going to look magazine-quality.
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Re: sanding wood
It sure is fun, but donât breathe in the dust!
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