Johnson lifts the frisket to show the inner packing and gauge pins on the tympan. (Jill Cypher)

Chad Johnson: “Quality Assurances for Printing on the Hand Press”

9AM-Noon thursday, october 22

Dating to the 1820s, the Albion iron hand press we practiced on was once used by American wood engraver John DePol. Presenting from the perspective of a journeyman printer, Chad Johnson explained that “the right impression is what the client wants.” Noting that Richard-Gabriel Rummonds’ Printing on the Iron Handpress is the reference, Chad described the dressing of the frisket using Linson paper and suggested that from a production standpoint it would be ideal to have multiple frisket frames.  [Read more]