I just purchased a new-to-me machine for my workshop:This is a DoAll DH-612 manual surface grinder. Based on the serial number this one was made in 1959 and that may have been the first year of production for this model…
Author: kpmartin
Inside the Beast
Last year we purchased a new-to-us Noble & Wood Cycle Beater for beating pulp for papermaking. It has, since then, been sitting in a corner in our shop taking up space. This was mainly because we also had so many…
Grimsby Wayzgoose, April 26th, 2025
The Grimsby Public Art Gallery will be holding their Wayzgoose Book Arts Fair on Saturday, April 26th, 2025, hosted by the Gallery and extending into the Grimsby Public Library space. This gathering of book artisans has taken place annually since…
New and Improved Spam Comments
This blog has always received a stream of spam comments, generally consisting of easily-recognized banal statements about how the post was really helpful, or well-written, or some such other positive comment, but with no actual reference to the topic of…
BOUND Book Arts Fair, December 1st 2024, Downtown Toronto
December 1st, 2024, we will be at the BOUND Book Arts Fair, at the Arts & Letters Club, 14 Elm Street, Toronto. We will have our stock of marbled and handmade paper for sale, as well as an assortment of…
Previously-unseen Casting Problem
I ran into this casting fault when making a font of 36-point Lanston #675 Bodoni Ultra. I’ve never had this happen before and I haven’t seen this problem mentioned in any of the literature. The type is developing, for lack…
Improved Monotype Parts Storage
Over the summer we’ve been fixing up another storage room and it is finally finished enough to start storing things in it! The first thing to go in is my collection of Monotype parts. Up until now these cases have…
Marshville Heritage Festival, Oct 31st-Sept 2nd 2024
This Labor Day weekend the annual Marshville Heritage Festival will be held in Wainfleet, Ontario, on the grounds operated by the Marshville Heritage Society next to the Wainfleet Arena at 31943 Park Street. The Festival features attractions including a classic…
(Un)Plugging Cooling Water Passages
One of the moulds for my Monotype Composition Caster, specifically the type U Lanston display mould fitted for 36 point body size, had completely blocked cooling water passages. This would seriously limit how fast the caster could run, even more…
Howard Iron Works Print Expo & Fair, September 28th 2024
Howard Iron Works will be holding their Print Expo & Fair for 2024 on Saturday, September 28th, at their premises at 800 Westgate Road, Oakville, Ontario. In addition to the vendors’ tables, the advance notice promises museum tours, demonstrations and…
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