Why “Day Zero”? The American Typefounding Fellowship conference proper started on Friday, August 24th, but the day before that had technical sessions, where we got to see how M&H Type run their Monotype Composition casters. I attended the afternoon session,…
Author: kpmartin
Flying Back to Toronto
On my return flight from the ATF conference in San Francisco I spotted two interesting views out of my airplane window (facing South). The first was an interesting landform in Wyoming: The Killpecker Sand Dunes are formed from an old…
Off to Frisco!
Tomorrow I’ll be flying to San Francisco for the 2018 American Typecasting Fellowship (ATF) conference, hosted this year by M&H Type and the Arion Press. I expect most of the usual gang to be there, with presentations about old systems…
the Papertrail on local TV (again!)
A month or two ago we were featured on the local CTV station’s Made Right Here segment. I guess they found us so photogenic they sent another crew (well, just two people, actually) over and this week we appeared on…
A Chase for our Sigwalt Press
We received our Sigwalt Chicago No. 11 press with no chase so it has been sitting collecting dust for a while. I recently cobbled together a chase from a scrap of the ¾″-thick high-density polyethylene (HDPE) sheet we use to…
(Yet another) Maker Expo Floor Plan Change…
It appears the the Kitchener Aud is hosting a lacrosse tournament just prior to the Maker Expo and won’t have time to take down the rink boards between the two events. As a result there will be less space available…
New booth location at Maker Expo
We’ve just been assigned a new booth location, so we’ve updated our original post to show the new spot.
the Papertrail at Kitchener Maker Expo, June 2nd & 3rd
Kitchener’s Maker Expo, an interactive showcase of makers & DIY culture, is coming up Saturday and Sunday, June 2nd & 3rd, 2018, at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium—Kinsmen Arena. The show runs from 11am to 5pm both days and admission is…
Upcoming Papermaking Workshop, June 9th 2018
We will be holding our Introductory Hand Papermaking workshop on Saturday, June 9th, 2018. This course covers the basic materials, equipment, and processes used for making paper by hand. Techniques include basic sheetforming, couching, pressing, and drying, as well as…
the Papertrail on local TV
CKCO-TV (aka CTV Southwestern Ontario) recently did an item on the Papertrail for their Made Right Here series which features area businesses that have interesting products or services. The 3-minute item was broadcast April 28th 2018, but is also available…
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