Coming up soon is the 2016 K-W Maker Expo, which will be at Kitchener City Hall on Saturday, September 10th, from 10am to 6pm. This event, which is free to the public, will feature over 50 exhibitors and over a…
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Introductory Papermaking Workshop, Saturday August 27th
We have scheduled one of our Introductory Papermaking workshops on Saturday, August 27th (a little under 4 weeks from now), running from 9am to 4pm with a one-hour lunch break. Cost is $65 per person plus HST. For more details…
A Useful Online Glossary of Papermaking Chemistry
I have stumbled across this web site a few times, and I’m finally getting around to posting about it. The site is a glossary of terms relating to what is referred to in the industry as “wet-end chemistry” and covers…
A Little Printing Job
Last October I was printing some “Save the Date” cards for a customer, and decided to take a video of the work. It only too me 8 months to edit the clips into a single video, but, after much delay,…
CBBAG Ottawa Book Arts Fair, Saturday May 14th
I should have posted this a lot sooner, but if you miss us this year at the Grimsby Wayzgoose, we will also be at the Book Arts Show & Sale on May 14th, 2016, organized by the Ottawa Valley chapter…
Now I know…
…why the Monotype manuals say not to raise or lower the pot unless it is molten. They never explained why this could cause any problems, and the pump piston linkage is jointed enough to follow the pot up and down…
Updated Information on New Type
We have updated our page describing the new type we offer to include some details on characteristics and typical pricing.
New type for letterpress now available
We have posted a list of the faces and sizes we have available for casting in our Products section.
An Unusual Monotype Mould
I found an unusual Lanston Monotype 30pt display mould (for the Composition caster and Type and Rule caster) at my last visit to Don Black’s. What intrigued me was that the top of the blade appeared to be split into…
The 2015 OCADU Book Arts Fair, December 5th
As in previous years, the Papertrail will be participating in the annual Book Arts Fair held in the Great Hall of OCAD University, 100 McCaul street in Toronto. This year’s fair will be on December 5th, running from 10am to…
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