Article · John C. Campbell Folk School
Wood Engraving: Carve Lightly
By Emily Buehler
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2022
About this lesson
A folk-school student's account of engraving a cat portrait onto a rock maple block, explaining the difference between woodcut and engraving, burin and spitsticker use, and printing both by hand-burnishing and on a letterpress.
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