Video · YouTube
How to use a composing stick
By Dolce Press
- Type
- Video
- Level
- Beginner
- Length
- 10 min
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2008
About this lesson
A short guide to hand-setting type in a composing stick and printing it on a letterpress.
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