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πŸ–¨οΈ Speedball Wooden Handle Block Printing Baren: Comfort & Quality - Made in USA (4 Inches) Review

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Description of πŸ–¨οΈ Speedball Wooden Handle Block Printing Baren: Comfort & Quality - Made in USA (4 Inches)

BLOCK PRINTING TOOL – The Speedball Baren is designed to help you create gorgeous prints. This block printing tool measures 4 inches in diameter. SMOOTH SLIDE DESIGN – The face of the baren is covered in nitex nylon which creates an ultra smooth glide across your paper. CREATES BETTER IMAGE – Using a printmaking baren is much more efficient than using your hands. It evenly distributes pressure creating a better ink image. COMFORT GRIP HANDLE –The baren for block printing has a smooth, wooden handle. The handle is super comfortable and the perfect size for everyone. MADE IN THE USA – The Speedball Block Printing Baren is proudly made in the USA!

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Revainrating 5 out of 5

Left a good clean impression

I used it to make 50 xmas cards from woodcuts I cut out and it worked as advertised. It was fairly easy to apply enough pressure to Baren to get a good, clean picture. One downside, although I didn't downgrade the 5-star rating: the grip was barely wide enough to fit my four fingers, and there wasn't enough room between the top of the bar and my fingers to wrap my thumb underneath . Not critical, but something to think about if you have big, broad hands.

Pros
  • MADE IN USA - Speedball Baren Block Print Proudly Made in the USA!
Cons
  • I don't remember

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Overpriced! Made cheap!

I was very happy to receive this speedball block printer to help me print my gel plate. I've seen many Gel Press and Gelli Arts artists on YouTube use this to rub the backing of the paper to remove the print from their gel plate. When I received the Brier I was disappointed with the cheap quality and when I saw it I thought it was overpriced. The metal was not rounded at the edges and was sharp in places. I asked my husband to file a few spots on the keychain so I wouldn't get hurt. I would…

Pros
  • CREATES A BETTER IMAGE - Using a printing press is much more efficient than using your hands. Distributes the pressure evenly for a better ink image.
Cons
  • Some errors

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Ideal for handprints

I've recently started making linocuts and I've had trouble getting consistent results on large areas of ink by rubbing the paper against the block with a spoon. After some reading I ordered this speedball bar hoping to get sharper prints with more consistent ink coverage. Build quality is pretty decent here. The wooden handle was comfortable to hold and squeeze with an adult hand. The printing surface is covered with a kind of mesh, but slides very smoothly over the paper when pressed. The…

Pros
  • BLOCK PRINT TOOL - Speedball Baren helps you create great prints. This block printing tool is 4 inches in diameter.
Cons
  • Big and Chunky