Clamshell Press: Private Lesson

Clamshell Press: Private Lesson

Ideal for printing small letterpress forms and polymer plates

One-color printing (ink supplied)

Some paper accounted for in-class; other paper available for purchase

3-hour lesson

$225

Take your letterpress skills to the next level! Learn how to set up a clamshell press, mass-produce your edition of prints, and clean and care for the machine.

This three-hour lesson is designed for students who have typesetting experience. Students can use a composition they have completed in our studio, a polymer plate design printed with us or out-of-house, or choose a simple design from our catalog. Our teacher will guide you through locking your composition into a chase, setting up and registering the press, inking and printing a single-color small edition, and cleaning up afterwards.

Clamshell presses are designed to print small forms such as copper plates, business cards, stationery, letterheads, and small pamphlets. The teacher will recommend a properly sized press for your composition (up to 75% of the size listed with each available press below). Clamshell presses also limit the dimensions of paper they can print on– please contact us with any questions.

After taking this class you will be certified to use our clamshell presses during open studio hours.

Available Equipment:

• Golding (4”x6”)

• Kelsey Excelsior (5”x8”)

• Kelsey Excelsior (6”x10”)

• Challenge Gordon (8”x12”)

• Chandler & Price (10”x15”)