Vandercook Proof Press: Private lesson

Vandercook Proof Press: Private lesson

Ideal for printing medium letterpress forms and linoleum blocks

One-color printing (ink supplied)

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

4-hour lesson

$300

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

This four-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 the press bed, setting up and registering the press, inking and printing a single-color small edition, and cleaning up afterwards.

Vandercook proof presses are designed to print medium and large forms such as short poems, broadsides, wood type signage, and newspapers. They are also excellent for registering single or multiple linocuts and woodcuts for relief printing (either mounted or unmounted). Paper fed into the press must be at least 6”x8”. The maximum form/paper dimensions are listed with each press below. 

Available Equipment:

• Vandercook No. 4 (14”x17”)

• Vandercook No. 219T (18”x24”)

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