{"product_id":"japanese-woodblock-printing-blocks-pack-of-5-15-x-22cm-4mm-plywood","title":"Japanese Woodblock Printing Blocks Pack of 5 15 x 22cm 4mm Plywood","description":"\u003ch2\u003eFive plywood blocks, cut to size, for the real woodblock process\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePack of 5. 15cm x 22cm each. 4mm sustainably certified plywood. $12.10 - $2.42 a block.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWood is not lino, and that is the point.\u003c\/strong\u003e Lino cuts in any direction and takes anything. Wood has a grain, and the grain fights you - which is exactly why the traditional process produces the line quality it does. A student who has carved both understands something they cannot get from a worksheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e15 x 22cm is a workable size.\u003c\/strong\u003e Large enough to carve a real composition, small enough to hold in one hand and fit any press bed or a wooden spoon burnisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4mm plywood\u003c\/strong\u003e is deep enough to carve a proper relief without cutting through, and rigid enough not to bow under a press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSustainably certified\u003c\/strong\u003e, per the supplier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFive blocks\u003c\/strong\u003e suits a small group, a student working through an edition, or a multi-block colour print where each block carries one colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat is not published\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich plywood, and whether one face is prepared for carving.\u003c\/strong\u003e The species and the surface finish both change how it cuts. \u003cstrong\u003eWe have asked.\u003c\/strong\u003e Ask us before you order if you are carving fine detail.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53793425949035,"sku":"EVLTZ401","price":12.1,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0963\/2795\/8891\/files\/the-creative-school-supply-company-printing-plates-and-screens-default-title-japanese-woodblock-4mm-15-x-22cm-pack-of-5-ltz401-49901757071636.jpg?v=1788371490","url":"https:\/\/megaofficesupplies.com.au\/products\/japanese-woodblock-printing-blocks-pack-of-5-15-x-22cm-4mm-plywood","provider":"Mega Office Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}