I'm a severely addicted stationery nut, so I was excited to learn letterpress machines are being developed for amateurs like me. Unfortunately, it seems that the only one on the market right now, the Quickutz/Lifestyle Crafts L Letterpress Tool, isn't all it could be.
Here are links to 2 very cool blog posts from Paper Crave and 1 very excellent blog post from Harold, a professional letterpress printer at Boxcar Press about the L Letterpress Tool:
L Letterpress Tool Review
L Letterpress Review Update with Preliminary Custom Plate Results
The L Letterpress can produce nice printing. No, really, it’s possible. Note: I didn’t say "easy."
There is also an intrepid guy named GT Gehrke who made his very own letterpress machine in 2008 and posted a video showing its use. I wish I were as brilliant!
Home Built Letterpress
Another guy, K Damascus, built a small letterpress machine for his girlfriend and posted a video of it in January 2010. Although he doesn't show the actual results of its use (ie, printed material), he does have a nice blog post showing how he made the machine (click here).
Homemade Letterpress
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