Monthly Archives: December 2010

About the web site

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Bill

The VirginWoodType.com web site is a work in progress. Some things seem to be “done” and as always there are more things left to do.Here you will find something unique–new wood type. I use end grain maple, a pantograph, old … Continue reading →

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Stencil

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Bill

I have a beautiful set of patterns for Stencil. They are carved into side grain maple, 24 lines high. These were made by Stephenson Blake & Company and appear in the 1961 AWT catalog.I cut the word Stencil in 12 … Continue reading →

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Playbill from the antique patterns

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Bill

Here is a photo of some of the Playbill patterns. They are 27 picas tall and are varnished pine plywood tacked to pine blocks. These patterns are one sided and some of the letters have been removed from their original … Continue reading →

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