Northgable journalhttps://www.northgable.net/journal/Letterpress printing and small-run books. Open studio this monthhttps://www.northgable.net/journal/open-studio.htmlhttps://www.northgable.net/journal/open-studio.htmlMon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000Once a month we open the doors for an afternoon. Come and set your name in type, pull a print, or just watch the platen run. Rebuilding the proofing presshttps://www.northgable.net/journal/rebuilding-the-proof-press.htmlhttps://www.northgable.net/journal/rebuilding-the-proof-press.htmlWed, 08 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000Our proofing press arrived in pieces, rollers swollen and bed rusted. Over the winter we stripped it down, had new rollers cast and ground the bed flat again. Painted edges, one card at a timehttps://www.northgable.net/journal/edge-painting.htmlhttps://www.northgable.net/journal/edge-painting.htmlMon, 25 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000Edge painting is the most requested extra we offer. We clamp a stack of cards and paint the edges with a soft brush, then fan them apart before the paint sets. Mixing ink by eyehttps://www.northgable.net/journal/ink-mixing.htmlhttps://www.northgable.net/journal/ink-mixing.htmlMon, 09 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000We mix almost every colour by hand from a handful of base inks. A drop of black, a smear of opaque white, and a lot of test prints on scrap.