Re: Flattening finished prints
My flattening method works well, though it is low-tech. I have a
stack of blotters on a marble table; I put the prints I want to
flatten between the blotters, put a piece of plate glass on top of
the stack, and weigh it all down with a massive and very heavy 2-
volume set of the Oxford English Dictionary. (You'll want the
"Compact Edition") :--) I like the marble table because its surface
is absolutely flat and even. The idea is flatness and weight, and of
course can be accomplished a number of different ways. If the print
is very curled, a light mist of water on the back may be in order to
relax the curl before putting the print between the blotters.
Katharine
On Mar 8, 2007, at 12:35 PM, Kate Mahoney wrote:
Put them in a book press if you have access to one, or between
books or
boards with a bit of weight/pressure for a few days.
Kate
-----Original Message-----
From: Jordan Wosnick [mailto:jwosnick@fastmail.fm]
Sent: 07 March 2007 15:49
To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
Subject: Flattening finished prints
Hi all,
I'm finally making some Pd-toned VDB prints that I'm happy with
(just in
time for the due date of our Canadian alt-process print exchange!) I
don't have a dedicated darkroom, so I hang my finished prints in the
bathroom to dry. They come out with a pronounced curl, which I'd
like to
remove. I don't have access to a dry-mount press. Is there any
reliable
way to flatten my prints without damaging them? (I made them on
Fabriano
Artistico.)
Thanks in advance.
Jordan
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Jordan Wosnick
jwosnick@fastmail.fm
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