From: Baird, Darryl (dbaird@umflint.edu)
Date: 01/14/03-01:40:38 PM Z
No, I use the 2 inch for up to 11X14. It should last a long time with
proper care. I learned about this brush and its care from Stuart
Melvin. Clean well in distilled water, shake excess water from
bristles (shaking in two directions), and hang bristle side down. It's
a great brush.
-Darryl
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> From: epona
> Reply To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 3:28 PM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Subject: Re: Argyrotypes!
>
> Yikes, that's pricey! Do you use the largest size?
>
> Thanks,
> Christine
>
> "Baird, Darryl" wrote:
>
> > Yes, that's the one. I bought my last brush (which I use
> > exclusively for Argyrotype) at this place:
> > http://www.artxpress.com/bbrush_jricheson.htm
> >
> > FWIW, I have never been able to master the coating rod.
> This
> > brush is fantastic; it will need to be meticulously cleaned to
> remove
> > "gunk" from this process. With this brush I have run out of
> sensitizer
> > mid-print and added a bit of distilled water and smoothed out the
> > "mistake areas" It has been very forgiving of my poor coating
> > technique.
> > {Oh, I'm so ashamed. (I'm reminded of that song from the
> late
> > 50s... "My boomerang won't come back.")}
> >
> > -Darryl
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > Can you tell me which Richeson is the so-called "magic brush"?
> Is
> > > it 9010?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Christine
> > >
>
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