Hello,
Though probably I won't be using the rest of shina plywood I have at home because the warpage problem. Do anyone have any tip/trick to try to "save" the carved blocks?
Of course, the warpage comes because of water. Having take care of that:
a) block is wet not damped
b) there's no free water on the block surface
c) pigments are thick rather than running (water excess)
d) using the proper part of nori paste (I use wheat paste, the one used in bookbinding)
My blocks still warp in ~1 minute or so. In my site there's a photo of that (
http://esorigami.net/mokuhanga/blog/?po ... ctosfaults ) and of an inner wooden layer crack too.
As solution, I tried:
a) using paper strip inlays (to avoid contact with the pigment)
b) using a smaller brush just to apply pigment to the places to be printed
That led to a bigger problem found after making the kyogos: the paper strips displaced the paper plus the woodblock warpage while printing ended with the print ifself distorted (small distortion) and the kento marks in all color blocks misplaced.
The second problem is not a true problem at all (just adjust the kento marks). The true problem arise from the print distortion.
So, if anyone else has another tip/trick to use when warping is present, it's truly welcome. Though I hope no more block warpage (which probably was because it's a cheap 4 mm shina plywood).
Sincerely,
Franz Rogar