Speedball Deluxe Block Printing Kit - Includes Inks, Brayer, Bench Hook, Lino Handle and Cutters, Speedy-Carve Block, Mounted Linoleum Block

This was baught for my daughters class. She said yes this is it. It works great mom. Thanks

This is by far the best set I found for carving stamps. I took an art class for textiles and we carved stamps to put acrylic paint on fabrics. This set was the perfect set to get the carvings I wanted. The carving tool is easy to use and fits in the had nicely. The carving board is good for safety to hold against the bottom of my work-space and not push the tool into my hand while carving. The colors of ink that come with the set are good colors and work on many light colored card stock. The next time I want to carve my own stamps I will be ordering a Speedball product!!!

I bought this kit for my printmaking class. I loved this kit because it included all the basic necessities for making relief prints. The reason for giving a 4 star review is that the carving tool is a bit obnoxious. Its great that I have one carving tool that I can switch out the different nibs. It saves a lot of space, great compact idea. But, once you get the nib in its really hard to get out. I unscrewed it and tried jiggling it out, hell I used pliers risking damaging the tool and it wouldnt budge. Not sure why it is so finicky. Its very dangerous. I nearly cut myself trying to get the tools out.

This is a nifty little tool that conveniently holds its own tips in the handle with some multi use ink and two types of block to test out. Great for anyone just getting into linocut, carving, or stamp making as well as long time dabblers like myself. My last speedball tool like this was much older but the same style handle with tips. It was reliable for years (well maintained of course) unfortunately, it was lost in a move. Naturally, I thought this would be the newer and improved version. Alas, while it is new and arrived in perfect condition, the tips tend to jam and stick in the housing. I have to rip them out with a rubber grip and needle nose pliers or try to not screw them in too tight and hope they dont wiggle out while im carving. Overall, considering the whole kit, its almost worth getting this kit for the ink and blocks then toss the tool and buy a set of non interchangeable carving tools.

I wasnt expecting anything super great for this kit honestly. I havent done lino in a very long time and sold my tools years ago so I was just looking for something affordable as a start up kit again because buying individual items can become very pricey. The two lino boards are great value. Those alone usually go around 8 bucks each for the 4x6 size, so even if you throw out most of the other stuff this would be a great value for those alone. The roller is a tad cheap, but looks fine. The paints look nice when applied so no qualms there. I also really like the plastic ink well they give you. As long as you remember to clean it right after use so the acrylic doesnt build up and give you an uneven coat. HOWEVER, the carving tool they give you is just awful. The blades come fairly dull. It was hard to carve after just halfway through my first piece, and by the end didnt seem sharp at all. Carving knives for print making are a big pain to sharpen without a few expensive tools so thats annoying. Not only this, but the first blade I inserted in got stuck in it. I have tried everything at my disposal, pliers, a hammer, my husband, EVERYTHING to get the damn thing out and it is just not happening. Therefore, I have to shell out more money to get another tool to carve. I would recommend this to a beginner just because it does have cheap lino boards and some good ink to get you started at a cheaper price than regular sellers do, but you should definitely buy a separate carving tool alongside this.

nice kit for someone new to or getting back into block printing. -

This was the first time I have ever tried block printing. This was a great kit to get me started. The blades cut well and stored easily in the handle. I have to work on my technique a little bit, but I think this was a good value for all the stuff that you get.

The roller didnt work at all. It literally didnt roll. So you couldnt get any paint on your print. When I finally used something else to get the paint on there, the paint got in all the crevices I carved out because youre supposed to use a roller. When I pressed the print down for five seconds, the paper provided in this kit got stuck to the print and ripped to pieces. Do not buy. This product blows.

Not a bad starter set, I didnt have my original expectations to high to begin with, so that helped. the lino cut tools are kind of low quality, Ill see how they do after sharpening. Good set to learn techniques and practice before you get to the professional stuff.

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