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

The five cutting edges were not in the box! Sending back!

unsure daughter uses it

Thanks

It was good it was just missing the tips needed to use the carving tool.

Excellent!!

Easy to use. Comes with everything you need to start. Would buy again

I bought this to make block prints for my Patreon members. I didnt choose the best paper for the job, so thats where most of my consistency issues are arising I think. I also purchased some extra rubber carving blocks and have only used those so far, so I cant comment on the blocks provided in the kit yet. Ill be trying out the linoleum soon when Ive decided on a design worthy of it. I noticed several reviewers complaining about the carving tool getting jammed - I have not had that issue. I think theyre loading their tips incorrectly. There are two metal pieces inside the housing that hold the tips by compressing the curved end in between them, you need to place the tip in between those two pieces and tighten it, and youre good to go. Its not the most comfy carving tool but it works fine and the built in storage is nice. My only complaint is mainly with the brayer. It doesnt roll super freely, being the snap in style theres a little resistance occasionally, so it sometimes will slide through the ink instead of rolling through it and sometimes it takes extra rolls to get the right consistency. The bench hook is metal and quite nice quality, though I wish it was white or tan instead of black. But it doesnt really matter because you can see the ink texture so black on black is not a real issue. All in all a great starter kit to build off of, certainly worth the $50. I say buy it, but be ready to buy more stuff if you enjoy the process. Im going to upgrade my brayer and get a baren and some fabric ink to round out my kit. When my carving tips get too dull Ill upgrade that tool, too. Happy printing!

Overall i think it is a very good buy when youre looking for a quick hassle-free way to try block printing IF the cutting tool worked properly. I do not know if all the Lino cutters do not work or mine is just a defective one but it takes like ten minutes to change the blades (it is constantly jammed). I bought one previouslyseparately from the same company (of a green color) and it takes 10 seconds to change the blades. Since I already have a cutting tool, it is only a minor inconvenience for me (i put in the cutting blade I use most and switch out on my other one) but it can be a huge problem for other people who do not have another linocutter. On a positive note, the bench hook, rubber brayer, water-soluble inks and lino material work great and Im happy to have tried them out.

All the pieces were not in the package.

Would like to see a sheet of the linoleum as well as the wood block and the new gel block for comparison of techniques