On Scalpel Skills
Hand Cut Wood
Looks like Dre’s not the only one who’s got dem crazy scalpel wielding skills. For one of our current projects, we decided to make a custom typeface to use for a logotype. Our idea was to create blocky, geometric letters with a wood grain texture. After realising a CNC router couldn’t turn around the woodblock within our timescale, we had a crack at making our own woodcut printing block.
So with a bit of balsa wood and a sharp scalpel, we came up with this. It may not be pretty, but it did the job.
Handmade Woodblock
Not only was the balsa really easy to cut through, it left a really nice wood grain effect with lots of variety.
Woodblock Prints
More of this project to come soon.