tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post7065749378740840920..comments2024-03-28T00:23:01.632-04:00Comments on Lem's Levity: Remembering Japanese wood carver Susumo ItoTrooper Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-39728106455984317522017-07-25T16:33:36.491-04:002017-07-25T16:33:36.491-04:00Ya done good, RP, but it takes a woman with a forg...Ya done good, RP, but it takes a woman with a forgiving nature and one who is made of stern stuff to hang amongst this crowd. Women of Lem's, I salute you. Both of you.The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-22244556345279626742017-07-25T16:05:09.458-04:002017-07-25T16:05:09.458-04:00I think of all the print-work I love woodcuts most...I think of all the print-work I love woodcuts most. So hard edged, so bold. From Durer to the great moderns Kirchner, Schmidt-Rutloff and Barlach the Germans have been particularly drawn - get it? - to the woodcut.<br /><br />As to this place being mostly male, it was moi, the great ricpic, who implored the ladies to come out of the woodwork and contribute with greater frequency. Oh well, at least I tried. ricpichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321511130788764861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-84320219651162146802017-07-25T11:48:16.152-04:002017-07-25T11:48:16.152-04:00I watched the whole thing, wondering throughout if...I watched the whole thing, wondering throughout if, following the individual portrayals suggested several days ago, a composite character had been found to represent the mostly male commentariat at Lem's Levity?MamaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300520132972757396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-83437387551365857982017-07-25T04:24:43.462-04:002017-07-25T04:24:43.462-04:00I spent part of the afternoon sharpening tools - p...I spent part of the afternoon sharpening tools - plane irons and chisels. The philosophy is - it doesn't matter what type of stone you use, whether you sharpen to a concave, straight or convex edge, nor how long you hone - the only thing that matters is that a sharp edge is invisible - it does not reflect light.<br /><br />I am working in white oak - very hard stuff, so sharp tools are a necessity.The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.com