We print on “Kraft” paper all the time, we use French 80 or100 # cover and it is wonderful….check it out.

could be over inking…..that happens some times….less ink, more make ready.

hey melanie,do you have either one of these books? American Wood Type–Rob Kelly or The Art of Wood Type–Greg Ruffa. both are interesting and full of info.

i have never used Lettra…..does it have a grain direction like other papers? if so, folding it against the grain can cause cracking, scoring or not.

NOOOOOO!!!!! Your work is perfect the way it is…….keep it old school, just buy more type! ( skyline type foundry) we made a pledge to NEVER use photopolymer, for us that takes the fun out of letterpress. One of the attractions of it was to get AWAY from the computer. Nothing wrong or right about it, there is absolutely beautiful letterpress work out there that is done with photopolymer…….just not right for the look and feel we want to achieve. Traditional all the way!!!

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