ESSDEE HEAVY-DUTY BRAYERS For linocut and woodcut printmaking, a firm rubber brayer is essential. Printmaking ink needs to be rolled out evenly across an inking plate, so that when it's applied to the block, the ink coating is perfectly distributed. This prevents blotting, spotting, and other print defects. Essdee's Heavy-Duty Brayers are thicker, tougher, and smoother than standard brayers, with a 60 shore machine-ground EPDM roller that controls ink perfectly. Because the circumference of Heavy-Duty Brayers is larger than standard Ink Rollers, these professional-grade tools can hold more ink. And because of the slightly firmer rubber, it's easier to get a perfect rollout with less effort. Available in various widths. Sold individually. Made in the United Kingdom. ABOUT ESSDEE The Essdee brand started during World War II, when British designer Stanley Dixon (that's S.D.) couldn't find any scraperboard for his studio. The only manufacturer was in Austria, so it hadn't been imported since before the war, and supplies had run out. Dixon created his own scraperboard formulation and branded it with his initials, and the name has stuck around for more than 75 years. Today's Essdee brand is equally well-known for printmaking supplies, because the scraperboard company merged with a lino cutter company in the 1980s. (Scraper tools and lino cutters are made with the same industrial equipment.) Essdee products are proudly made in the United Kingdom.
