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			About Linocuts I use Battleship linoleum, stuck to a piece of plywood with double stick carpet tape. After arriving at a satisfactory sketch, I photocopy it, then place this face down on the linoleum, rub the back with a little lacquer thinner, and burnish down with a bone folder. This transfers the sketch in reverse to the block. Then I cut the block with linoleum gouges. Gouges can slip on the linoleum surface, I once had a nasty cut from this, and now wear a kevlar glove on my left hand (like fishermen use) when cutting. This has saved me several times from another gouge. After finishing the cutting of the block I ink it up and make a proof. This is used to make a negative at the desired final print size. I use the negative to expose a polymer letterpress plate, which after processing is adhered to a base to bring it up to type high and put on the printing press.