Speedball Block Printing Baren - Comfortable Wooden Handle, Made in the USA - 4 Inches

This product is good quality.

This is a very flimsy baren. The plastic covering is super cheap and light weight. It stains very easily even from water based ink.

LOVE the smooth surface of this baren! Large enough to apply even pressure - beats the heck out of using the back of a wooden spoon!

I have been printing and hand-burnishing since forever and when I came across this item, i thought Id give it a try. It did not fail me. much easier to use then wooden barens or wooden spoons - trust me Ive used all sorts of them . The underbed cushion helps transfer the impression with precision and details. Ill get more of this for personal stock.

Ive recently started making lino prints and I have been struggling to get even results in large inked areas using a spoon to rub the paper against the block. After some reading I ordered this Speedball baren in hopes of getting crisper prints with more even ink coverage. The build quality here is pretty adequate. The wood handle was comfortable to hold and press with my adult sized hand. The pressing surface is covered with some kind of mesh but it glides very smoothly over the paper as it presses down. The results are promising, after a little practice, Im able to get much more even ink coverage on the paper so far and I find it a better overall experience than I had with the spoon. Until I can get a actual press, this seems like its going to get a lot of use.

The handle is perfect for my hands.... using it for stamping

Excellent product

It’s tough enough for you to put your weight into which I love- A great replacement for the wooden spoon I was using lol

this is a essential, sturdy, well-designed tool and it is essential to my printmaking projects

Loved it!! Worked great for stamping images.