Rocker Blotters

[Tanco]

Made a few new rocker blotters using Birdseye Maple lumber, which has

interesting grain and patterns. I'll attach one that is natural in color (unstained)

and finished in satin, hand-rubbed lacquer. The bottom is stainless steel,

which has a quick release I patented years ago.

[Pickwick]

That's a nice looking blotter, well crafted.

[2brothers]

Wow! Very nice!!!!

[my63]

Fantastic any chance of some more pictures.

Quick release?

we need more pictures please

Regards

Michael

[ac12]

Having not used a blotter with a metal bottom, is there any practical difference between a metal bottom and a wood one?

Does it flex or do anything different?

 

BTW, I have a blotter, but never used it till we were doing Christmas cards. We ran into a card that did not like fountain pen ink. The ink took a LONG time to dry, so out came the blotter...for the first time...and it worked like it was supposed to.

[inkstainedruth]

The wood looks really nice.

I also have not used a metal blotter. I have a small glass one with a pewter top that I got on Ebay from a seller in the UK that I like because it's pretty and fairly heavy (the glass is a solid block) but it's also really small (although it fits in my purse, which is a plus).

What are the dimensions of yours? I can't tell from the photo.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[WOBentley]

Very nice. I actually like big shallow curve blotters like MB, but this is quite beautiful!

[lapis]

Beaiutiful. I love the grain. I have about a dozen or so such blotters so will think about adding this one too ... if possible...

 

Mike

[OcalaFlGuy]

I too like the woodgrain.

 

 

If you don't mind some constructive criticism, look at the Fleabay pic of my blotter.

 

 

I like how my blotter area runs all the way to the edge of the whole blotter. No guessing as to what portion of the underneath I can't see as I'm blotting has blotter paper on it.

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

[warblerick]

Made a few new rocker blotters using Birdseye Maple lumber, which has

interesting grain and patterns. I'll attach one that is natural in color (unstained)

and finished in satin, hand-rubbed lacquer. The bottom is stainless steel,

which has a quick release I patented years ago.

Very beautiful. love bird's eye maple, and it was a great choice here. I would prefer it without the handle/knob, so the wood shows itself better, but that's just me.

[warblerick]

I too like the woodgrain.

 

 

If you don't mind some constructive criticism, look at the Fleabay pic of my blotter.

 

 

I like how my blotter area runs all the way to the edge of the whole blotter. No guessing as to what portion of the underneath I can't see as I'm blotting has blotter paper on it.

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

The only blotter I have (and use occasionally) is a fancy pewter one that my wife or daughter gave me as a gift several years ago, and probably purchased from Fahrney's. The rocker squeezes between two long "cleats" on the underside of the blotter, held in place by tension alone. But the rocker itself does not come terribly close to the edge as the one in your photo, and I have never had any trouble with it. So what I am saying is that I think the one made by Tanco is just fine as it is, and the extra little bit of edge beneath shouldn't in any way interfere with its use.

[PJohnP]

So, are there more photos of the rocker blotter, including the patented quick release ?

 

I'll confess, the bird's eye maple is quite attractive, and I'd be curious about the cost to acquire one of these...

 

 

 

John P.

[fountainpenlady]

That's a nice looking blotter, well crafted.

Beautiful!

[ac12]

The only blotter I have (and use occasionally) is a fancy pewter one that my wife or daughter gave me as a gift several years ago, and probably purchased from Fahrney's. The rocker squeezes between two long "cleats" on the underside of the blotter, held in place by tension alone. But the rocker itself does not come terribly close to the edge as the one in your photo, and I have never had any trouble with it. So what I am saying is that I think the one made by Tanco is just fine as it is, and the extra little bit of edge beneath shouldn't in any way interfere with its use.

 

I have a replica of an antique blotter that has an overhang, and that overhang bugs me. The overhang prevents approximately 1/2 to 3/4 inch of the end of the blotting paper from making contact with the paper to be blotted. That also makes me have to think where will it contact, when I place the blotter to use it. I have placed the blotter too close to the end, and missed part of the ink, because the overhang prevented the blotter from making contact with the ink.

 

I've been considering sanding off the overhang of the top piece so that the end is flush with the end of the curved piece.

Edited February 10, 2015 by ac12