Mounted Grey Linoleum, 3" x 3", Pack of 2

GREY PRINTMAKING LINOLEUM

This extra-thick, smooth, grey linoleum is commonly called "battleship linoleum" — that's because it was a popular flooring choice for submarines and other military vessels. Pliable but strong, with excellent resistance to crumbling, this 3.2 mm linoleum is an ideal choice for precise relief printmaking.

Unlike the stiffer red linoleum, grey lino is easy to cut and works well with all kinds of carving tools (even the less-sharp beginner-level gouges.)

Two 3" x 3" blocks, each mounted to 0.7" thick fiberboard.

Made in England.

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.