Speedball Block Printing Baren - Comfortable Wooden Handle, Made in the USA - 4 Inches (4139)

Any print maker needs this most excellent burnishing tool!!!It’s SO smooth across the paper.I have arthritic hands and this is a god send !!!

Works good for crafts. Adheres items with adhesive onto another item.

I use this baren for all my gel plate prints and works just fine. It has a great ergonomic design with a sturdy wooden handle. Slides easily over the print paper, assuring a tight grip of paint between the gel tablet and the printing paper. You can do the same with a bottle or some other object. It's not a must that you should have this barten but it provides great facility and control when smoothing the paper. If you print daily, I'm sure you'll appreciate the ergonomic comfort it provides. It is a bit on the pricey side. It's not cheap. But it is well constructed and should last longer than its cheaper and mostly plastic alternatives.

It is comfortable to use, applies nice even pressure and works great.

I'm pretty happy with this and it holds together well, even if not all of the parts feel like they fit together perfectly. It can withstand a ton of pressure without feeling like it's going to break - but because of the slightly misfit parts, it has a few snags around the metal edge that poke me sometimes, and the handle feels just a little crooked. Either way, it functions fine as an entry-level tool - but it's not a precision piece.

I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of this baren. Improved appearance of my prints and made printing easy.

Perfect for starting out block printing

Saves the hands while pressing your paper while creating prints.Glad I purchased!