3D Printing

A collection of 2 posts

11 Jul 2026

3D Printed Chop Mark

In China, Korea, and Japan, rather than using a signature, people have for centuries marked documents using a stamp that for whatever reason is called a “chop” in English (which to my ear sounds faintly racist, but I have no idea the origins of this word). Because of the influence

9 Jun 2026

First Experiments in 3D Printing Relief Matrices

It only took a couple of beers, and 20 minutes of print time for this to finally happen. Maybe you are familiar with linocut printmaking. This is similar, except instead of carving up a block of lino, we’re experimenting with making printing plates out of plastic on a 3d