Blog | Milton Watkins Master Bookbinder

YES, I'm still here!

Thanks to an alert customer in Melbourne who found my last post was in August 2020 I thought I should update you all, it is August the...

A different way of Advertising, my Caravan Display

Where does one start in 1998 with regards to advertising, and getting my new business out there, well the NEIS course certainly helped me...

Setting the Type, Compositors are there any out there?

Most time consuming Setting type, I found the above old Compositors Certificate on the net back in the mid 90's even though I started...

My Collection of Letterpress Machines, not for the faint hearted

Having an interest in Letterpress Machines and making my own type from Molten Lead is not for the faint hearted, not only do these...

Last of the Hand Binding Apprentices, a little History

Ok, here it is, finally my first Blog, have I done this right? Walking out of Moorabbin Technical College in 1979 after completing year...