Buxus
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Timothy Cole was a traditional wood engraver, executing copies from museum paintings on commission from magazines such as The Century Magazine.
Technique
Wood engraving blocks are typically made of boxwood or other hardwoods such as lemonwood or cherry. They are expensive to purchase because end-grain wood must be a section through the trunk or large bough of a tree. Some modern wood engravers use substitutes made of PVC or resin, mounted on MDF, which produce similarly detailed results of a slightly different character.
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