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Sara Tabbert Artist, PrintmakerGoldstream Valley, AK “I got my press about three years ago. I was looking for something sturdy, well built, and large – while keeping in mind that the price of shipping a press to Alaska pretty much excluded anything that wasn’t a tabletop press. I bought a larger sized tabletop press and … Read more

John Roberts Artist, PrintmakerKeene, NH “I have been working with presses manufactured by Conrad Machine Company since 1976. I have used them as a student, a college professor, and as a professional printmaker. As a college professor, I have seen the use, and abuse, that presses take in a printmaking studio and Conrad presses not … Read more

Mark Ritchie Artist, PrintmakerLaramie, WY “I started purchasing my Conrad press before I was offered the position at the University of Wyoming 16 years ago. I was paying for it over time and the promise of steady employment allowed me to pay-off the press early. It seemed a bit of an irony that once I … Read more

Debra Riffe Artist, PrintmakerBirmingham, Alabama “I own two CONRAD presses. I’d never owned a press nor had I used one in over a decade. I wanted the best. My decision to buy a CONRAD Press was based on the legible, detailed specs that were available on the company’s website. From my initial set up, to this … Read more

Eric Rewitzer Artist, PrintmakerSan Francisco, CA@3fishstudios “My favorite moment is when I lay ink on the finished plate for the first time. I get my first glimpse of what my efforts have produced, and then running it through the Conrad press is incredibly satisfying. I bought my first Conrad press when I opened the studio … Read more

Mark Nelson Artist, PrintmakerElgin, ILPrecision Digital Negatives “I love the American French Tool Press! It is a work of art itself. I found it very easy to set up and use. The press has worked flawlessly over the years I have been using it. It is very easy to prepare the press for a print … Read more

Bernice Ficek-Swenson Artist, PrintmakerGolden Valley, MN “I’ve been using French Tool Presses since I was a kid taking my first printmaking class. It’s my favorite press for printing etchings. I am incredibly fortunate to have a custom French Tool designed by Tom Conrad. I’ve been printing beautiful copper plate photogravure editions on my press for … Read more

Dov Harel Artist, PrintmakerHaifa, Israel “The American French tool press is working just great for me. It’s definitely the best press I have worked with.” – Dov Harel,Artist/ Printmaker Bio -M.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem-Ph.D. UC Irvine-The Institute for Geographic Photography In Tel Aviv Artist Statement I was born in Kfar Saba in 1948. After … Read more

Anne Haley Artist, PrintmakerWalla Walla, WA “My new Conrad Combo C-25 press is perfect for an eclectic approach to printmaking. It is flexible for both etching and litho and will handle any medium from thin copper plate to a thick crib for letterpress type. It is portable and fit down the stairs and through the … Read more

Justin Diggle Artist, PrintmakerSalt Lake City, UT “Our American French Tool Press, is a mainstay of the Printmaking area, and during semesters students and myself use it continuously. In the years we have had the press it has functioned perfectly. I bought the press with a hand crank for ease of access issues and I … Read more