[EKStationers] guild

[MC Toscano]

iheronimus at comcast.net wrote:

>I would like to discuss the relative merits of a tiered system at SRWC next weekend. I am now trying to figure out where would be a good place to meet.
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You may be able to contact the autocrat and arrange for a meeting space. 
I know that there is a hall at Southern Region War Camp that is fairly 
large and would probably have a nice corner (with tables and chairs) 
where we could meet. 

>One comment though: since the Stationers comprise a number of different (though related) disciplines, the idea of a book as a token of apprenticeship opens up some interesting possibilities.
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>First, I believe the prospective apprentice should make his or her own book, as an indication of their interest and demonstration of their level of skill. A simple  paper-bound book requires minimal skill, and may be made without expensive tools or materials. It would then serve as a notebook during the apprentice's tenure, and could be incorporated into the apprentice's masterwork:
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>A binder could re-bind it into a more elaborate binding
>A printer could set some of the contents in type, and print copies
>An engraver could cut a wood block and print an illustration into the book
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I like this idea.  Then it has more meaning.

Nataliia