Mr. Marsolais demonstrated how the work is done. Using a Tungsten carbide tip, embedded in a steel shank, he angled the blade against the marble and gently tapped the end of the chisel with a dummy, or mallet. Slowly, what began as a scratch on the surface began to take form as an angled cut, called a V-cut. The work requires patience and a steady hand. Mistakes in stone cannot be corrected.

"It's a high-wire act," Mr. Marsolais said, describing the essentials of the trade: "A sharp chisel, a steady hand and a patient mind." He learned the essentials of letter carving in an apprenticeship at the John Stevens Shop in Newport, RI, a letter carving business that dates to 1705.



Mr. Marsolais, who grew up in Hudson, has a degree in creative writing from Naropa University in Boulder, Colo. But traditional publishing had little attraction for him. Letter press printing, the other facet of his business, allows him to design and create a variety of print products for customers who want something original, from wedding invitations to business cards.

He became immersed in letter press printing while at Zephyr Press, an independent press in Brookline, and later at Firefly Letterpress in Boston, where he worked for six years under the direction of operator John Kristensen.

His side of the workshop includes two massive letter press machines, including a 4,000-pound Colt's Armory Thomson, which dates to 1916. The type is handset, and the ink pressed on to the paper.

"With both crafts, I'm being asked to participate in some of the most meaningful events of a person's life," Mr. Marsolais said. The authentic result reflects the process: "Using real tools, achieving an honest result, for people who are interested."

Sodium tungstate manufacturers offer continue to decline, the market is reducing the high quote, price range to reduce the price even more concentrated in the low range, 96% sodium tungstate mainstream focus 10.8-11 yuan / ton, the actual turnover lower. Sodium tungstate-order manufacturers have been pressure on the stock has been very small.

APT difficult to take the goods market turnover constantly Yindie cash offer manufacturers also fell below the 140,000 mark, despite the demand for light, but the current price is still some room for profit, and most of the stock market are within the Pan-Asian warehouses, APT smelting manufacturers inventory pressure is not large, so most manufacturers continue to produce, supply Xiamen Tungsten powder and other manufacturers. It is understood, APT manufacturers offer concentrated in 139,000 yuan / ton, the actual cash market turnover has now 13.6-13.7 square low offer, APT production costs of about 13-13.2 yuan / ton, relatively Scheelite tungsten powder and tungsten Department of products, APT relatively wide margins, is expected to post profit margins will continue to compress.


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Tungsten market: Scheelite goods holders sell mentality concentrated, non-cash transaction is not, then the downstream tungsten smelter product unmarketable, funding constraints, procurement of raw materials and growing less down the inquiry, Scheelite actual transaction still Yindie sodium tungstate manufacturers offer continue to decline, the market is reducing the high quote, APT difficult to take the goods market turnover constantly Yindie materials offer high stage interval or decrease gradually move closer to the transaction price.

Scheelite market demand continues to slump, tungsten prices steady weakening overall. This week at the beginning of tungsten concentrate spot market transactions are still light, tungsten concentrate cargo operators sell mentality concentrated, non-cash transaction is not, then the market liquidity is more intense, difficult to set aside large sums of money to purchase tungsten ore.

It is understood that 60-degree wolframite market has emerged 78,000 yuan / ton in the inquiry, but hold stocks very price conscious of turnover stalemate. At the same time, the downstream tungsten products unsalable, tungsten smelter funding constraints, procurement of raw materials and growing less down the inquiry, the actual transaction is still Yindie Scheelite, some small amount of fresh market transactions are low turnover, lack of business confidence market strong bearish sentiment. Ore prices are expected to decline this week or difficult to stop, ore prices below the cost of the line or risk transactions that fell to 76,000 yuan / ton.


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