What type of wood is best for printing?

Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 7:24 am     Post subject: What type of wood is best for printing?

As per above title.

I intend to use heat transfer to print graphics onto my wooden clock, but what is the best type of wood for such cases?

I understand that some wood do not react very well when you print graphics on it and the result is that the graphics looks crappy.

Thanks!
Xeon

Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:29 pm     Post subject:

I am not certain it would be the choice of wood so much as it would depend on the initial prep work for the wood. In my mind - if I want to add graphics - I want to work with a nice, flat surface. These days, you may be able to use paint primer to yield a better surface for printing on many types of smooth wood. Sanding Sealer may be an excellent way to seal off and level uneven wood surface in preparation for printing (for woods such as oak). You can level the surface by building up coatings of sanding sealer (while sanding in between each coating once dry). Paste wood fillers (if you are painting) would be an option similar to the sanding sealer (to create a flat surface to work with). Keep in mind - - I am not certain how well this would work with the heat transfer method - so be sure to experiment on/with scrap material initially.

Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 2:00 am     Post subject:

Thanks a lot, Chris! I will check these out.

Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 3:13 am     Post subject:

I would look into Birch Plywood.