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Name

Kevin Schafer

About

My name is Kevin M. Schafer. I’m 44 years old and married to wife Kersten. I enjoy writing, letterpress printing, reading, carpentry, fishing, taking photographs, and being with Kersten. I have one of the oldest working Linotypes in the world, made in 1912, which I have restored. I was taught printing from my Dad, serving as his apprentice. I learned movable type composition first (the individual lead letters – not Internet CMS). By high school, I had advanced to offset printing and graphic arts photography for halftone, line art, and CMYK separation. I like a good chainsaw and a handy skid loader. My wife and I have two labs named Bell and Sophie. I repair and maintain all of my own machinery, which includes eight printing presses. I am self-taught in Corel, MS Publisher, and MS Word. I work with most graphic file types on a regular basis, often receiving work from clients using strictly e-mail with PDF attachments. Skype is beginning to play an important role as well. I’m interested in website coding and enjoy working with WordPress, BuddyPress, and bbPress.

Website

http://www.gumpolen.com