I'm A Steady Rollin' Man part 10

In the morning I went back to the Studio with a plan- to cut away most of the unwanted marks from the block, so they wouldn't take ink anymore.   Then print the block again.  So that's what I did.  I cleared my work table and cut away what I didn't want from the block.  At the same time, I removed some blue tape that I had left behind last time.  Most of the stray marks were around the lettering (the song lyrics), but there were also things removed from the margins and the image area.  A photo of some of these scraps can be seen below:

After I was done cleaning up the block I pulled a new proof.  It was better than the last one I did, but still not perfect, so I may try again next week to get one suitable for framing and exhibition.  But at least I won't have to clean the block again.