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Darkroom rubber mask

photogear

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Does someone work with rubber masks having geomatrical figures, so you can "burn" or "save" some areas of your negative?
First, is there a proper name for this kind of equipment?
Secondly, how do you find such an equipment kit nowadays?
Of course, I manage to cut out some of those mask by myself but being a somehow a gadget person, a real kit is looked after.
Yours.
 
The best masks and tools for burning and doing are the ones you make yourself for specific uses. I attach my dodging tools to a length of spring wire, much thinner and flexible than what was on the tools you might find in photo stores or online. I will also modify burning masks with bits of gaffer tape or cardboard to customize them.
 
What benefit would there be in burning/dodging mask being made of rubber? The ones I've made were always clipped from scrap bits of paper, cardboard etc. That is to say - in the rare events I thought I needed something tailor-made. 99% of the burning & dodging I do (which in 98% of the cases is burning btw) I do with a couple of pieces of cardboard that I hold in my hand and overlay on top of each other, if necessary, to expose a wedge, triangle or bar-shaped area.
 

Phew I am certainly glad I read beyond your thread's title, otherwise I would have been worried

pentaxuser
 
The title makes you read this thread, wondering if you also wear a ball gag.
 
I remember seeing these, from 1950s. Had several interlocking masks that would allow for printing multiple images on a single sheet of paper. As I recall these were hard board pieces. Fit together almost like a jigsaw puzzle. Looked like a pain to use.

There's also Saunders multi print easels that allow you to make 8 wallet prints, or 4 4x5s 9n a single 8x10.
 

Not sure that is what the OP is referring maybe something more like this:
 
The description made me think of this sort of dodging kit:
 

here is a powerful gadget you can make yourself
 

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Reinhold made a set of dodgers, you might look him up on the large format photography forum
 

rubber (as an exemple) or whatsoever material...
 
The problem with dodging kits is the shapes almost never conform to what you need.

A cheap package of black construction paper, scissors, tape and a thin wire clothes hanger cut to suitable length handle seems to be the most flexible system for me. Cut shapes out of paper for dodging with the wire handle or cut holes in the paper to burn in areas.

I have one of those weird dodging/vignetting masts with movable blades and serrated edges in a oval shape that came with some vintage darkroom stuff. Never found a use for it, but it looks good hanging next to the enlarger.
 

Until now I have managed to do as you do.
I just opened this thread to explore deeper into that subject.
Thx for your reply.
 
Might you possibly be referring to FRISKIT?

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Am I the only one using blobs of cotton wool to get an easy blend at the edge of the dodged area?
 
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