How to contact print without showing the rebate?

[Vaughn]

Just some examples I have posted before. Platinum/palladium prints, not cyanotypes, but this gives one the idea of what is easily possible.

All are 5x7 negs except the last one which is an 11x14.

If one does like the "tabs" that are on the top of the (vertical) images (see third image), one can scrap off the emulsion there with a blade. I could also have done the same to the third print on the lower right corner (slightly fogged rebate).

[Randy]

Those are great Vaughn. I can't wait to get started.

[Bill Burk]

I use a masking film and tape the edges of the neg to it to give a clean border on the paper around the image.
Brush strokes still show outside that

That gives a very nice wide white border... much better than the idea I was thinking of

[Tin Can]

Please don't tell him I am using his first name...

I must have missed a wise crack.