Depending on what size stamps you plan on making, paint stirrers
work nicely for this--plus they're soft enough to cut with simple
wire cutters--just sand them down after you cut them and they work
well. Otherwise, you should be able to purchase thin sheets of
balsa wood or other types of wood sheets at hobby stores (I'm
thinking along the lines of the type you might build a hobby
airplane with) or possibly even your local hardware stores. Can you
tell we're renovating a home right now? ;)

I'm sure there are hundreds of other things you can use to back your
stamps. Flat sturdy plastic containers cut to size might offer a
rigid enough surface for this use, too. I know the folks who sell
PZ Kut also sell pre-cut lucite squares for use with their product.
That's an option, too. No, I don't have stock in the company
(although I probably should since I've used it so much recently) but
here's the URL to their site just in case:
http://www.investorsnet.com/stampeaz/

dvn2r ckr


--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "cavy_lovers4"
wrote:
> Any ideas on where to get pieces of wood for backing a stamp.
> The ones Team Green Dragon used for their new stamps in Blue Hills
> were nice.
> Do I have to saw my own [yikes!] or do stores sell little thin
blocks
> of wood?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Kim
> Cavy Lovers

I use hardwoods. Cherry, mostly.
'Course, I have a wood shop full of scraps.

Wes

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--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "cavy_lovers4" wrote:
> Any ideas on where to get pieces of wood for backing a stamp.
> The ones Team Green Dragon used for their new stamps in Blue Hills
> were nice.
> Do I have to saw my own [yikes!] or do stores sell little thin blocks
> of wood?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Kim
> Cavy Lovers

hi kim
i dont know how thin the wood is on the stamps you are talking about, but just blocks of precut wood is sold at micheals and hobby lobby....also dont forget you could use the toy wood blocks from kids...not the ones with the letters on them but the ones you build 'houses' with.......you can find those sometimes at dollar stores....big lots....family dollar stores...etc also...and even garage sales.....

hope that helps
wanda

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "cavy_lovers4" wrote:
> Any ideas on where to get pieces of wood for backing a stamp.
> The ones Team Green Dragon used for their new stamps in Blue Hills
> were nice.
> Do I have to saw my own [yikes!] or do stores sell little thin blocks
> of wood?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Kim
> Cavy Lovers

hi kim
i dont know how thin the wood is on the stamps you are talking about, but just blocks of precut wood is sold at micheals and hobby lobby....also dont forget you could use the toy wood blocks from kids...not the ones with the letters on them but the ones you build 'houses' with.......you can find those sometimes at dollar stores....big lots....family dollar stores...etc also...and even garage sales.....

hope that helps
wanda

Kim,

Although we've only created our own sig stamps so far, we went to the
Home Depot lumber aisles and found plenty of small boards (about 2'-
3') for hobbies/crafts in varying thicknesses and of various types.
They are pretty cheap (maybe cheaper than pre-cut blocks from
specialty stores?).

Solor

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "cavy_lovers4"
wrote:
> Any ideas on where to get pieces of wood for backing a stamp.
> The ones Team Green Dragon used for their new stamps in Blue Hills
> were nice.
> Do I have to saw my own [yikes!] or do stores sell little thin
blocks
> of wood?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Kim
> Cavy Lovers

My husband works for a yacht builder. One of my Christmas presents was a box of assorted sizes of sanded blocks of cherry, ash, mahogany and teak. Very high-end wood on my stamps! ;-)Memlili

Wes Garrison wrote:I use hardwoods. Cherry, mostly.
'Course, I have a wood shop full of scraps.

Wes

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Just a note of caution -- the acrylic blocks mentioned in dvn2rckr's post
are wonderful for *temporary* mounting of soft block carving material, but
there is some sort of chemical reaction between the acrylic and the
carving material that occurs over time and makes the carving begin to
soften and melt down. I always take one of these acrylic blocks along
with me when letterboxing, in case a box stamp isn't mounted. It really
helps me get a good impression in my log book (and make a good one of my
own signature in the box's log), but I wouldn't recommend long term
mounting on acrylic (or storage in the clear acrylic boxes). For some
reason the clear plastics react with the carving material where the cloudy
(tupperware or rubbermaid style) plastics don't seem to do so. I've been
told by people who understand chemistry a lot better than I do that it
has to do with the kinds of solvent used in manufacturing the different
kinds of plastics.

I hope this helps!

Webfoot

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On Fri, 2 May 2003, dvn2rckr wrote:

> I'm sure there are hundreds of other things you can use to back your
> stamps. Flat sturdy plastic containers cut to size might offer a
> rigid enough surface for this use, too. I know the folks who sell
> PZ Kut also sell pre-cut lucite squares for use with their product.
> That's an option, too. No, I don't have stock in the company
> (although I probably should since I've used it so much recently) but
> here's the URL to their site just in case:
> http://www.investorsnet.com/stampeaz/
>