I too searched Michael's and couldn't find any material, then I asked a buddy of mine that worked there and he pointed me to the isle that has the carving tools, not the stamping isle I assumed it would be in. You might try again, although all Michael's are not created equal.

Good Luck

Deban - MD

donaldson_home wrote:
Greetings all!

I've been hooked on letterboxing for about a year now, and just
started placing my own boxes and carving my own stamps, which I think
may almost be *more* fun than finding boxes...maybe...nah...well, at
least it gets me though the winter months.

My question is this- (I've been searching the archives for about an
hour now, and can't find the answer, so if you all are burnt out on
this question, I'm sorry :))

Are there any specific stores that carry bigger carving medium than
erasers? My first two stamps, carved last night, were on crumbly
icky "general" erasers. (So anyone who comes across my "Wandering
Lotus" hitchhiker, please keep that in mind. The stamp will probably
fall to pieces before it leaves the state!) I've read "speedy-cut"
and PZ-Cut, but where to find...?

Any suggestions would be great. I've already tried Jo-Anns and
Michaels, and the workers there all looked at me like I was speaking
Mongolian.

Thanks!
Delirium


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PZKut is available only online through the Stampeaz website, which is
here:

http://www.stampeaz.com/

A couple of other products you may want to try are:

Speedball SpeedyStamp - the pink stuff. A 1/4" thick pink carving
material that can be found in the block printing section at most
Michael's and Hobby Lobby stores. You DO NOT want the white
SpeedyCut product that they sell -- it is crumbly.

Mastercarve - these are 5/8-3/4" thick blocks in assorted sizes from
Mars Staedler. They carve great, but they are softer than the pink
stuff and PZ Kut, so it is a little tougher to get fine detail. The
good thing is that this material is thick enough that you don't have
to mount it if you don't want to, and you can carve both sides. Most
craft, hobby and rubber stamping stores carry these in either the
block printing area or the rubber stamping supplies. They are also
available online from Dick Blick at:

http://www.dickblick.com/zz404/00/products.asp?param=0&ig_id=5195

Happy Carving!

Deb (SpringChick)



--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "donaldson_home"
wrote:
> Greetings all!
>
> I've been hooked on letterboxing for about a year now, and just
> started placing my own boxes and carving my own stamps, which I
think
> may almost be *more* fun than finding boxes...maybe...nah...well,
at
> least it gets me though the winter months.
>
> My question is this- (I've been searching the archives for about an
> hour now, and can't find the answer, so if you all are burnt out on
> this question, I'm sorry :))
>
> Are there any specific stores that carry bigger carving medium than
> erasers? My first two stamps, carved last night, were on crumbly
> icky "general" erasers. (So anyone who comes across my "Wandering
> Lotus" hitchhiker, please keep that in mind. The stamp will
probably
> fall to pieces before it leaves the state!) I've read "speedy-cut"
> and PZ-Cut, but where to find...?
>
> Any suggestions would be great. I've already tried Jo-Anns and
> Michaels, and the workers there all looked at me like I was
speaking
> Mongolian.
>
> Thanks!
> Delirium

It's interesting to get different peoples perspectives on things. I
happen to love working with the white stuff. It carves beautifully.
After I'm finished, I cut a piece of 1/4" hobby plywood to fit the
back of the stamp and glue it on with 5 minute epoxy. It seems to
work great. The pink stuff is wonderfully tough and durable but I
find it to be a bit difficult to carve. It requires very sharp tools
to get a good result. I usually put a back on those as well. The
Pink Pearl erasers work very well and they're stiff enough that I
don't put a back on them. The white Mars erasers are ok too but it's
a pain to have to sand the embossing off first. Something for
everyone! Just my two cents worth.

Bigguy
P16 F36 HH5

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "SpringChick"
wrote:
> PZKut is available only online through the Stampeaz website, which
is
> here:
>
> http://www.stampeaz.com/
>
> A couple of other products you may want to try are:
>
> Speedball SpeedyStamp - the pink stuff. A 1/4" thick pink carving
> material that can be found in the block printing section at most
> Michael's and Hobby Lobby stores. You DO NOT want the white
> SpeedyCut product that they sell -- it is crumbly.
>
> Mastercarve - these are 5/8-3/4" thick blocks in assorted sizes
from
> Mars Staedler. They carve great, but they are softer than the pink
> stuff and PZ Kut, so it is a little tougher to get fine detail.
The
> good thing is that this material is thick enough that you don't
have
> to mount it if you don't want to, and you can carve both sides.
Most
> craft, hobby and rubber stamping stores carry these in either the
> block printing area or the rubber stamping supplies. They are also
> available online from Dick Blick at:
>
> http://www.dickblick.com/zz404/00/products.asp?param=0&ig_id=5195
>
> Happy Carving!
>
> Deb (SpringChick)
>
>
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "donaldson_home"
> wrote:
> > Greetings all!
> >
> > I've been hooked on letterboxing for about a year now, and just
> > started placing my own boxes and carving my own stamps, which I
> think
> > may almost be *more* fun than finding boxes...maybe...nah...well,
> at
> > least it gets me though the winter months.
> >
> > My question is this- (I've been searching the archives for about
an
> > hour now, and can't find the answer, so if you all are burnt out
on
> > this question, I'm sorry :))
> >
> > Are there any specific stores that carry bigger carving medium
than
> > erasers? My first two stamps, carved last night, were on crumbly
> > icky "general" erasers. (So anyone who comes across
my "Wandering
> > Lotus" hitchhiker, please keep that in mind. The stamp will
> probably
> > fall to pieces before it leaves the state!) I've read "speedy-
cut"
> > and PZ-Cut, but where to find...?
> >
> > Any suggestions would be great. I've already tried Jo-Anns and
> > Michaels, and the workers there all looked at me like I was
> speaking
> > Mongolian.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Delirium