I don't know if all JoAnn stores are set up the same, but the JoAnn
Superstore near us had a whole aisle for stamping stuff - it was in
the art/drawing section of the store. Most of one side of the aisle
was already carved stamps, but at the end they had stamp carving
tools and Staedtler Master Carve Artist Carving Block. It's 2 1/2"
x 5" x 3/4". Because it's 3/4" thick, we sliced it down the middle
and got twice as much carving material. Good luck!

--- 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