Hi. I am new to letterboxing and am working on finding a carving
material and tools. After broswing the web I came up with a few
options and I don't know which would work best. There is something
called "Speedy Cut Blocks"
(http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/2042-AA.shtml)
and something else called "Mounted Linoleum Blocks"
(http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1880-AA.shtml). Which is less
crumbly, easier to carve, and stands up to extreme temperatures?
Thanks for any input you may have. :)
Liz (Elizabeth Waltz)
New Bern, NC
Materials Question
3 messages in this thread |
Started on 2003-07-18
Materials Question
From: Elizabeth (eizabethw19@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2003-07-18 13:16:13 UTC
Re: [LbNA] Materials Question
From: (cadenza74@earthlink.net) |
Date: 2003-07-18 13:19:44 UTC-06:00
honestly, I don't think you will be happy with either of these. Speedy
stamp is garbage-don't even buy it. It crumbles like nothing else. Speedy
stamp, from the same company (Speedball) is a better choice. That's what
people on the list call "the pink stuff." Even better than those are
anything larger you can find from Staedler Mars-Their regular erasers are
pretty small and you have to get the logo or raised section off, or you can
use PZ Cut from www.stampeaz.com. good stuff.
As for the linoleum blocks, I've been told they carve well, but that they
don't ink well, so transferring images can be tricky.
Cadenza
From: "Elizabeth"
Reply-To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 13:16:13 -0000
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNA] Materials Question
Hi. I am new to letterboxing and am working on finding a carving
material and tools. After broswing the web I came up with a few
options and I don't know which would work best. There is something
called "Speedy Cut Blocks"
(http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/2042-AA.shtml)
and something else called "Mounted Linoleum Blocks"
(http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1880-AA.shtml). Which is less
crumbly, easier to carve, and stands up to extreme temperatures?
Thanks for any input you may have. :)
Liz (Elizabeth Waltz)
New Bern, NC
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stamp is garbage-don't even buy it. It crumbles like nothing else. Speedy
stamp, from the same company (Speedball) is a better choice. That's what
people on the list call "the pink stuff." Even better than those are
anything larger you can find from Staedler Mars-Their regular erasers are
pretty small and you have to get the logo or raised section off, or you can
use PZ Cut from www.stampeaz.com. good stuff.
As for the linoleum blocks, I've been told they carve well, but that they
don't ink well, so transferring images can be tricky.
Cadenza
From: "Elizabeth"
Reply-To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 13:16:13 -0000
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNA] Materials Question
Hi. I am new to letterboxing and am working on finding a carving
material and tools. After broswing the web I came up with a few
options and I don't know which would work best. There is something
called "Speedy Cut Blocks"
(http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/2042-AA.shtml)
and something else called "Mounted Linoleum Blocks"
(http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1880-AA.shtml). Which is less
crumbly, easier to carve, and stands up to extreme temperatures?
Thanks for any input you may have. :)
Liz (Elizabeth Waltz)
New Bern, NC
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Re: [LbNA] Materials Question
From: (cadenza74@earthlink.net) |
Date: 2003-07-18 17:25:20 UTC-06:00
oops, speedy-cut I mean is the one you shouldn't get. I guess that's what I
get for typing fast.
From:
Reply-To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 13:19:44 -0600
To:
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Materials Question
honestly, I don't think you will be happy with either of these. Speedy
stamp is garbage-don't even buy it. It crumbles like nothing else. Speedy
stamp, from the same company (Speedball) is a better choice. That's what
people on the list call "the pink stuff." Even better than those are
anything larger you can find from Staedler Mars-Their regular erasers are
pretty small and you have to get the logo or raised section off, or you can
use PZ Cut from www.stampeaz.com. good stuff.
As for the linoleum blocks, I've been told they carve well, but that they
don't ink well, so transferring images can be tricky.
Cadenza
From: "Elizabeth"
Reply-To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 13:16:13 -0000
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNA] Materials Question
Hi. I am new to letterboxing and am working on finding a carving
material and tools. After broswing the web I came up with a few
options and I don't know which would work best. There is something
called "Speedy Cut Blocks"
(http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/2042-AA.shtml)
and something else called "Mounted Linoleum Blocks"
(http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1880-AA.shtml). Which is less
crumbly, easier to carve, and stands up to extreme temperatures?
Thanks for any input you may have. :)
Liz (Elizabeth Waltz)
New Bern, NC
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get for typing fast.
From:
Reply-To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 13:19:44 -0600
To:
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Materials Question
honestly, I don't think you will be happy with either of these. Speedy
stamp is garbage-don't even buy it. It crumbles like nothing else. Speedy
stamp, from the same company (Speedball) is a better choice. That's what
people on the list call "the pink stuff." Even better than those are
anything larger you can find from Staedler Mars-Their regular erasers are
pretty small and you have to get the logo or raised section off, or you can
use PZ Cut from www.stampeaz.com. good stuff.
As for the linoleum blocks, I've been told they carve well, but that they
don't ink well, so transferring images can be tricky.
Cadenza
From: "Elizabeth"
Reply-To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 13:16:13 -0000
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNA] Materials Question
Hi. I am new to letterboxing and am working on finding a carving
material and tools. After broswing the web I came up with a few
options and I don't know which would work best. There is something
called "Speedy Cut Blocks"
(http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/2042-AA.shtml)
and something else called "Mounted Linoleum Blocks"
(http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1880-AA.shtml). Which is less
crumbly, easier to carve, and stands up to extreme temperatures?
Thanks for any input you may have. :)
Liz (Elizabeth Waltz)
New Bern, NC
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