I've been pretty successful locating Mastercarve at my local Joann etc store.
Not at the smaller Joann stores, but the big superstores do carry it. They
also carry the Mastercarve carving tools. My store puts these items in the
rubber stamping aisles, usually near the embossing powders, heat guns, powdered
pigments, and so forth. The 2.5" x 5" x .75" block of Mastercarve is $4.99
regular price. The UPC code is 0 3190193615 0. The Joann store code listed on
one of my store receipts is 6597363.

Join the Joann mailing list, and you'll get sale flyers every two weeks or
so. They almost always have a 40% off one regular price item coupon in the
flyers. Sometimes the coupon is worth 50% off. I use my coupons to buy it. On
occasion, our local Sunday paper will have a Joann sale circular with a coupon
in it.

Hope this helps!
StampinPam

In a message dated 6/2/2004 1:29:44 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
hispandora@phlsystems.com writes:


> I am personally a very big fan of Mastercarve. You can get it in
> several sizes and it is a bit more expensive, but I think that for
> the detail it allows you it is well worth the price. Most the time
> people only find Mastercarve in the really thick form, but they have
> a thin form too which is just a tad bit thicker than PZ Cut – but
> quite a bit more expensive. I get a 4x4 sheet for about $2.50 when
> I buy it in bulk. (A tip I got from Funhog – Thanks Funhog!!) There
> is also a website where you can join their VIP list for $25 for a
> year and get a 30% discount off the regular price, making it just
> $1.82 a block for the 4x4 ½ thick. I have also used the Dick Blick
> EZ Cut that you asked about and found that it was not as easy to
> carve for fine detail but worked good for things that didn't require
> fine lines and tiny carve out areas.
>
> The website I mentioned earlier for the Mastercarve is located at
>
> http://www.misterart.com/store/view.cfm?
> group_id=5908602&store=001&AID=10273655&PID=1117139&afsrc=1
>
> They also have the Mastercarve carving tools, which I have found to
> be much easier to handle than the speedball handle ones for detailed
> design.
>
> I hope this answers your questions, if not just holler again!
> pandora{I`B}
>



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