While searching for some information on how they make movies both
widescreen and normal for television, I found an article online about
something called letterboxing at the Smithsonian Institution website
and then did some more research, finally ending up here. My name is
Misty, I live in Panama City in Florida. I'm 28 and work as a WalMart
associate. I love the outdoors and the beach so I think this will be
a wonderful experience for me. Can anyone tell me how to get started?
Hello?
3 messages in this thread |
Started on 2004-07-06
Hello?
From: mvernoue2004 (mvernoue2004@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2004-07-06 21:25:54 UTC
Re: Hello?
From: cpascott (seh-letterbox@comcast.net) |
Date: 2004-07-06 23:21:18 UTC
Misty ...
Welcome! If you enjoy the outdoors, like the elements of hunting
for "treasure" and enjoy solving puzzles, then you'll like
letterboxing.
There are a couple of things you need to get started. The first two
are a personal journal and a signature stamp. Most letterboxers that
I'm aware of carve their own signature stamp, but many start out with
a store-bought stamp that "defines" them, and then carve their own at
a later date.
Once you have that, you'll need clues. The LbNA database
(www.letterboxing.org) has the greatest source of them, but there are
plenty of other sources as well -- individual websites, word-of-
mouth, talk groups like this, etc. Sometimes clues are handed out at
gatherings, too.
Then, simply head out and find that letterbox!
Before you begin, spend some time with the Letterboxing FAQ at the
LbNA website (again, www.letterboxing.org)then peruse Silent Doug's
Letterboxing site at www.letterboxing.info (note the two websites
have identical names but different domains (.com versus .info).
Silent Doug has a great collection of articles and links that provide
a ton of information on letterboxing -- finding and placing boxes,
terminology, how to carve stamps, and more.
Once you've looked at both of those sites, then head over to the New
Boxers group here at Yahoo!
(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newboxers/) where you can ask all the
remaining questions you have. This alternate group was set up to
provide an open forum for new letterboxers to ask questions without
clogging this talk group (known as the "main" group).
Most of all, enjoy yourself!
CPAScott
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "mvernoue2004"
wrote:
> While searching for some information on how they make movies both
> widescreen and normal for television, I found an article online
about
> something called letterboxing at the Smithsonian Institution website
> and then did some more research, finally ending up here. My name is
> Misty, I live in Panama City in Florida. I'm 28 and work as a
WalMart
> associate. I love the outdoors and the beach so I think this will
be
> a wonderful experience for me. Can anyone tell me how to get
started?
Welcome! If you enjoy the outdoors, like the elements of hunting
for "treasure" and enjoy solving puzzles, then you'll like
letterboxing.
There are a couple of things you need to get started. The first two
are a personal journal and a signature stamp. Most letterboxers that
I'm aware of carve their own signature stamp, but many start out with
a store-bought stamp that "defines" them, and then carve their own at
a later date.
Once you have that, you'll need clues. The LbNA database
(www.letterboxing.org) has the greatest source of them, but there are
plenty of other sources as well -- individual websites, word-of-
mouth, talk groups like this, etc. Sometimes clues are handed out at
gatherings, too.
Then, simply head out and find that letterbox!
Before you begin, spend some time with the Letterboxing FAQ at the
LbNA website (again, www.letterboxing.org)then peruse Silent Doug's
Letterboxing site at www.letterboxing.info (note the two websites
have identical names but different domains (.com versus .info).
Silent Doug has a great collection of articles and links that provide
a ton of information on letterboxing -- finding and placing boxes,
terminology, how to carve stamps, and more.
Once you've looked at both of those sites, then head over to the New
Boxers group here at Yahoo!
(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newboxers/) where you can ask all the
remaining questions you have. This alternate group was set up to
provide an open forum for new letterboxers to ask questions without
clogging this talk group (known as the "main" group).
Most of all, enjoy yourself!
CPAScott
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "mvernoue2004"
> While searching for some information on how they make movies both
> widescreen and normal for television, I found an article online
about
> something called letterboxing at the Smithsonian Institution website
> and then did some more research, finally ending up here. My name is
> Misty, I live in Panama City in Florida. I'm 28 and work as a
WalMart
> associate. I love the outdoors and the beach so I think this will
be
> a wonderful experience for me. Can anyone tell me how to get
started?
Re: [LbNA] Re: Hello?
From: dave & diane (vonderinsel@cox.net) |
Date: 2004-07-07 07:41:51 UTC-04:00
Well spoken, CPAScott! There's also a neat thread on "What's in your kit?" in the archives of old e-mail discussions - it may prove serviceable. Welcome, Misty!
Dave
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----- Original Message -----
From: cpascott
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 7:21 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Re: Hello?
Misty ...
Welcome! If you enjoy the outdoors, like the elements of hunting
for "treasure" and enjoy solving puzzles, then you'll like
letterboxing.
There are a couple of things you need to get started. The first two
are a personal journal and a signature stamp. Most letterboxers that
I'm aware of carve their own signature stamp, but many start out with
a store-bought stamp that "defines" them, and then carve their own at
a later date.
Once you have that, you'll need clues. The LbNA database
(www.letterboxing.org) has the greatest source of them, but there are
plenty of other sources as well -- individual websites, word-of-
mouth, talk groups like this, etc. Sometimes clues are handed out at
gatherings, too.
Then, simply head out and find that letterbox!
Before you begin, spend some time with the Letterboxing FAQ at the
LbNA website (again, www.letterboxing.org)then peruse Silent Doug's
Letterboxing site at www.letterboxing.info (note the two websites
have identical names but different domains (.com versus .info).
Silent Doug has a great collection of articles and links that provide
a ton of information on letterboxing -- finding and placing boxes,
terminology, how to carve stamps, and more.
Once you've looked at both of those sites, then head over to the New
Boxers group here at Yahoo!
(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newboxers/) where you can ask all the
remaining questions you have. This alternate group was set up to
provide an open forum for new letterboxers to ask questions without
clogging this talk group (known as the "main" group).
Most of all, enjoy yourself!
CPAScott
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "mvernoue2004"
wrote:
> While searching for some information on how they make movies both
> widescreen and normal for television, I found an article online
about
> something called letterboxing at the Smithsonian Institution website
> and then did some more research, finally ending up here. My name is
> Misty, I live in Panama City in Florida. I'm 28 and work as a
WalMart
> associate. I love the outdoors and the beach so I think this will
be
> a wonderful experience for me. Can anyone tell me how to get
started?
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----- Original Message -----
From: cpascott
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 7:21 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Re: Hello?
Misty ...
Welcome! If you enjoy the outdoors, like the elements of hunting
for "treasure" and enjoy solving puzzles, then you'll like
letterboxing.
There are a couple of things you need to get started. The first two
are a personal journal and a signature stamp. Most letterboxers that
I'm aware of carve their own signature stamp, but many start out with
a store-bought stamp that "defines" them, and then carve their own at
a later date.
Once you have that, you'll need clues. The LbNA database
(www.letterboxing.org) has the greatest source of them, but there are
plenty of other sources as well -- individual websites, word-of-
mouth, talk groups like this, etc. Sometimes clues are handed out at
gatherings, too.
Then, simply head out and find that letterbox!
Before you begin, spend some time with the Letterboxing FAQ at the
LbNA website (again, www.letterboxing.org)then peruse Silent Doug's
Letterboxing site at www.letterboxing.info (note the two websites
have identical names but different domains (.com versus .info).
Silent Doug has a great collection of articles and links that provide
a ton of information on letterboxing -- finding and placing boxes,
terminology, how to carve stamps, and more.
Once you've looked at both of those sites, then head over to the New
Boxers group here at Yahoo!
(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newboxers/) where you can ask all the
remaining questions you have. This alternate group was set up to
provide an open forum for new letterboxers to ask questions without
clogging this talk group (known as the "main" group).
Most of all, enjoy yourself!
CPAScott
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "mvernoue2004"
> While searching for some information on how they make movies both
> widescreen and normal for television, I found an article online
about
> something called letterboxing at the Smithsonian Institution website
> and then did some more research, finally ending up here. My name is
> Misty, I live in Panama City in Florida. I'm 28 and work as a
WalMart
> associate. I love the outdoors and the beach so I think this will
be
> a wonderful experience for me. Can anyone tell me how to get
started?
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