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SLQ
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Jun 1, 2014 6:21am
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I know this has probably been mentioned already but I couldn't find it. Where can I get this SLQ stuff? Also, can you get good detail with this "smooth as butter" material?

Sahalie
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Reply to: #850670 by FloridaFour
Jun 1, 2014 7:02am
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It is more than 2x as pricey as OZ cut or Speedball, with shipping. Not in my budget unless it is for sellable artwork.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/158930364/1pcs-20cmx15cmx08cm-white-rubber-stamp?ref=market
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Reply to: #850667 by Sahalie
Jun 1, 2014 8:52am
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https://www.etsy.com/listing/175580913/3-pcs-three-layer-sandwiched-rubber?ref=shop_home_active_8
Pricey, but if a group ordered some together, it would help with the shipping!
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Reply to: #850682 by The Vs
Jun 1, 2014 10:31am
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Group orders to split shipping helps - seven of us ordered 28 pieces, which dropped the shipping price per piece by $1 per piece. Still pricey, but totally worth it from my viewpoint - it's a dream to carve and stamp!
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Reply to: #850691 by paper trail
Jun 1, 2014 1:54pm
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Still pricey, but totally worth it from my viewpoint - it's a dream to carve and stamp!

Maybe webfoot's next endeavor should be to duplicate the feel of this stuff.
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Reply to: #850691 by paper trail
Jun 1, 2014 5:23pm
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Of the seven who ordered, how many are using it for knife carving vs. gouge?
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Reply to: #850760 by nosox
Jun 1, 2014 5:34pm
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I personally bought some awhile back. It is very soft and easy to carve with gouges. My carving is much more enjoyable and quicker with SLQ. I've made a handful of stamps with it so far. There is no need to sand it either as I do with OZ. The SLQ leaves nice impressions. It's really nice in lots of ways, but it is quite costly.
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Reply to: #850671 by FloridaFour
Jun 2, 2014 4:37am
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It is more than 2x as pricey as OZ cut or Speedball, with shipping.

You must be paying a lot for shipping! Remember, a 20cm x 15cm piece is roughly twice the size of a 4x6 piece of Speedy-Carve. Without shipping, it's a bit cheaper than pink stuff. If you buy just one piece, yeah, shipping will probably kill you, so buy a pile of it instead! :-)
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Reply to: #850671 by FloridaFour
Jun 2, 2014 12:04pm
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Thanks to all your links and comments about SLQ. I get that it carves "like butter", but does it do well with very fine detailed lines? It looks like there are three different SLQs. The white rubber 20cm X 15 cm, the assorted colors 15 cm X 10 cm, and the three-layer sandwiched random colors. Are these all the same material basically, or is there a difference between them. If so, what is the difference in how they carve? Yeah, I sadly still miss PZKut, and am not totally pleased with OZ, and am looking for what else is out there. To me, the old Master Carve blocks were "smooth as butter" but did not do well for me with fine lines and lots of detail.

Thanks for everyone's input.

Sahalie (who wonders why I hadn't discovered this board long ago)
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Reply to: #850896 by Sahalie
Jun 2, 2014 8:32pm
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I sadly still miss PZKut, and am not totally pleased with OZ, and am looking for what else is out there.

I'm primarily a gouge carver so I like OZ. However, I use the pink stuff for stamps with large areas of ink. OZ doesn't seem to work well in this case. I've tried sanding, but I end up with scratches (lines) in the image. (This may be good for some stamps though.) I need to use a finer grit of sandpaper. I'd prefer a material that I didn't have to sand. But the SLQ is so expensive in shipping.

Help us webfoot. You're our only hope! ;-)
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Reply to: #850896 by Sahalie
Jun 2, 2014 10:39pm
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I get that it carves "like butter", but does it do well with very fine detailed lines?

Have you found any of my airplane stamps? If I say it can be carved with very fine detailed lines, I'd think anyone who has found one of my airplane stamps would take my word for it.

It looks like there are three different SLQs. The white rubber 20cm X 15 cm, the assorted colors 15 cm X 10 cm, and the three-layer sandwiched random colors.

There's no point to the three-layer stuff, I wouldn't even try it. What I have tried was the random color 15 x 10, frankly because I didn't know the white stuff existed yet. I contacted sweetloveqiner and was assured that the white stuff and the random color stuff are in fact exactly the same product except for the color. Next order I place will be for a pile of the white 20 x 15 stuff.
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Reply to: #850976 by Kirbert
Jun 3, 2014 3:27pm
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Thanks Kirbert for this very helpful information. I think I will be trying the SLQ soon. I appreciate your quick response to my questions.

Sahalie
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Reply to: #850760 by nosox
Jun 5, 2014 5:40am
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I think the majority of the group of carvers are gouge carvers...