... I found out about the two men arrested soon after the assassination. Even though one article was from a few days ago, I just found it today. I don't know who or even if the news actually reported they were suspects, but I said "persons of interest"...

Jabber is making me nostalgic for the good ole' days when postal boxing was prolific. Just about went extinct other than a few annual ones. I personally hate the micro postal movement but totally understand it from a cost and convenience standpoint. My...

Kirbert lol

I need a little help and am sorry if this has been asked before, but with AQ being here 20+ years give or take it’s bound to happen! So I use wintergreen on pink with a toner b&w printer. But it seems to take forever for the image to be ready to carve...

I'm one of the staz-on over wintergreen transfer people, and it works fine. I use the staz-on a few minutes after I transfer the image, stamp off the excess, and can start carving within an hour or so. Haven't had any smearing with this method.

I did a search for "speedball #1" on ebay several years ago and bought a 20-pack. Maybe I'm used to dull blades, but I can carve dozens of stamps from each blade and even when I was at my most active I'd get months out of each one. Now I'm not sure I'v...

Yes we have. Always fun too.

I know that I've made a few of my ltcs that were "true" to size, however, if you took them out of the sleeve, you might discover that they unfolded into a larger multi sided card. Usually with more stamps. Some of my cards had pices that slid out with...

Same!!👍😊

... Essentially my experience. I have never used wintergreen oil because I can get acetone much cheaper and, honestly, I don't see how anything could transfer cleaner. After transferring, I blot it with Staz-on (Sunflower, I think) and gently blot that...

I used to use acetone and LOVED it! But when I moved I just haven't been able to find a printer or copier that transfers for the life of me. I haven't tried in a while, I think I will again. Thanks!

Thanks, Wise. I'll try that if I can find a good shade that I can still see thru. What color do you use?

My favorite color for contrast in an ancient orange pad that has very little ink left. I usually let my wintergreen transfers sit overnight, then give them a dab of orange, smear it around with my fingertip - gently - and cut. I like the orange because...

I use acetone. I go to one of those UPS mailing/return packages places. They use a xerox machine that uses toner. I print out copies on my printer and take them there to get copied. A local library has an old xerox toner machine that charges 10 cents a...

... Totally agree. I get the acetone that comes in cans at the hardware store. One can lasts a very long time and the image transfer is always outstanding.

... I'm not Wise, but I use this. ETA: on pink stuff ... Yup, Home Depot.

... I've been using sunflower. It might depend on what material you're carving on - transfer shows up best on white firmkut, but on the tanZ there's slightly less contrast. Still can see it well enough, though. Not sure how it looks on pink stuff, i...

Yes, they are great and less than a mile from me. So I can do pickup and save on shipping 👍🏻

I'm sorry, I am not visualizing what you do. Can you give a step by step for me? Thanks

... I lightly sand the surface and wash it with warm water and soap. Using a few drops of wintergreen oil, I wipe the surface, place the image face down, wipe the back with a few more drops of wintergreen oil, and press down firmly. After a few secon...

Thank you.

If you could spend a 1 week vacation in West Virginia/Virginia or within a 1 day drive of either of those 2 states, where would you go? Naturally letterboxing would be the main event but that has other interesting things to do with Parks & Museums & Hi...

... One vote for Skyline Drive in Virginia. Oh, and you absolutely must visit Winchester, VA. It's full of historic charm, including George Washington's surveyor office, Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters Museum, and various battlefields. Great pedestri...

I'm from WV and now live in VA so there are a million places I could recommend for parts, historical, and interesting things but for letterboxing it's a different story. WV does not have anywhere that I have found with a high concentration of letterbo...

... I have found those flamingos! Fun search.

Oh this does sound really lovely and very promising. And you definitely had me at the Flamingos! I’ll start researching that area. Thank you for the recommendations!!!

It’s funny you would bring up the DC area because that’s bout the only area I’m really familiar within those boundaries and it’s super tempting. Especially because for a few years I proclaimed that boxing in DC was the best boxing we’ve ever done. But...

Another seconding of the motion, I love it! Thank you.

My daughter lives in Fairfax, Virginia. I second boxing in DC, and look into Northern Va as well/ tons of letterboxes and many blue diamonds as well. If you ever get a chance to go to an event in Virginia, go! Their events are amazing! Shelly

My wife and I - when we weren't married - went to GA via Skyline Drive. The trip was magnificent!! Jaxx