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Re: Friday Distraction: Favorite Stamp Carving Material
Board: Stamp Carving and Mounting
Reply to: #964725 by LROSEM
Sep 1, 2018 9:34am
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This stuff if I want to use my press and carve quickly. It's sort of a cross between lino and pink, but it doesn't like stamping inks. It carves like a dream.

So, that stuff is used where linoleum would be used?
Re: Friday Distraction: Favorite Stamp Carving Material
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Reply to: #964727 by Oberon_Kenobi
Sep 1, 2018 10:00am
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I think so, but it is MUCH more pleasant than lino.
Re: Friday Distraction: Favorite Stamp Carving Material
Board: Stamp Carving and Mounting
Reply to: #964725 by LROSEM
Sep 1, 2018 11:38am
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This looks a lot like the unmounted Richeson easy to cut lino that I got from Utrecht. The picture on Utrecht's site is lighter than the lino is in person.

I found it easy to carve, but tough to pull prints by hand. Lots of cleanup of the chatter before printing. What press do you have?
Re: Friday Distraction: Favorite Stamp Carving Material
Board: Stamp Carving and Mounting
Reply to: #964723 by LightninBug
Sep 1, 2018 7:52pm
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I picked up a small slab of that material from Dick Blick. Absolutely do not do a wash of acetone on it! The acetone essentially melts the material. I'm not sure how to use it at this point.
Re: Friday Distraction: Favorite Stamp Carving Material
Board: Stamp Carving and Mounting
Reply to: #964685 by Oberon_Kenobi
Sep 1, 2018 8:05pm
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I have pretty much used all the things (this month! Haha). I bought some different versions of the layered Japanese things, one was too soft. I had issued getting transfers on it, too.

My faves are the orange and white PZ, OZ and then Tan-Z. Tan-Z is firm enough to get detail but has a consistency I'm not sure I love right now. It is easy to carve, though. The crazy-grey is okay, but I'm glad she got some more improvements. Pink is WAY to soft for me to carve any amount of detail.
Re: Friday Distraction: Favorite Stamp Carving Material
Board: Stamp Carving and Mounting
Reply to: #964753 by BaliWho
Sep 3, 2018 5:04pm
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I carved my first stamp with the Tan-Z today and I'm a fan! It holds detail like OZ, but it's not as tough. It's also more forgiving of less than perfectly sharp tools.
Re: Friday Distraction: Favorite Stamp Carving Material
Board: Stamp Carving and Mounting
Reply to: #964821 by Open Space
Sep 4, 2018 10:53am
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I am completely crazy about it. It's definitely the firmest material I've ever carved, but it's not fatiguing and I feel like greater detail is possible now for me. Takes different inks very well, don't think I could be happier with it. Thanks again, Webfoot!
Re: Friday Distraction: Favorite Stamp Carving Material
Board: Stamp Carving and Mounting
Reply to: #964821 by Open Space
Sep 4, 2018 10:46pm
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Geeze, you're making me want to try some! I've already spent too much money recently.