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Board: Tools of the Trade
Hmm I'll try to be quicker with the Xylene and see if that works. If not, guess I gotta buy some Acetone.
Board: Stupider Questions About Letterboxing
All of the above are excellent answers. But we have found that when people happen along as we are in the middle of either looking or stamping and ask us directly,"What are you doing?", the best answer that seems to satisfy them and gets them to go on t...
Board: Tools of the Trade
What is the best method of transferring to SLQ? I have only used the parchment paper transfer on SLQ and it has worked great for me. I do dab the transferred image with mustard Stazon and let it age for four or five days before beginning the carve. I...
Board: Letterboxing Help Desk
I can't seem to get the hang of using the "reserved box" feature. I just reserved a bunch of boxes by choosing the "reserved" option on the "add letterbox" page. I then proceeded to fill in the pages that followed. You will notice that you don't have...
Board: Movie Moments
Agree, agree, agree - this is my favorite movie of 2014! Such a good, and moving, story --
Board: Tools of the Trade
I use the parchment paper method successfully -- have to transfer some today!
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Nobody here has tried carving on a hockey puck? I once found a stamp carved on one and wondered what tool they used to carve it. The image was pretty rudimentary, so they could've used a nail, for all I know.
Board: Yakking It Up
I did. Hoping I did it right.
Board: Tools of the Trade
Has anyone tried this carving medium? It is inexpensive. But any good??
Board: Tools of the Trade
I just remembered that I have a roll of parchment paper in the closet & haven't used it. Can you use that on an inkjet printer?
Board: Stupider Questions About Letterboxing
My friend uses the, we are on a scavenger hunt, a lot and it seems to always work. We got caught once box in hand by this woman who came out of nowhere. She thought we were doing drugs, so it seemed best to break the silence and show her the contents o...
Board: Tools of the Trade
InkJet is excellent with parchment paper. It is the only transfer method i have gotten to work consistently with inkjet.
Board: Tools of the Trade
I love soft Kut. Easy to carve on. If you sign up online at Dick Blick, they will send you coupons and it will make it even cheaper. It is very inexpensive for a large slab.
Board: Yakking It Up
OMG Wassa! How incredibly funny! I would have loved to see it! Please post the video online so we can see it! If I only had a Twitter account...... BB
Board: Letterboxing Help Desk
OK, I figured it out. I've been clicking "reserved" and then checking the box type as "traditional" at the very first screen, not having any idea that when I checked "traditional" it automatically removed my check on "reserved." This seems like a rea...
Board: Letterboxing Help Desk
Since I always have this same problem, is there a way to save this thread for future use?
Board: Tools of the Trade
If you try it, let me know your results, please.
Board: Stupider Questions About Letterboxing
re: stealth Someone on the boards once said something that stuck with me for awhile, but I don't remember who. They basically intimated that if they were hunting for a box that was poorly hidden, they were under no obligation to keep it secret and if...
Board: Tools of the Trade
I did a search at Dick Blick's and did not find soft kut. I did find: Ready Cut, E-Z Cut, and Speedy-Cut. Did you mean one of these? Or is it really Soft Kut and it just doesn't show up in their search?
Board: Tools of the Trade
I just remembered that I have a roll of parchment paper in the closet & haven't used it. Can you use that on an inkjet printer? Yes. You print the image as usual, then cover it w/ a square of parchment paper and re-print. I have also used erasable bo...
Board: Tools of the Trade
http://www.dickblick.com/products/soft-kut-printing-blocks/
Board: LTC: Tips, Questions, and Stuff
I wonder if this could be set up as a normal LTC swap with each person making their card, then solving as many as they can before mailing in their cards along with the answers. The host would then sort the cards, only giving them out to people who solv...
Board: Stupider Questions About Letterboxing
Pretend you need to tee-tee.
Board: Prayer and Healing
I'm so sorry for your loss.
Board: LTC: Tips, Questions, and Stuff
Sure, I'll host if there is going to be interest. Give me a few days to figure out how this would work and write something up.
Board: Kid Shenanigans
Reactions are common; but at least 15 years ago there were questions about whether the insurance would cover them. So they don't always get reported properly. :-( I had a (thankfully brief) period of partial paralysis thanks to the dT vax. Doctor...
Board: Letterbox Chatter
I use OZ exclusively, but only because that's what works best for my style of carving. The pink stuff didn't work worth a hill of beans for me, but I've seen amazing works of art on it. To each their own!!
Board: Letterboxing Help Desk
And it keeps coming up as a REQUEST... anyone else having that problem? Is it a bug...
Board: Tools of the Trade
It states you should only use it with water-base ink
Board: State: Ohio
Is everyone doing okay in this winter storm! How are things in your neck of the (letterboxing) woods? Are you snowed in? Icy roads? For the first time in a very long time, I am taking the day to get supplies ready for some badly needed letterboxing...