I'm carving my second stamp on Tan-Z. I noticed the texture on the back before, but I don't think that I brought it up on the forums. I'm asking here so that others can see the response, and join the discussion if they want. Webfoot, what makes this...

I don’t know the answer but we have already been through a fair amount of it. I haven’t really lost a piece due to a carving mistake but I’m sure it’s coming. I have been giving some thought to trying to sand down the back so it can be used. I don’t ha...

The material is fairly thick. I wonder if you could cut away that texture on the back with an exacto or a larger gouge. People shave down, or cut off the back of stamps for micro postals, but it's not that flat. Would be hard to get a smooth surface...

what makes this texture? Is it just because they didn't roll it on the top, or did they roll this texture into it when it was forming? The Stampeaz webstore describes Tan-z as "smooth on one side and pebbled on the other, <the answer>due to the extrusi...

I was thinking more along the lines of a belt sander. Though holding it in one spot while working on it would be a bit tricky. I have an orbital sander that might work. The thing is, Tan is quite a bit less flexible than pink. When roughing up the c...

due to the extrusion process used to make it Well, that answers my original question. This has generated a lot of interesting discussion though.

I'm just about out of all the materials I've purchased in the past and have had thoughts of ordering Tan-Z but after the original posts of the trials of the material I've seen almost none that are overwhelmingly positive. Seems like it's one problem af...

I have found the material to hold fine details and as much more workable than OZ and more consistent throughout the material than SLQ and current Pink stuff. Also, I like supporting fellow letterboxers and Webfoot is one of the good gals! My vote is...

I have already carved up 2 12x12 sheets of it and find no issues with it other than cutting the stamps apart... you have to be careful as it's like it has a grain to it and if you are cutting across it - you can get hung up and then it lets go - causin...

The Tan is much better than Pink in my opinion. I had only used pink until I tried the Tan. Wow, what a difference! After going through a couple slabs I went back and used the Pink for a donation stamp. It seemed like I was carving mud, ha ha. I’m no...

A question for all you out there that are using this material - is it worth the effort to purchase or should I go to Michael's and buy some pink stuff? Tan-Z is more like OZ. I'm not a conosour so it carves the same for me. Others notice a difference...

Tan-Z - my comments are totally overwhelming positive. I did like the old pink, sure, but am over the moon about this stuff. Yes, it's quite firm and maybe that's why I feel like I can do (for me anyway) more challenging carves, and stamps up dandy wi...

...is it worth the effort to purchase or should I go to Michael's and buy some pink stuff? Why don't you just forget both of those and buy the Japanese stuff? http://www.stampeaz.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=747

Why don't you just forget both of those and buy the Japanese stuff? If that’s a serious recommendation, can you tell us why (the pros and cons)?

There is no "One Size Fits All" perfect material, and, to be honest, all of the carving materials have their issues. You have to determine what material works best for you and your carving style. I loved Orange when it was available, but other people...

buy the Japanese stuff I bought a slab of both types from Webfoot and liked one of them. The other was way too soft and I couldn't get favorable quality lettering with it. Sadly I can't remember which one was a bit more firm. But I was thinking as you...

Thanks for all the replies everyone. Seeing such positive comments convinces me that I should give this new material a shot.

If that’s a serious recommendation, can you tell us why (the pros and cons)? I only tried an early prototype of the tan stuff, but I didn't care for it at all. I prefer pink. But the Japanese stuff is some of the best carving material I've ever carve...

I agree - I'm a complete convert from SLQ to the Japanese SEED (thanks, Rebiccola!).

what is the name of it on Stampeaz?

what is the name of it on Stampeaz? Tan-Z Kut

Kirbert provided a link to the product page in his initial post https://www.atlasquest.com/boards/message.php?msgId=968987

What makes the texture is the extrusion process. It would have cost a *lot* more to have them totally retool the machine for my batch and as it was, I was able to piggy back onto the set-up for another material they made for a different customer and c...

Ooo.. now there’s an idea!

Found it. Ordered some. Thanks.

As someone else said, carving is an individual skill. We all use different tools, different techniques, and have various limitations, preferences, and experience levels. The service that Stampeaz/Webfoot provides, is to make and offer a variety of ma...