I’d love to take one of these out on the trail with me, but it might be hard to be stealthy.

http://linocutboy.com/linocut-steamroller-printing/

I see that even with the steamroller there were still some places that didn't print.

I think I’ll use that with my next twinchies!

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^Overkill?

Ooooo! That would be fun.

A link in the comments https://youtu.be/u_lhccrX5dA is pretty cool. I wonder what transfer method they used lol, and how much would that tracker postage be!?

That is one ***HUGE*** piece of linoleum! Not that I want to get that much carving material, but where would one get a piece that large?

Did you also notice that he inked it up in segments? And the press is necessary for that large of a stamp; or you could use a steamroller.

... the press is necessary for that large of a stamp ...

http://linocutboy.com/giant-whale-linocut-live-printing-at-london-illustration-fair-2017/

In the blog post above, the artist mentions reprinting that same whale stamp using a wooden spoon. (Apparently it was too big for his press)

It took him 4 hours.

The artist must be a great customer to his supplier!

I have to say, I was enjoying the sound of that roller applying the ink. Very soothing.

Home Depot?

Home Depot?

The linoleum that I've seen at home stores isn't thick enough to consider carving. Nevertheless, they may have thicker stuff. I'll have to look next time I'm in such a store.

I was kidding. I can't think of where you might get linoleum that big other than for home flooring... :D

That is one ***HUGE*** piece of linoleum! Not that I want to get that much carving material, but where would one get a piece that large?

I could get you a piece of Tan-Z Kut that's 4' x 60', if you'd like.

In the meantime, if you want to go just a little bit large, I currently have a garage full of 12" x 54" sheets. Shipping it might be a challenge, though! :)

Webfoot

We now know where to get such a large piece of carving material. Who wants to volunteer to carve that big though?

I know it runs against convention, but I'm going to start a new thread to discuss this question.

I participated in a progressive carve postal about a bazillion years ago. One big piece of carving material, first person starts the image, the next person adds theirs, and so on. We all got a copy of the finished stamp when it reached the end. Fun project.

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