That is a huge goal!! My goal is getting a box in every state. Plus every city/town in Massachusetts.Will be knocking off Louisiana and Alaska this year. Next year Hawaii. I’m getting close in both goals.

My bird feeder has been very busy this weekend. So much fun to watch.

Has anyone tried the thin gray carving material by Motimind on Amazon? I’m wondering about the firmness, and how it holds ink.

https://www.amazon.com/MotiMind-Linoleum-Printmaking-Crafting-Scrapbook/dp/B0DQCYRWMX/ref=mp_s_a_1_40?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.3Mc9msQkdZMaQJ-dOc1aCLDFj-efzJfSPgGlAskuFcOE2ltqzOytLxFwTRkQQHCMcU7l4ya7peXIJs5tdguV-Ju1bklDgfDd1IurNN494mZnTXxtQHjv88cwHRpp5bEqyOWaLqgmB5cpOzpWNW684aZfkXtU1rV31pnDSAcGZw9gtDDpnVZQ96I1qcPVMh_Z11QtZhNfi6NqOo3Z9BAP4A.ERf20mMTopcDILLB1ZjKzoFzkJKnOo6UohelK4sP30c&dib_tag=se&qid=1769436056&refinements=p_89%3AMotiMind&sr=8-40&srs=120958322011&xpid=ImHK-Gq1Srp0f&th=1&psc=1

It is and if I only get to half of the 3,144 currently recognised counties, parishes, buroughs, and regions that the US Census Bureau recognises then I will be happy. Currently I have boxed in 482 counties, and have completed two states (New Hampshire and New Mexico).

That’s incredible! Good luck reaching your goal.

We bawled when Eddy died...
NOOOOOO, EDDYYYYYYY!!!

Every now and then I check your map just to see how you are doing. I’m along for the journey via lurking.
Happy Trails!

Welcome to the world of micro postals...🤪. You should see my inky fingers after I log in a micro postal, one would think I just finished a full day at a letterboxing event..😳

Most micros are hard to get a nice image because most stamps are usually very thin and floppy. It's kind of what's expected.

I will say, if my image didn't come out great, I take a 'sharpie' and then fill in the lines where the ink missed.

Hope you get some reply's, Im curious too.

I haven't used that one, but I have used a grey material before and I couldn't see the transfers AT ALL.

Just ordered a bundle and they should be here tomorrow. Will post how it carves hopefully in the next few days.

For the really thin stamps I will put a piece of double-sided tape on the back of it and use a piece of those thick postcard mailers that come. Then you can press down on all parts of the stamp. I tried once putting it on the stamping platform but that didn't give you an opportunity to press down in specific areas. Try that

Wow! Look at you go. I’ll be curious to hear. What type of transfer do you typically use? I’m hopeful it will work with heat.

I use a lazer printer and transfer with acetone transfer.

If I get a stamp too thin, I take a blank address label (or any paper with permanent adhesive) stick the stamp on it and trim around the edges.

I also suggest people shave down the back before carving the front. Here’s a link from the AQ help pages:
https://www.atlasquest.com/about/wiki/browse.php?catId=33#q792

Duct tape gets gooey when it’s squeezed through the sorting machinery the PO uses.

No experience with gray stuff. However I do pencil rubbings to transfer images, and they would not show up at all on this medium.

I’ve both received and sent micro postals that have holes from front to back. It’s always in an area that doesn’t stamp, because I gouged out blank areas too deeply.

Not ideal, but still stampable.

I’ve acquired quite a few tags (found, donated, purchased), and my collection is now approaching 200. I just received my first order of custom tags!

Please check them out and request a trade if you’d like to have one.
https://www.pathtags.com/community/viewuserprofile.php?id=190040

I have the same user name on here, for geocaching, and on the pathtags website.

I collect them when I go to state parks - most have them in the gift shop - and am in the pathtag club. None to trade yet but am working on one for an event at the community center in the future!

I was thinking "armpit! armpit!"

I have stuff for that, including a talking point outline, a chart explaining geocaching v. letterboxing, guidelines, etc. If you want it, I can email it to you.

I like it mounted. It's floppy stuff, and apparently, I suck at stamping.

Use those camping laundry bags. They have ridges on the inside to scrub clothes & pack down small for storage. It's called the scrubba.

I have! And I hated it.

Too firm, took a lot of strength to move the gouge, transfers (wintergreen/acetone and laser jet printer) went horribly, very dark and difficult to see pencil trace transfers, I’m a deep carver, so the thin material made my style difficult, and it stamped horribly compared to other materials.

Of all my complaints, the poor stamping quality bothered me the most. What is the point of making a stamp if the image doesn’t come out well?

Anyway, all that being said, I think you should try it. You might really like it and have a better experience than me. Experimenting is a good thing!

I have collected a few dozen pathtags over the years. I have created my own "fake" pathtag. Aardvark Tags i think was the name at the time. I'm willing to trade if you're not a purists on the type of tag - it can't be logged.

Not a purist, as long as it has a hole.

I used this green material.

I will have to experiment with the Duco Cement and see how it works with the material. Thanks!

This might work better than trying to play with glue. When I stamped my copy into my book, I used plain scotch tape and a small piece of paper for grip and it worked really well.

Sometimes the simplest answer is the best answer!

Thank you for the link about ways of shaving down a stamp. It's so much easier to carve if the block is thicker, I never would have though of shaving it down first. You learn something new every day!

I'll have to check out Obitchuary both book and podcast... it sounds right up my alley.

I finished The Witches of El Paso 3/5 stars from me. There were several elements I liked, but there were a lot of plot elements that just didn't gel or get resolved. The characters were pretty well drawn, and the story is well written, it just doesn't really go anywhere.

Here's a fuller Goodreads review from me: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8199203884#

A little late to the hug party, but know they are ferociously coming in from NMRK and I, as well!