Block-Printing With Things You Can Find in the Trash

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Block-Printing With Things You Can Find in the Trash

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Here is a quick 3 step video tutorial about how you can make little rubber stamps from common household items.

This tutorial even shows you how to make a linoleum cutter (like the ones used in linoleum block printing)

What You Need to Find...

 You Will Need:

>White eraser
>Razor
>Pliers
>Little butane torch (you could bend the blade by hand, but it will almost always break)
>Pen
>Rubber Stamping ink

Step 1 Making the Carving Tool

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Bending a razor blade into a cutting tool. 

Step 2 Making the Carving Tool

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 Making a handle to hold the cutting tool.

Step 3 Actually Making the Stamp

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Carving a design.