[MR] sort of OT soap stamp question

[Brenda Butler]

The only experience I've had with soap stamps have been the kind that are
like butter or cookie stamps. You place the stamp on your unmolded soaps and
tap them with a small mallet or hammer (gently!) to imprint them with the
stamp. I would do it when the soap is hard enough to unmold but is not
cured. If is still a little on the soft side, it should take the imprint
relatively easily. I would think that  the highly basic ph of the CP soap
when fresh poured would be pretty hard on a rubber stamp.

Hope this helps!

                                     Adendra
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Becky McEllistrem" <bmcellis at yahoo.com>
To: <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 4:10 PM
Subject: [MR] sort of OT soap stamp question


> Has anyone experimented with saponification and
> various forms of soap stamps?  The oldest I've found
> (late 1700's) were wood but I'm seeing suggestions
> from non chemists that say the rubber stamps work just
> fine.  If I casted my own soap stamps would pewter
> interact with soap that may be saponified but not
> cured 100%?
>
> Another suggestion was to glue rubber stamps to the
> bottom of soap molds and pour soap over the stamp.
> Because of the glue, the stamp stays when you pop out
> the soap.  Unfortunately this suggestion was from
> someone who was using the melt and pour stuff, not CP
> soap.
>
> Any experiences with any of these would be greatly
> appreciated.  I can carve my own stamps out of soft
> wood but if I can use the rubber stamps it would be
> tons easier!
>
> Rebecca
>
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