[MR] sort of OT soap stamp question

[Becky McEllistrem]

Thanks yet another form.  I've also had suggested the
idea of making my own stamp from something like sculpy
or fimo and gluing the stamp to a wood handle.

I hope I get time to experiment before Pennsic!

Rebecca
--- Brenda Butler <Adendra at charleston.net> wrote:
> 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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