26. Letter locking and Star Wars stamps

Episode 26Any new acquisitions? John- Nock Co Waxed Canvas BrasstownJeweler's loupe, and brass shims for tuning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxHM6JjScRshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwrV1Qb1vp0 What projects are we working on?Evan- Postal Bulletin _ postmark Evan’s January postmarks started getting delivered March 4th John- fountain pen tuning Getting back to sealing with clear sealing wax out of a glue gun and dried flowers Dr. Chien Shiung Wu stamp and sending it off for postmarkWhat is going on in the stationery world?Jana Dambrogio has been busy!https://www.cnn.com/style/article/opening-sealed-letters-study-scn/index.html Videos on this fold! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_awvL2O4PVY Even made NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/02/science/locked-letters-unfolding.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur  Related: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/buried-ash-vesuvius-scrolls-are-being-read-new-xray-technique-180969358/Stamps we haven’t mentioned yet that are coming out soon. New postal bulletin won’t be out till after recording (for new postmarks)https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-droid-stampsNew non-machinable (75c) stamp https://store.usps.com/store/product/buy-stamps/colorado-hairstreak-75-cents-S_121204Diamine Reddit ink (don’t know if there is a show preferred store to link to for something so available): https://vanness1938.com/products/diamine-writers-blood-reddit-ink-project?variant=37562926858415https://www.diamineinks.co.uk/detail.aspx?prodcode=DIA%20110Letterlocking projects we have already done John- Dagger lockTuck lock Evan- A.DumbledorHexagonalPinwheelOne of our listeners, Janet Faughtwill be puting on a Letter Locking class in Junehttps://societyforcalligraphy.org/event-4187067