Hand-Carved Retro Rocket Eraser Stamp

I have been seeing other people carving small stamps out of erasers lately. @cactuscloudart on Instagram has a book out about doing this, for example. Erasers are cheap, particularly by the box, and this seems like an inexpensive way to try out lino plate carving. So, I grabbed some erasers and a set of lino carving tools.I know from experience that focused work cutting small details has a fair risk of cutting oneself. I had the idea of making a holder for the eraser to increase the average distance between my fingers and the carving surface of the eraser. The design is very simple but works well: it’s just a square of MDF with a cut out slightly smaller than the eraser so that the eraser will friction fit in the hole. It worked out really well.I modified my existing retro rocket ship design a little and printed it on the laser printer. I used a cotton swab dipped in acetone to transfer the toner to the surface of the eraser.This was fun and it seems like it came out okay for a first…