how to stop the ink gotting on the wood

If they're self-assembly stamps, try spraying the wood with polyurthane before assembling. My Mom and sister have done it and say it works great, all they have to do is wipe any ink off the wood.

in article snipped-for-privacy@posting.google.com, jen120357 at snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com wrote on 4/24/04 2:38 PM:

Do you mean the wood of the stamp itself? That won't ruin the stamp. I gave up worrying about keeping my stamps looking like new a long time ago. Decided I liked the "used" look, LOL.

Marion