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Offline mcginnis6010

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homemade leather tooling stamps
« on: July 18, 2013, 05:51:37 pm »
Here's four tooling stamps that I made. There made out of 3 1/2 in. nails and I used a file to make the point into a flat surface for a strike point and did general shaping with a mill file and a file that is triangular in shape( not sure of the name). Then sanded and buffed to a polish.
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Re: homemade leather tooling stamps
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2013, 05:53:35 pm »
Examples of the stamps.
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Re: homemade leather tooling stamps
« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2013, 06:23:59 pm »
excellent ! mcginnis6010, In Australia we pay around $20 for a current or popular Stamping Tool, I buy mine on clearance Sales and have a rule not to pay more than $5 so really like your ingenuity. The Shell shaped Tool you've made will make for a really nice Border Tool. Thanks for posting

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Offline mcginnis6010

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Re: homemade leather tooling stamps
« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2013, 06:32:26 pm »
Wow Jackie $20per stamp? I've seen on tandy leather company website were they start out at like $9.99. I really didn't wanna have to pay 10-15 dollars a stamp so I just made my own.
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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: homemade leather tooling stamps
« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2013, 08:10:55 pm »
   8)  Thinking out of the box strikes again!!!!
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« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2013, 08:58:41 pm »
Very sweet
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Offline JW_Halverson

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« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2013, 11:15:23 pm »
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Offline mcginnis6010

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Re: homemade leather tooling stamps
« Reply #7 on: July 18, 2013, 11:34:23 pm »
Thanks for the compliments everyone. They really aren't all that hard to make and if I can make them anyone else definitely can.
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Offline Adam

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Re: homemade leather tooling stamps
« Reply #8 on: July 18, 2013, 11:36:59 pm »
Now that's a great idea!  Thanks for sharing it.

Offline hedgeapple

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Re: homemade leather tooling stamps
« Reply #9 on: July 19, 2013, 02:28:14 am »
That's a great idea.  I'm making some holsters right now and was wondering what I could do to pretty them up a bit.  hmmm wonder if I can file out a Ruger phoenix?
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Offline mcginnis6010

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Re: homemade leather tooling stamps
« Reply #10 on: July 19, 2013, 08:53:46 am »
You never know until you try Dave. Oh and keep a scrap piece of bag tan leather around to test the stamps until you have them exactly the way you want them to look. It saves you some aggravation and a few choice words.
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Re: homemade leather tooling stamps
« Reply #11 on: July 19, 2013, 09:46:46 am »
Those are looking good.  Hedgeapple, if you want a bigger ruger phoenix, get a picture from a gun magazine or print one out.  wet the leather ( I use rubbing alcohol) and let it soak in.  Cover the leather with some cling wrap and lay the picture where you want it.  trace over the pic with a ice cream stick or toothpick just hard enough to leave an impression in the leather.  Then remove the plastic and pic, and use whatever tools you have to finish stamping it in.

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Re: homemade leather tooling stamps
« Reply #12 on: July 19, 2013, 11:16:23 am »
Madcow, great idea.
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« Reply #13 on: July 19, 2013, 03:03:19 pm »
Great idea madcrow! dp
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Offline seabass

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Re: homemade leather tooling stamps
« Reply #14 on: July 19, 2013, 04:32:38 pm »
all great ideas guys.thank you for sharing.ps,Dave we need to do some leatherwork down at moontree.
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