JohnnyDingus Report post Posted May 27, 2009 After reading the post about the Granite slab Bree got me to thinking about how I am doing my tooling. I am wondering if I should tool my leather directly on a marble or granite slab....or have a poundo board underneath between the slab and the leather? Does it matter what type of tooling your doing ie basketweave, border, occasional stamping? Is it crisper if you stamp against the slab without the poundo board? I know everyone is going to have their own way of doing things but I would like to know what most of you do. I have only been doing this a short time and need a whole lot of improvement. Johnny Dingus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rdb Report post Posted May 27, 2009 Just use the granite. The poundo absorbs blows. To get better impressions on it, you have to strike harder...wasted energy, less efficient, poorer results. Poundo is good for punching a hole or belt tip on it, or for brushing debris on it when you can't find the dustpan...lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UKRay Report post Posted May 27, 2009 Is that what a poundo board is for, Dave? I have had one for years and never really worked out what to do with it. I punch my holes and belt tips on a lead block. Johnny - My big old granite slab just sits on the bench without any padding under it. It works like a dream that way so I'm not about to change it. Ray Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bree Report post Posted May 28, 2009 In that other thread Billy P was talking about his daughter punching through and wiping out a tool on the slab. So I was talking about "tooling" in the broad sense which includes punching, cutting, stamping, and other stuff. If you are ONLY stamping, you don't need the poundo board and may not want it. Quite frankly I don't think it makes a lot of difference one way or the other. The cased leather is going to give before the poundo starts to give. But I do more punching than stamping so mine isn't the last word on the matter. I suppose that you get a bit more compression stamping on the stone rather than on the poundo on the stone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DG Leather Report post Posted June 3, 2009 ever since i bought granite i have literally used my poundo board for punching, cuts and asa dust pan several times hahaaha Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
