Undershot Beveler Side Profile

[nokiddin]

I'm lookin to build some of my own leather stamps. I want to build an undershot beveler but am not familiar with the contour of the stamp when viewed from the side. Unfortunately, It's not easy for me to check one out since I live quite a ways from a shop (Tandy) and I don't think they even have undershots. Could anyone describe, or post some pictures of an undershot beveler so I could get an idea of what kind of side profile and shape they have? Thanks for any help.

[bruce johnson]

Different makers have different profiles. Here's some representative ones I use.

[Cyberthrasher]

Different makers have different profiles. Here's some representative ones I use.

Bruce, have you modified any of those? I have one that I want to use more, but it doesn't seem to give me any undercutting, so I've been planning on reshaping it some.

[bruce johnson]

These are all as they came. I had a call about who made them too. Left to right - Walt Fay, pushes and lifts. Barry King under cutter - the thin profile "cuts" a nice pocket underneath but minimal lift. Good to cut and then follow with another lifter for maximum effect. Elton Joorisity - same angle as the Fays and nice. Gore - decent pocketing and lift, good depression under the impression without a heel mark so it lifts and compresses for a nice effect. on the right - original Ray Hackbarth. not a lot of lift, but a nice "push effect" on tight patterns.

[Cyberthrasher]

Cool. I might try to work mine into some of those profiles. I have a couple of lifters, so that's not so much of the effect I'm going for with these, but I would like a little better undercutting to get some shadow under some things - especially in some of the skulls I do on the eyes, where we KNOW there's empty space behind there and expect to see it represented as such.

[nokiddin]

Thanks for the picture Bruce. That's exactly what I wanted to see.