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    How did you make the rivet domer? I can't visualize how to get a consistent curve on the tip.

    Richard- I used a ball end mill in the tail stock on the metal lathe and for a #14 domer I used a 3/8" radius. For the #10 I use a 5/8" radius. I attached a picture of ball end mills. Hope this helps.

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    The first thing with that new blade is you need to strop the thing up until it is smooth. I use the white rouge and strips cut from a file folder. Then doodle away on scraps ... a lot. The guys I know that are good use their swivel knife a lot. Either doodling away or making something they are always carving.

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    When I went to use them, I did have some bend. A buddy gave me some because he had the same experience and was not going to chance it. I had more bend and a couple totally break, one ended up cutting a finger when it let go. I wasn't whacking on them with anything but a 16 oz maul. They ended up and made it sort of right with me after a few phone calls.

    We talked about "sleeving" the shafts with stainless tubing but haven't taken that step yet. Hearing that some have broken I may want to move that closer to the top of my to do list.

    Yeah all of those stamp really nice and crisp. I wish they would make a nice ram's head stamp.

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    Ah yes, Thanks! I have some of those ProCrafter's and they are really nice. I like the meander border tool and the basketweaves. I have used the heck out of the Pebblers too. I know you are going to say I wallop them too hard, but I don't, one of my basketweaves shaft started to bend and the same deal with a friends too. But that doesn't change how nice the defined stamp is.

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    Here are just some of the tools I have made for myself.

    First I wanted to dome my copper rivets and the Tandy store didn't have these in stock. I wasn't so hep to the interwebs and I have the resources to make a lot of "metally" things so how hard could these domers be? I used round bar stock cut-offs and an appropriate ball end mill in a metal lathe and turned these.

    Then I saw all the cool kids using these awesome and beautiful mauls. So I went to a local supplier and got a chunk of nylon (??? whatever it was it may be too soft) that was also a cut-off. I used some large round bar stock cut-offs for the cap and base and then bought some 1/2" all thread and an acorn nut at Ace Hardware. I used the largest punch I could find and also cut out the larger leather washers. I mounted these on the left over all thread and clamped them tight as I could turn the nut. Then in the lathe I turned the handle using files and a shureform ("cheesegrate") rasp to get the contour I wanted. Using progressive grits of sandpaper down to about 220 I smoothed it out.

    After seeing here the leatherworker from Kazakhstan's work I noted his use of drift punches in the borders. So I thought that it would be cool to have a "bullseye" stamp to use in this manner. I tried it out on a scrap piece and I think I like it.

    So that is some of what I made so far. Right now I am fooling around making other stamps from the inspiration I have been getting from y'all.

    I forgot to add that over time the leather washers in my maul have compressed and I had to add on. I never figured on them compressing any further.

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