OdinUK

Some of you have asked how I get the two tone colors on my makers stamp like I used on the last belt I made. Referring to the picture, after the stamp is applied, I dye the whole stamp in Fiebings red, making sure I cover the whole area. Then I get an fine weave cloth or a part of an old t-shirt and put either cotton wool or a folded paper towel into it and make it into a tight ball. Apply the black dye to it and begin to gently dab the black dye on to the raised areas on the stamp (third stamp down). Finally, if necessary, press down harder to make sure that all raised areas of the lettering are dyed black. The red wont show through the black but if using other colours try on a scrap first. Thats it! Hope thats useful to those interested. Paul

Thanks for posting the picture. I like the idea of the sheeps skin shaved down. I like the fork protectors with your logo:)

Very Nice

Mines a white plastic called Delrin. It's been great!

Very nice:) What is the stamp made from?

Good Job! I like the laced edge and the insets.

Thats great, certainly unique.

Thanks for all that info Jace, its much appreciated. I was planning, when I have the tank cover, to fit a microfibre cloth to its lower side so that it doesnt scratch the paint. I was considering to attatch the cloth with velcro so that I could periodically change it to get rid of dust or dirt. I dont know Parrie Tan, Ill look it up.

Thatrs nice, what did you use to finish the leather? Are the covers for the lights a tight fit so they dont come off? I still want to make a leather tank cover but havent decided how to go about it.

Ok, Im on holiday at the moment but when I get home in a week or so, Ill take some photos and write a brief tutorial. Maybe it could be pinned somewhere if the moderators agree.

If there's any interest, I can take a sequence of pictures showing the steps to dye a makers stamp in this way..

Thanks guys. Michael, let me know how it turns out. I don't think I could use a block for my stamp because the raised part of the letters are lower than the highest areas that need to be black. So, I needed something that would flex or give a little depending on the pressure applied. I hope that makes sense.

Very nice!

I first dyed the whole stamp area in red making sure the dye went in the lowest parts of the letters. When dry, I got a bit of an old t-shirt, and used it to tightly wrap up some paper towel ( would have used cotton wool but had none) and I applied black dye to that. Just enough dye so that it was not too saturated but enough so that it comes off onto the leather and gently dabbed it over the raised areas of the stamp. Once you get a feel for how much dye comes off you may add more dye and go over it several times. Thats how I get that two tone effect. Its the first time I used it after a couple of practice goes. I was a bit miffed that the stamp was not quite level!

Thanks Matt. I would normally use a matting tool for the small areas between the red strands but I had to make sure that the belt was finished for this weekend so I tried to get the beveling even. It does take q fit bit of practice I must admit. I did several practice goes first.

This is my first tooled belt. A friend bought it for her partners Xmas present. The pictures could be better but I found it difficult getting a suitable exposure with the camera I was using. Any constructive criticism would be welcome, if it would help to improve my next attempt.

Very Nice, I like it!

Very nice, Im sure your brother will appreciate them. I would!