I just spent a couple hundred bucks on half a cow. And I go through a couple cows a year......but I cut it up into small pieces (generally 2" or smaller) and use it to test the stamps I sell. I only used veg tanned or tooling leather.
So instead of spending the cash, I thought it might be a good idea to see if anyone has alot of scrap leather they don't know what to do with or plan to get rid of. I would say, no smaller than 2" x 2" but preferably 4" x 4" or bigger. Unfinished veg tanned and no dye.
In exchange, I would make you a custom delrin leather embossing die with a retail value of say, anywhere from $35 to a few hundred dollars, depending on the size you need. Possibly, including the artwork if you are vector challenged.
Attached are pictures of a few stamps I made this week.
If you are interested in something like this, please send me a private message.
Thanks!
Steve