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    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

     

     

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    I have a good customer who commissioned this stamp, but who had to back out for personal reasons after I had made it, so I'm looking to sell it.

    It measures 4.25" x 2.75" and I'm selling it for $120. Obviously, if you like the design but want a different size, I would be happy to make one for you.

    If interested, please e-mail me at: EmbossingDieCompany@gmail.com

    Thanks for looking!

    Steve

     

     

     

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    I make alot of makers marks, and IMHO I think the two most important things are that 1) it is legible and 2) using the info on it, someone can Google the info and find you.

    Some people want to include the entire text of War and Peace on their stamp........and it can be done.......however, if someone needs a magnifying glass to read it, then that isn't very effective. And until you develop your brand well enough such that everyone recognizes your mark (think Nike swoosh or Coach "C's"), then you better include enough info on it so that people can Google it to find you. For example, maybe "Airth" is enough since it is unique or maybe there is another Airth in London, so adding Colorado may be necessary.

    Just my 2 cents.

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    I make larger stamps all the time and I test them on the 1 ton harbor freight arbor press and I get a perfect impression every time. I'm attaching a few pictures as examples.

    The key is to start in the middle and then press it multiple times (it still takes less than a minute to do the whole stamp). The attached drawing kind of illustrates how to do a large oval die....the blue squares are 1" x 1" and represents where you should press. The key is to have your leather on a "baseplate" that you can slide around under the ram.

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    I ran across this old Kickstarter for a leatherworker making "threadless and glueless" leather tablet covers, wallets, etc:

    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pact/pact-threadless-glueless-timeless-leather-cases/posts

    I assume there are patterns out there that involve folding and braiding the leather so that no glue or stitching is required.......can anyone provide me a link to a free one?

    Does anyone have an opinion about folded/braided items?

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