eLw
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Thanks Nick, wishing you success as well. Andy
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Hi Leatherworkers, Just dropping a line to let you know that we are now accepting custom orders at Welker Handmade Leather Stamps. We specialize in rare, discontinued, and hard to find leather stamps, and promise you a speedy, personal response to your inquiries. Check out our website at http://elwelkerleatherstamps.com, and take a look at our current offerings. We may have the stamp you've been looking for, or would be happy for work with you to make sure you receive the top quality handmade leather stamp you need. Sorry, we are not making maker or logo stamps at this time. Happy Leatherworking! Andy Hopkins Welker Handmade Leather Stamps
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Here's a rare leather stamp we've been receiving some attention on lately. The Welker Handmade Leather Stamp #926. This stamp is made after a classic figure carving pattern. The Welker Handmade Leather Stamp # 926 is useful in making grass, fur and other textured designs. Available with or without our 10 coat bluing process, and as always we guarantee our quality is on par with the best. The stamp pictured has our 10 coat bluing process added. Overall length: 4 1/2” Our Price: $49.99. Check this classic leather stamp out with all of our other handmade stamp offerings at http://elwelkerleatherstamps.com Happy Leatherworking!
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I agree that we can't say handmade good, machine made bad, on an overall level. I know what CNC machines are capable of. I have, however, seen some pretty poor mass produced machined tools. I've noticed that even Craftool is coming out with a handmade line of their stamps. Care taken in the making is what it's all about, as Robert said in a previous post. I believe three words are the key here: quality, quality, quality. No one wants to work with a poor tool. Quality, whether it comes by hand or by CNC, is something all leatherworkers want and need in their tools. There are some great stamps being turned out by both methods. However we turn out quality is the key. Whether we're Toyota with kaizen, or a master tool maker with hand held gages, I believe that quality is something all leather stamp makers should strive for. I applaud the advances in CNC, and though we're a small handmade leather stamp company, we strive for the same thing every day. Nice thread, and as been said before, obviously not the last word on the subject. Andy Hopkins Welker Handmade Leather Stamps
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A couple more new handmade leather stamps from Welker Handmade! These two are our two new Welker 328 stamps, the Welker 328-M3 and the Welker 328-M5. The M5 is the larger of the two stamps pictured. Feel free to contact us through this forum for these new stamps. Our price: $29.99. Check out http://elwelkerleatherstamps.com for these and all of our handmade leather stamps. Happy Leatherworking!
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All of our stamps are handmade at Welker Handmade Leather Stamps, and I'll agree with the earlier posts, there is a HUGE difference between factory made and handmade, as Barry so well explained in the first post. When leather stamps are handmade one by one the quality shows in the finished product, rather than the assembly line... Anyways, our current offerings can be seen at http://elwelkerleatherstamps.com, all hand tooled and, we feel, superior to the factory made. Handmade tools may cost a little more than the factory made, but I'll agree with the earlier posts that in the long run they're worth the investment. QC makes all the difference. Andy Hopkins Welker Handmade leather Stamps.
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We offer geometric stamps and rare and discontinued stamps at Welker Handmade Leather stamps. Check out our website at http://elwelkerleatherstsamps.com. If there is a certain style you are looking for, use the links on the web pages to contact us. Hope we can help out.
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Hi fellow leatherworkers, Are you looking for something different in leather stamps? At Welker Handmade Leather Stamps, we offer a variety of rare leather stamping tools that you won't find everywhere. I've also seen a lot of discussion in the forums about handmade vs. factory made leather stamps lately, and let me assure you all of our stamps are handmade one by one. We've had a lot of complements from customer on our quality, and as our saying goes, it is on par with the best. For something different in handmade leather stamping tools, check out our website at http://elwelkerleatherstamps.com, and let us know your opinion. Happy Leatherworking!
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Hi Leatherworkers, I'm noticing a lot of interest in top quality leather stamping tools. At Welker Handmade, our quality is always on par with the best makers in leather stamps. As a lifelong leatherworker and machinist, I know what goes into making top quality reliable tools that leatherworkers need. Here are some of my latest stamps. For more details,they can also be seen on my website at http://elwelker.com., or at my new etsy shop at http://www.etsy.com/...erleatherstamps. Please reply to this forum if you are interested in anything you see. Happy Leatherworking!
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Thank you Rick! please let us know when you want them, and we'll be glad to oblige! Andy
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Thanks Renee! Haven't had a sale yet, but etsy invoices you for listings, and you have to authorize payment from paypal through etsy. I really like their listing prices, 20 cents for for four months! Compare that to ebay where you pay $2 for a week. Their commission fees are lower than ebay as well. I'm pretty excited about it, and thanks for your opinion!
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Hi Leatherworkers, i thought I'd let you know that I just opened an etsy shop for my Welker Handmade Leather Stamps. The url is http://www.etsy.com/...erleatherstamps Check it out, let me know your opinion of my shop, any advice anyone has about selling on etsy, or just your opinion of etsy in general. I'd appreciate any comments. It's a new venue for me. Andy Welker Handmade Leather Stamps
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Hello leatherworkers, I see some of you are looking for custom stamp makers who will provide prompt top quality custom leather stamps to suit your needs. We are always open for custom orders at Welker Handmade Leather Stamps. If you want or need a custom leather stamp or stamps made, please contact us through our website at http://elwelkerleatherstamps.com and we'll see if we can help. We promise a quick response to all inquiries, and hope to provide prices that won't break your wallet. Here are a few picture of some of our current leather stamp offerings. Happy Leatherworking! Welker Handmade Leather Stamps
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Hello all, I see there has been some interest in leather guitars recently, so I thought I'd post some pictures of my eL Welker Midnight Blue Archtop Leather Guitar model. For more about this and my other leather guitars, log on to http://elwelkerguitars.com to see some of my other creations. These leather guitars are finished and ready to go! Best, eL Welker Guitars
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I'm probably a little late as well, but log on to my website at http://elwelkerleatherstamps.com. Maybe I can help.
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Are you looking for a leather stamp that has been discontinued or is no longer available? Welker Handmade Leather Stamps can help. We specialize in those rare and hard to find leather stamps, and are also open to custom orders. Check out our website at http://elwelkerleatherstamps.com. If you see something you are interested in please contact us through the links on the website. Here are some pictures of our latest leather stamps. Happy 2013 to all, and happy leatherworking! Welker Handmade Leather Stamps
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Welker Handmade Leather Stamp smooth Pear Shaders #227 and #228 have a less pronounced hook. You will like the way the curve fits flower leaves and curves. You may have wondered, as I have, why Craftool dropped these so early in their production. I would speculate due to their extra work on that "simple looking" compound curve. Material is 1018 steel. Impression approximately 3/16" by 7/16". Overall length is 4 1/2". As always, we offer them blued or polished. Our price: $50.00 ea. or set of two for $89.00 For more about our leather stamps log on to http://elwelkerleatherstamps.com to see the latest! FREE SHIPPING within the U.S. Order soon to receive them for the holidays!
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Another rare leather stamp from Welker Handmade Leather Stamps! This intricate design fits in well with a lot of patterns. Fleur de Lis? Geometric? We’ll let you decide. This is one of our newest, and it’s a beauty! Stamping surface is approximately .760” by .760” or a heavy 3/4” by a heavy 3/4”. The stamp pictured has our exclusive 10 coat bluing process, but if you prefer it polished instead of blued, we'll do that too. For more about our rare leather stamps, log on to http://elwelkerleatherstamps.com to see the latest! Our price for this rare stamp: $50.00. Now offering FREE SHIPPING with in the U.S. Order soon to receive your stamp before the holidays! Happy Holidays from Welker Handmade Leather Stamps!
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Introducing the Welker Handmade Leather Stamps # 564-M5, M6, and M7. These rare beautiful border stamps will make a circular pattern of 5/16", 6/16” and 7/16” respectively. The material used in the stamp is 1018 carbon steel. For more about our rare handmade leather stamps log on to http://elwelkerleatherstamps.com to see the latest. Order any of our stamps soon to receive them for the holidays. Our price for any one of these stamps: $30.00. Now offering free shipping within the U.S. Happy Holidays!
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Hey Leatherworkers, Just started making this new stamp our Welker Signature Series Leathercraft Saddle Stamp #653-M! Here's some pictures of the seeder style design this stamp will make. Our Price: $45.00 Check out my website at http://elwelkerleatherstamps.com for this, and some more of our latest designs. Welker Handmade Leather Stamps, the quality is built in.
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This beautiful border stamp is one of our first 3-D styles. Dimensions approximately .230 to approximately .270. Can be used as a border stamp, or to create the “floating cube” pattern seen in the background. Our Price: $60.00. Check out our website at http://elwelker.com to see what else we've been creating lately!
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Hey all you musical leather enthusiasts! Thought I'd post some more pics of my handmade archtop guitars wrapped in naturally tanned leather. To see even more log on to my website, My link. Leather, the possibilities are endless...
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Presenting the Welker Handmade Leather Stamp # 517- M2X. The stamping surface is .510" tall by .465" wide. This pictorial stamp does not have our 10 coat bluing process, but if you like we'll add it! Please let us know when you make your purchase. For this beautiful pictorial stamp we are using stress proof 1100 series steel for the handles and 1018 or 4140 steel for the head. Though we are machining the basic design, there is much hand finishing and hand engraving involved in the finished product. These are very time consuming to make, far, far more than a basic shader or beveler! You’ll find our quality on par with the best, and as always we offer free shipping within the U.S., our Protectorates, and Canada. These stamps are in limited production, so order soon to make sure you receive your hard to find hand made leather stamps. For more about our leather stamps, check out our website at My link. Happy Leatherworking! Our Price: $50.00
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Yes as you may know a fine tuned and carved set of plates had best not have a pickup installed! :-) So this goes one step further than the basic laminated plates. But besides making it easier at the gig, it's the at-home, unplugged tone that knocks me out .... Instant Wes :-) thanks Larry