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For all of you musical leather enthusiasts! I have built some, I think, beautiful archtop guitars and basses wrapped in Hermann Oak leather. Here are pictures of two of them. The leather applied to the body provides a tonal quality that has to be heard to be appreciated. I believe that I am one of the few guitar builders in the world to try this technique, and welcome you to view more on my website at My link. These guitars are all handmade and hand tooled. Spruce backs and 3-layer laminated poplar tops. I've also used some very beautiful woods on the appointments, and my self-designed mosaic pearl inlay on the guitar fretboard. The world of leatherworking keeps on expanding. Feel free to post any comments or questions about my leather wrapped guitars and basses. Happy leatherworking!

Hi, Noticing a lot of posting on this link for custom leather stamps. Thought I'd throw my hat in the ring, and offer to help. If you need a custom made leather stamp, contact me through my website at My link I'll be glad to see if we can get you the leather stamp you want, within a reasonable time frame. I know how long you can wait for a custom stamp from some makers, and will reply to your request asap. Happy Leatherworking!

Does anyone know how to get a listing on the directory page? Love this site, and would like to become more involved, but I haven't received a reply to my request for this in months. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Our # 995 stamp is a smoothing tool after the Craftool design. Our stamps are mde from 101 steel, and hand crafted to our stringent specifications. You'll find our quality on par with the best. Our Price: $30.00 For more about our leather stamps, click the link below to go to our website. My link

The Welker Handmade Leather Stamp # 997 is our version of the double beveller. Made from 1018 steel. Great for creating depth in your leather project. You'll find out quality on par with the best. To see more of our stamps, log on to elwelker.com to see the latest. Our price for this stamp: $30.00 Click the link below to see more. My link

Hi, I've been trying to create a directory listing for some time now with no luck. I am logged into the forum, but when I go to the directory page, it asks me to log in again, and all of my attempts fail. i would like to be listed in the directory, can you help? eLw Name: Larry Welker UserName: eLw IP Address: 174.62.128.60 Email Address: lwelker3@comcast.net

Hi, I have two pearshaders if you're interested. Left and Right. They are Welker Handmade Leather Stamp Pearshaders #227 and#228. I'll take $50 for the set. Please reply to this forum. Thank You.

Hey all you New Hampshire and Vermont leatherworkers! We are making hand made leather stamps right here in your area. Thought I'd drop a line and say Hello, and if you are looking for a leather stamp made nearby, we're your solution. Drop a note in this blog, and we'll be glad to go over your request with you! Welker Handmade Leather Stamps, saddle stamps made right in your area. Hope to hear from you!

Our version of the 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, and this set does not have our 10 coat bluing process. Please contact us through this forum if you're interested. Our Price: $89.00 for the set of two. 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 set of these hard to find hand made leather stamps.

This pictorial leather stamp follows a classic floral design. Stamping surface is approximately .475 by .475. Beautiful for your newest floral designs, and as always at Welker Handmade Leather Stamps we offer it blued or non-blued. Please contact us through this forum if you are interested. As always, we make these stamps in small batches, so get them while they're available. Check out elwelker.com to see all of our stamps currently available. Our Price: $60.00

We're making more new stamps all the time! Here's one of the latest. Our Welker Handmade Leather Stamp No 517-M. Based on an old design by MicMillen. For our version of the McMillen style we are using stress proof 1100 series steel for the handles and 1018 or 4140 steel for the head. We have made our master patterns from old published catalog pages. Though we are using a German pantograph to shape in the basic design, there is much hand finishing and hand engraving involved. These are very time consuming to make, far, far more than a basic shader or beveler! The stamping surface is .510" tall by .465" wide. This 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. Our Price: $75.00 Please contact lwelker3(at)comcast.net for more information.

New leather stamps at Welker Handmade Leather Stamps all the time! Here's the latest, our No. 997 stamp the double beveler. Our numbering system follows the old Craftool system minus the letter prefix. All of our stamps are made of 1018 steel for lasting quality and machined to our exacting specifications. We also add a bluing process to some of our stamps for a more durable stamp. These stamps are polished, not blued, but if you would like them blued, we can provide that option. We make these stamps in small batches, so get them while they are available! Please reply to this forum if you are interested. Our price: $30.00 ea.

Hi fellow leatherworkers, We just made a small batch of our new Welker Handmade Leather Stamps No.995, our version of the smoothing tool. Made from 1018 steel, and polished without our 10 coat bluing process. We only have a few, so get them while they last. Free shipping within the U.S., and no sales tax in New Hampshire! Contact us through this forum if you are interested. Our Price: $30.00 ea.

Hi leather workers, I've been trying to create a directory listing, but when I log on to the page, I am logged out and can't sign back in though I am logged on to the rest of the site. Anyone else having this problem, or know of a solution, please let me know. Thanks, Andy Hopkins Welker Leather Stamps

We are making quality leather stamps and are searching to see what people would like. If there's a stamp you can't find or are looking for, let us know. We'd love to hear from you, and will do our best to provide you with your new favorite leather stamp. Quality, Quality, Quality are three words we stand by and provide in our leather stamps. We'd be more than happy to talk to you about what you like the best in your leather stamps. Please reply to this blog. Hope to hear from you soon. Best Regards, Andy Hopkins Welker Leather Stamps

Hi Harvey, Will let you know when we have more available, thanks for your interest, and we'll be in touch! Andy Hopkins Welker Leather Stamps

Hi Harvey, I have some border stamps, namely a design derived from a period frniture maker's cornice molding plane, our No. 272. Here are some pics. Hand made out of 1018 steel, 10 coat bluing process added. Our Price: $60 and free shipping! Thanks for your interest! Andy Hopkins Welker Leather Stamps

Handmade in small batches in Claremont NH, our Welker Leather Stamps No. 237, No. 238 are now available! These pear shaders are slightly smaller than our No. 227, No. 228 set, and are useful in making floral patterns, etc. Made from 1018 Steel with our 10 coat bluing process added. Stamping surface is apx. 5/8" by 1/4". The stamps measure 4 1/2" long. We are also making many designs not offered on the market today. Please reply to this forum if you're interested in these, or one of our other custom handmade stamps. Happy leatherworking! Our Price: $50.00 for the matching set of 2.

Hi Pete, These stamps are used in leather engraving. I'm attaching some pictures of what designs a particular stamp will make. The first picture is a sample of our Welker No. 999, No. 998 set of three stamps. One stamp makes the design at right, one stamp makes the middle design, and one stamp makes the left design. The next picture is of the Welker No. 227, No. 228 set of two stamps, or as they're called the pear shaders. This stamp is useful for creating floral patterns etc. We also make a Welker No. 237, No. 238 stamp set, which is the same design, but slightly smaller. If you're looking to engrave a certain design on leather, these stamps help in creating and repeating patterns, and will give your design a professional look. If you need more information, please contact us through this forum. We're always happy to answer questions. Happy Leatherworking! Thanks, Andy Hopkins Welker Leather Stamps.

Thank you so much.

Greetings from Welker Handmade Leather Stamps! These stamps are made one at a time in small batches here in New Hampshire USA by eL Welker. You will find the quality on par with the best. Our tool numbering follows the old Craftool number system, minus the letter prefix. All of our stamps are made of 1018 carbon steel. We offer leather stamps that have our 10 coat bluing process, and some without. These stamps are not blued as I chose to leave them in their original state. We offer many stamps that are no longer made by the major distributors. Should you need a custom leather stamp please contact us through our website. All our stamps are 4-1/2" long. We are currently offering free shipping for our leather stamps, so take advantage of this special while it lasts! This is a new set of Welker Leather Stamps No. 998, No. 999L, No. 999R. The 998, 999 series was discontinued by Craftool, and are sought after by leather workers everywhere. This set of stamps has our 10 coat bluing process. We make these stamps in small quantities, so get them while they're available! Our price: $100.00 for set of three!

Greetings from Welker Handmade Leather Stamps! These stamps are made one at a time in small batches here in New Hampshire USA by eL Welker. You will find the quality on par with the best. Our tool numbering follows the old Craftool number system, minus the letter prefix. All of our stamps are made of 1018 carbon steel. We offer leather stamps that have our 10 coat bluing process, and some without. These stamps are not blued as I chose to leave them in their original state. We offer many stamps that are no longer made by the major distributors. Should you need a custom leather stamp please contact us through our website. All our stamps are 4-1/2" long. We are currently offering free shipping for our leather stamps, so take advantage of this special while it lasts! This is a new set of Welker Leather Stamps No. 998, No. 999L, No. 999R. The 998, 999 series was discontinued by Craftool, and are sought after by leather workers everywhere. This set of stamps has our 10 coat bluing process. We make these stamps in small quantities, so get them while they're available! Our price: $100.00 for set of three!

Hi Johanna, Andy Hopkins here from Welker Leather Stamps. Art told me to contact you to set up a listing for our company in the directory. We are located in Claremont NH, and I don't see anyone listed for NH so I think this would be a great plus for the business. Please reply, and let me know how to set up a directory listing. I can't find any links to do it on the LW site. Thank you for your time, Andy Hopkins Business Consultant Welker Leather Stamps

Rick, Thanks for you interest, and that is wahat we are attempting to do, bring back some older tool styles that aren't currently being made. I will be posting them in the appropriate areas on LW.net and will let you know. Thanks for your interest, and you have a very nice site as well! Andy Hopkins Welker Leather Stamps