Trippin'N'Fallin

Thanks for the Welcome Folks: Ahhh, Clamps & a straight edge---I guess I was thinking too complicated, Thanks for the great tips..and I did read through the other threads looking for this and saw the box and "Halo" problem.. I do have one set that I might end up having those troubles with...But the grinding--- another great tip. Young fella has a friend coming over today, I think I might venture back into the box and let them try one also, we can all learn together.. It's something I have always wanted to do, and have admired it from afar, We have No supply stores or classes here, so I'll stay simple and hopefully I have the knack for it. I don't know a single soul who does any of this. I know when I was a kid the wristbands were a huge hit, I believe once people see them again it will come back,,_ and we have colors now .

Hello. Thanks for letting me join :biggrin: ,. I'm just preparing myself for this leather hobby, a few months back I purchased a boxload and a small fortune of tooling, stamping supplies and a few packages of wristbands... well I actually tried 'One". I'm hoping it just may need practice, the decorating stamping went okay, it's the messy lettering all wobbely not inline neat & tidy--I thought from back in my childhood when I use to visit the market an olderfellow use to stamp these for us and I was sure he had set our names in a type of plate first, then went along and hammered acrossed all the letters... am I wishing this?? I haven't seen anything remotely close to a "jig" of sorts for the letters.. Do I need to have one fabricated? or a few for each different alphabet stamp set. I really want to make quite a few bands for the kids, I am hoping for Christmas, since Birthday's have already been passing. Could someone please give me a few pointers,or something I could read or watch, , I've been searching the internet for Hours,,and am almost blind.. Thanks for being so patient..sorry It took me a novel length to ask.