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Shoot me an email Devil Dog.

Beautiful job Roo.

Beautiful work....particularly the serpentine border. I bet the kids really appreciated your work. Daryl

Dave, You're off to a good start. Everything looks really nice. Good luck, Daryl Barberousse

Beautiful straps!

Sounds like you need a metal stamp that you can heat up slightly. This may be a good start: http://www.sloanbrands.com/index.htm

I use manila folders. Cheap and easy. I use an old round knife or exacto to cut them out.

Spider, Your work keeps getting better and better. Beautiful job!

Beautiful work Mark!

Eric, Really nice job! Congrats!

Do you have an image of the stamp?

Jake, Pretty sharp looking. I really like it.

Bob, What do you use as a slicker on your cased leather?

Mark, Plain and simple. They look great.

Mark, Those are some sharp looking straps! I like the finger cuts.

Jake, Nice website. Glad to see you again. Daryl

Jared, Beautiful holster! I have to ask, what type of leather is the holster laying on in the photo? Elephant? Daryl

Nice job. I like the way you designed them to fit through the belt loop. Great idea.

L., Well done. I reall like it....especially the padding! Regards, Daryl

Monica, BEAUTIFUL WORK! Regards, Daryl

Tom, I'm glad to hear that you are pleased with the results. Congrats! Post a pic if you get a chance. Best wishes, Daryl

Tom, What type of leather are you using? Vegtan?

Tom, Why can't you dampen a belt? In my opinion, a bigger mallet is not the fix. This acetyl/delrin composite stuff will leave a nice crisp impression (if made properly), but its not going to produce a nice impression on a dry piece of leather.

Tom, I have made it a general rule to mark my leather prior to any tooling. For two reasons.....first, I can tool around my mark. Secondly, there is nothing worse than tooling hours on a project and finishing it with a bad stamp imprint. As Badger mentioned....case your leather and let it dry to the touch. Too wet and the imprint will look "mushy". There are several ways to strike your stamp. On smaller stamps (1-1.5") I use a mallet. Just one solid strike. Hold the stamp firmly to the leather and DO NOT allow it to jump. This will result in a nice clear imprint. It's a good idea to practice with your stamp on scrap leather. ALSO, make sure you are using a piece of granite, marble, or solid tooling surface to strike your leather on. Good luck, Daryl

Dink, Those look great! Congrats! Daryl