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Stainless would be nice. Tough on tooling though. That looks good to me. I like the handle you have.

If your getting Derlin for free I need to start hanging out with you.

If your in the Portland area come on by and test it out. I think you need one too. In fact i think you need several. lol If you want to make some stamps i can show that to you as well.

Nice! I thought of doing the same but Delrin was more expensive for me to get than steel. Thank you. Much appreciated.

Thank you for the suggestion. I like that idea. I made some collars out of 3" 6061 aluminum to try that out just haven't finished them off. But I will post when i finish it. Knowing that is what people look for is helpful. Thanks again, Josh

Thank you. I appreciate it.

Hello All, I have been working on some new tooling and would like to get your feedback on things that could be improved. I thought it turned out well but as always all of us are smarter than one of us. This is my version of a lace cutter. It does both 90 degree cuts and 45 degree bevels. The main bar is 1" steel and about 5" long. I use a shaft collar for quick and repeatable width adjustments. It is attached by bolts or can simply be clamped to your table. there is no wobble in the fitting of any components and its very solid. The main shaft rotates so the angle of the bevel can be facing the collar or away from the collar. I tried to do two things. One is to make it small enough that it could be out all the time without taking up too much space on the bench while being large enough to be very enjoyable to use. Second, I spent some time sourcing off the shelf components so as to keep the price down. I hope the pic resolution is high enough to see the details. Anyways, thanks for looking. Josh

Glad that you are looking forward to learning. I feel that the more people that get into it the more opportunity there is for some great creativity. The knurled blanks vary in price as steel prices do. Right now they are about $9 each. Its not a production line. I do these on a 1948 Clausing lathe so it takes a little time but it helps pay for my tool addiction. If you have any other questions feel free to ask. Thank you!

Hello All, I was previously a hobby leather worker then I began making my own tools. Turns out I like making the tools a lot. So I decided to make a video showing exactly how I make leather stamps. Much of it you may already know but I decided a video may be of interest to a lot of you. I tried to show you how to do this with a about $60 in tools and with things that are readily availiable. I am not the best in the world but I can at least help you get started. Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57XMPyKOy2E . In the future I will continue adding additional videos showing how to make many different stamps. I will also show how to make strap cutters and swivel knives using bearings. The big difference is that I try to use off the shelf stuff so there isn't a need for a lathe in many cases. That is unless you wish to have knurling on your tools. For this you can email me at legacytooling@gmail.com and I can make pre knurled blanks for a more finished tool. Anyways, I am always appreciative of constructive feedback and would love to hear your insights and what you would like to see made. I will answer any question that you may have, about leather tools, provided I know the answer, maybe even if I don't. Hope this is of use, Josh