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A some of you already know. I am starting to work with Scouting and Youth Groups on small leather projects. i.e. key fobs, bracelets, bookmarks, coasters, etc... I am looking for the following stamps: 1 - 3/4" Rodeo Alphabet Set 1 - 3/4" Greek Alphabet Set 1 - Craftool 69018-00 Circle Weave 4 piece Stamp Set 2 - Craftool (no #) Cub Scout 3D Stamp Style 2 (textured background) 2 - Craftool 8440 Cub Scout Arrow of Life 3D Stamp 2 - Craftool 8508 or 8545 BSA Order of the Arrow-Indian Head 3D Stamp 2 - Craftool (not sure of #) BSA Order of the Arrow Round 3D Stamp 2 - Craftool 8506 or 8543 Boy Scout BSA Eagle 3D Stamp 2 - 8544 or 8410 Wood Badge Axe and Log 3D Stamp 2 - 8412 Wood Badge Fox 3D Stamp 2 - 8413 Wood Badge Buffalo 3D Stamp 2 - 8414 Wood Badge Antelope 3D Stamp 2 - 8415 Wood Badge Bear 3D Stamp 2 - 8416 Wood Badge Owl 3D Stamp 2 - 8417 Wood Badge Bobwhite 3D Stamp 2 - 8418 Wood Badge Beaver 3D Stamp 2 - 8419 Wood Badge Eagle 3D Stamp 2 - 8483 Girl Scout Girl Scout Contemporary 3D Stamp 2 - 8484 Girl Scout Girl Scout Trefoil Traditional 3D Stamp 2 - 8485 Girl Scout Daisy 3D Stamp 2 - 8486 Girl Scout Brownie 3D Stamp 2 - Craftool 8532 2 Finger Peace Sign 3D Stamp 1 - Craftool 8523 Flag of Isreal 3D Stamp 1 - Craftool 8524 Star of David 3D Stamp 1 - Craftool 8526 10 Comandments 3D Stamp 1 - Craftool 8528 Dreidel 3D Stamp 1 - Craftool 8530 Shofar Horn 3D Stamp 1 - Craftool 8531 Mezuzah 3D Stamp 1 - Craftool 8533 Celtic Cross 3D Stamp 1 - Craftool 8534 Angel Stamp 1 - Craftool 8535 Angel Stamp The above stamps I am willing to pay a reasonable amount for. Please IM me with what you have and your asking price. If you have extra stuff that you would like to donate I need the following: Mallets Poundo Boards (may be cut down to 6x6 to save on shipping Usable leather scraps (for kids to practice on) All Alphabet and Number sets and sizes (especially standard, wood, block, any 3/8" and any 1/4") even partial sets any handle stamps (any brand welcome) any other 3D stamps especially Midas 3D Stamp Sets like the emoji, wildlife, native american symbols, cartoon, etc... Edgers Project kits Any other leather tools and supplies. Heck, even gift certificates to Home Depot, Tandy Leather, Springfield Leather, Micheal's, Hobby Lobby, Joann's, Lowes or Costco will help me out. NONE OF THIS STUFF I BUY OR YOU DONATE WILL SHOW UP ON EBAY OR BE SOLD. ALL EXCESS WILL BE DONATED TO THE CUB SCOUTS OR GIRL SCOUTS TO BE USED IN THEIR SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS. Send all donations to: Dale Prezgay 4800 Crimson Glory Lane Las Vegas, NV 89130 Thanks, Dale

Hi all, I've picked up a few 3D stamps from Tandy and have been a little disappointed. I can't seem to ever get the full impression of the stamp. There always seem to be a few of the fine details missing toward the middle of the stamp impression. I can get all the fine details along the edges of the stamp if I beat the snot out of my stamping handle while tilting it to get a stronger impression along each edge but I can never seem to get the middle. I've watched Tandy's youtube video on 3D and Alphabet Stamping with George Hurst about a dozen times and I am following him to the letter. Considering how simple this should be I can't figure out where I'm going wrong. Here are a few things I've gone over: Casing - I've tried every level of moisture from "muddy" to "been sitting there for over an hour and it's dry" and surprisingly I get my best impressions very near to the "muddy" end of the spectrum, but I still can't get the detail in the centre. Leather Thickness - I'm using 4/5oz leather. Is it maybe not thick enough to allow the stamp to sink into the leather all the way? I can see where the leather is becoming heavily burnished on the flesh side where I'm stamping. Leather Quality - I'm using Tandy's economy tooling shoulders (I'm on a budget and they're cheap). All of my craftool stamps leave excellent impressions on properly cased leather so I can't see these 3D stamps being any different....right? Anyways, as always any suggestions or ideas are very much appreciated, Cheers, Matt