making my own Stamps

[Reegesc]

Here's a nicely summarized "How To" found on Pinterest.

 

T

[TLP]

Its actually a page from Indian Jewelry Making by Oscar Branson

[Reegesc]

11 hours ago, TLP said:

Its actually a page from Indian Jewelry Making by Oscar Branson

Cool,thx.  Just now ordered a copy

 

[TLP]

Just learned of a new book out at Amazon,  Making Jewelry Design Stamps, runs about fifteen dollars

 

[Reegesc]

6 hours ago, TLP said:

Just learned of a new book out at Amazon,  Making Jewelry Design Stamps, runs about fifteen dollars

 

Excellent.  Copy on it's way.  Btw, just received the Oscar Branson book and I must say this is the best book on jewelry/silversmithing I have ever seen...and by that I mean far and away better that the rest.  Thank you for turning me on to this book.

[Lizardo]

I've been making tools out of old 'T' bolts where I work. Once the threads are shot, we were throwing them away. They are high carbon steel, so rust can be a problem, but I have made special bevels, backgrounders and a few 3D stamps.

[LakeHavasuLeather]

i have done a few stamps myself.  they are not as purdeeee as some of these other ones, but they work really great.  here is 20 something of them.   i have about 35 now.  still doing more, lil at a time.   with a dremel,  a reg had drill, and a bench grinder.

[Reegesc]

Those look great!  I like how you've covered some in leather and laced them up.  :-)   Hard to resist, isn't it?   I'm currently covering an entire bicycle.   What an odd lot we are.  :-)

[Willie0]

I tried making stamps from nails and a bolt yesterday for the first time.  I wanted right angles for corners and some that were not square shapes.  While they are pretty crude, I really like some of them.  The "petal" shaped one really surprised me with the star in the center.  A couple were no good, but I left them in the picture just to show what doesn't really work, and yes, they should have been made from stainless steel.

[charlescrawford]

Those that make their own stamps I am trying to make a stamp the the blades that came with my jewelers saw suck. What size blades to use on stainless ? It’s 304