looking for a specific "basket weave" stamp

[Shimo]

Hello
I am a complete beginner and came across this excellent forum by chance (google :D).

I would like to attempt replicating a specific belt from a movie. I have several pictures of the belt but have been unable to identify the basket weave stamp used here. Is this perhaps an old stamp that is no longer in production? Maybe someone recognizes it and could provide some information about the stamp 😊

The belt itself should be approximately 2.25 inches wide. Therefore, I estimate the height of the stamp to be around 0.2 inches, which seems like an unusual size.

Here are a few pictures of the belt:

        

All the basket weave stamps I find online do not have these 6 "points/rdiges" but rather more or fewer, or a different form of "points/ridges". If you have any Tips/hints for the exact camouflage stamp, of course that would be very helpfull too!

Thank you very much for your assistance - any help would be awesome!

Edited Monday at 12:05 PM by Shimo
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[BlackDragon]

I found a couple on Bruce Johnson's site but the bar looks to be different. 

Some stamps can be impossible to find because they may be custom made. Trying to copy something so exactly can drive you nuts, trust me I know. People wont notice most of the tiny differences so if you find something pretty close you'll be fine.

https://brucejohnsonleather.com/products/stamping-and-carving-tools/basket-stamps

[Dwight]

This idea will not get you thru a dozen belts . . . but it should get you thru 1 anyway.

Take a look on youtube . . . making things out of HDPE . . . which is gobbledygook for milk jugs.

You can melt the milk jug and put it into a mold you have made that is about 1 inch square and 4 inches long.

Once you have that piece . . . cut it with a sander to the correct width and depth . . . then get a set of fine files . . . there's about 10 in the set at Harbor Freight . . . you can use those smaller files to make the lines in the HDPE.  

If you take your time . . . you should get at least one belt out of it . . . and if the tip messes up . . . sand it off . . . and make another one.

OR second . . . find someone who has a laser engraver . . . that is strong enough to cut 1/8 inch steel . . . 

He should be able to duplicate one for you . . . that will last a long time.

One of the keys to being successful in almost any hand work these days  . . . think out of the box . . . and be resourceful

May God bless,

Dwight

[Chakotay]

Not exact, but this is kinda close?

Craftool X500S

[kgg]

7 hours ago, Shimo said:

All the basket weave stamps I find online do not have these 6 "points/rdiges" but rather more or fewer, or a different form of "points/ridges". If you have any Tips/hints for the exact camouflage stamp, of course that would be very helpfull too!

 

50 minutes ago, Dwight said:

This idea will not get you thru a dozen belts . . . but it should get you thru 1 anyway.

Another alternative is find someone with a 3D printer and they show be able to do one up in the size you need. The cost of the actual 3D print would be less then $2.00 in materials but getting the design replicated is going to be costly. 

kgg 

[bland]

To me it looks like Crafttools basketweave X511 and the camoflage 433 (it is an old one)

[bruce johnson]

0.2 inches is about 3/16 inch and a common size for basket stamps. Closest I've got is this probably McMillen as far as dimensions and pattern. It has more weave accent lines though. 

Here's what I've got -  https://brucejohnsonleather.com/products/stamping-and-carving-tools/basket-stamps

[Shimo]

Hey all,

thanks for all your tipps and input. I already thought about the 3D printing route too. Need to design the stamp first, will try something out

[chuck123wapati]

A good deal of the old timers made their own stamps. This one could have been made with a file very easily.