Maker Stamps

[Suze]

swinging a bit off topic here

Just how detailed can they make a stamp like that - I've been thinking that our SCA group could use a stamp with out shield device on it.

[tashabear]

Tashabear,

if you dont mind me asking, how much did your stamp cost....

-thanks-

Jed

$65, I think; it was a birthday present from my husband. For Christmas he got me the deadblow hammer. Ain't he romantic? ;-)

[tashabear]

swinging a bit off topic here

Just how detailed can they make a stamp like that - I've been thinking that our SCA group could use a stamp with out shield device on it.

What do the group arms look like? It's a good idea; I think I need to come up with a badge sooner rather than later, and I can use that as my maker's mark in the SCA. Or I can keep using a tiwaz rune, though it looks as much like "this end up" as it does my mark.

[Suze]

If you "speak herald" it is

Or, a Pavilion Vert within a laural wreath, in Chief Three Compass stars Or

Or in "english"

think a sheild shape the top third is green with three "Christmas Stars" (the eight ponted ones with four long legs and four short) the bottom two thirds is yellow with a green pavilion tent and a "Cadilac Wreath" around it.......

http://www.regalproservices.com/norborough/ Thsi page is our shire homepage (needs updateing badly) The shield on the top is mostly correct - the pavilion should be a bit larger and more centered in the wreath and the wreath sould be a bit "narrower" and not so fat.

We went with simple. except for that dratted laural wreath that every shire device has to have. (It's my design BTW)

[RonaldSe]

Mine is from Grey Ghost, Jeff Mosby, in Myrtle, SC. It's GREAT!!!!!! Fast service too!

[tashabear]

If you "speak herald" it is

Or, a Pavilion Vert within a laural wreath, in Chief Three Compass stars Or

Or in "english"

think a sheild shape the top third is green with three "Christmas Stars" (the eight ponted ones with four long legs and four short) the bottom two thirds is yellow with a green pavilion tent and a "Cadilac Wreath" around it.......

http://www.regalproservices.com/norborough/ Thsi page is our shire homepage (needs updateing badly) The shield on the top is mostly correct - the pavilion should be a bit larger and more centered in the wreath and the wreath sould be a bit "narrower" and not so fat.

We went with simple. except for that dratted laural wreath that every shire device has to have. (It's my design BTW)

I do speak blazon fluently; it's actually part of my promotional materials.

That's a lovely device, though I would make the lesser points of the compass stars more pointy and less square-ish. As it is (though the rendition on your group's webpage is teensy), it looks like a crux etoile quadrate. All that aside, I think it would make a lovely stamp. Don't go too small, though, or you'll lose all the detail, and you need at least some. ;-)

[hidepounder]

Jed,

I use a stamp from Harpers on all my work. It has lasted for many years. They are a bit pricey, but well worth the money. Infinity Stamps makes them also.

Jeff Mosby's stamps are very nice, faster to get and very reasonable. Daryl Barberousse also makes them, he's here on LW. I don't remember what material he uses. I'm not familiar with Barry King's stamps, I'm very anxious to visit with him at Wickenburg about them. Barry is a great guy and can make anything you can possibly imagine is his shop. If you're ever in Sheridan, it's a must see!

I have discovered that it is necessary to have several size stamps for different uses. Obviously you will want a large stamp for saddles. You will probably want a medium size stamp for mid sized gear (dayplanners, briefcases, scabbards, etc.). I have discovered that having a small stamp for belts, headstalls and the like is really handy also. I am going to have a small "signature" stamp made to incorporate into my tooling patterns where a makers stamp might be distractive or inappropriate.

I'm with Troy, Flat Hat is a great name! It definitely suggests cowboy/buckaroo using gear! Because you haven't "landed" yet, I think it would be wise to get one of the less expensive stamps and get that name out there! Name recognition is extremely important! When you do land and have grown a little you will definitely want a steel stamp. When you get rich and famous you'll want to look into incorporating makers plates made out of silver, into your projects!

Good Luck,

Bob

[flathat4life]

Well thanks guys for all the help......

I've e-mailed Jeff from Grey Gohst Grafics and got all the details worked out..Now i just have to call him tomarrow when hes backin the shop to get him paid... hope to have the stamp by the end of this week.

i prettymuch stuck with my original plan... after a couple of years i'll order a higher grade steel stamp with my city and state in it..

I appreciate all the input...

Jed

[Suze]

I do speak blazon fluently; it's actually part of my promotional materials.

That's a lovely device, though I would make the lesser points of the compass stars more pointy and less square-ish. As it is (though the rendition on your group's webpage is teensy), it looks like a crux etoile quadrate. All that aside, I think it would make a lovely stamp. Don't go too small, though, or you'll lose all the detail, and you need at least some. ;-)

That is not a very good rendition of the thing at all .....

We all admit it - I think the girl that did it just took what she could find online and put it together. I would love to redo it but I do not have photoshop skills at all (as in never touched the program) the whole website needs a redo and she has no time to do it.

Johanna just locked us into using Norborough.org for a year - web minister is thinking about moving to TN and I thought that it might be a good idea to catch the new site.

You going to Pennsic? It will be my first year there.

[seveneves]

I saw some stamps on ebay made out of a hard plastic called delrin. I'm not sure how they hold up but they say that it works. It's only 20$