Members flathat4life Posted January 31, 2009 Members Report Posted January 31, 2009 First of all i would like to thank you guys for posting on the last topic i started about Barry King and JW products... every bit of your input was helpful and i LOVE my new tools! Now.. back to the subjest... i was asked by a good friend of mine to build a bible case for him... he asked that i would also put my name on it... i informed him that i dont have a maker stamp yet (since im just starting out and have other priority's on the list)... After finishing the product and just before oiling it, the individual approched me and offfered to trade the cost of the new stamp for the bible cover... i turned him down for the fact that i thought he would be getting the short end of the stick, plus the guy has done so much lately to help me out and bless me that i realy wanted to just give it to him... He then basicly stated that he was buying me the stamp no matter what and that he wanted it on the back of his bible cover.. now i need to get one ordered so i can wrap this project up and get it to him.... Which leaves me with the following questions: where did you guys get your stamp?.. how much did it cost?.. and how do you like it?.... I'm looking at doing a basic double lined oval border with my name on the top ( Jed Rice ), my brand in the middle, and "Flat Hat Saddlery"on the bottom of the stamp.... This is just what i have in my head but im open to what you guys suggest and what you think looks good..... i like the rope border but how dose it look in the middle of a basket stamped area? should i stick with the double line so i can either bevel, border, or use a small mull foot around the edge? what flows the best? Also, "Just to make sure", has enyone ever herd of a Flat hat saddlery or eny thing close to it... i think my idea is orginal but i just want to make sure ( dont want to copy someones name).. I looked into every Maker Stamp maker i could find on google... i've also seen a little talk about Grey Gost Graphics here on the forum... are his stamps good quality and how do they hold up.. im not familar with the material he use to make the stamp out of (maybee somone can fill me in)... He seems to be resonalbly price at around $80 includeing my custom brand as aposed to $180 or so for other brands of steel stamps... Whats the best bang for the buck. I'll mostly be using this stamp on mis. tack items, chinks, bible covers (ofcourse), and saddles(once i learn how to build them). im hoping to keep in my budget of say around $100 but dont want to compromise for quality...I want a good, deep, clear and easyly readable impression... it needs to hold up for years to come, exspecially since i have to grow into the name still (Flat Hat ""Saddlery"")... ~Thanks~ Jed Quote "You have to give somthing you never gave to get somthing you never had." ~Ray Hunt~
tashabear Posted January 31, 2009 Report Posted January 31, 2009 Mine is from DBar Leather, and I love it. You'll want a deadblow hammer to get a good impression, though. Quote
Members Vikti Posted January 31, 2009 Members Report Posted January 31, 2009 Hidecrafters. I think they still advertise theirs for about $60. I'm going up there in a little while I'll verify that for you. Quote
Members jwwright Posted January 31, 2009 Members Report Posted January 31, 2009 Jed.........my last maker's stamp came from Grey Ghost. I have had it for about one year. This is a larger size that I use on saddles, and I have been pleased with it. JW Quote www.jwwrightsaddlery.com
Members Tina Posted January 31, 2009 Members Report Posted January 31, 2009 I found the site below the other day...$35, not bad:-) http://www.phillipsengraving.com/Leather_Stamps.html Quote "He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands, and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands, and his head, and his heart, is An Artist" http://vildkorpens-laderlya.deviantart.com http://tupali.deviantart.com/
Members TroyWest Posted January 31, 2009 Members Report Posted January 31, 2009 Jed, I think what you have in mind is pretty good thinking. A simple stamp that conveys the information you want is best. I would agree with you on leaving off the rope border. That leaves you the option of using any border you want later or using no border. The one thing you didn't say was on the stamp was your city and state. You have no idea where your stuff will go but if they have your name and location they can find you. I really like the name Flat Hat Saddlery. Conveys to me a buckaroo origin. I've never heard of another one. The magnesium stamps are the least expensive and they actually work pretty well. I have a couple of these and they work fine, however I dropped one of them once and slightly damaged the border around the stamp. That is the disadvantage of magnesium. It is a soft metal with a low melting temp., which is why they can make a stamp as inexpensively as they do. The delrin stamps like Grey Ghost makes are next and seem to produce a very nice stamp also. The most expensive stamps are the steel ones. These are like the one from Harper Mfg. I have a couple of these. One I had tempered to be able to strike it into sterling silver as well as leather. It works great. They are excellent stamps and very tough. Hope that helps, Troy West Quote
Members Vikti Posted January 31, 2009 Members Report Posted January 31, 2009 Hidecrafters. I think they still advertise theirs for about $60. I'm going up there in a little while I'll verify that for you. I spoke with Ron at Hidecrafters FT. Worth and he said that the price is still good. Quote
Members flathat4life Posted February 1, 2009 Author Members Report Posted February 1, 2009 Jed,I think what you have in mind is pretty good thinking. A simple stamp that conveys the information you want is best. I would agree with you on leaving off the rope border. That leaves you the option of using any border you want later or using no border. The one thing you didn't say was on the stamp was your city and state. You have no idea where your stuff will go but if they have your name and location they can find you. I really like the name Flat Hat Saddlery. Conveys to me a buckaroo origin. I've never heard of another one. The magnesium stamps are the least expensive and they actually work pretty well. I have a couple of these and they work fine, however I dropped one of them once and slightly damaged the border around the stamp. That is the disadvantage of magnesium. It is a soft metal with a low melting temp., which is why they can make a stamp as inexpensively as they do. The delrin stamps like Grey Ghost makes are next and seem to produce a very nice stamp also. The most expensive stamps are the steel ones. These are like the one from Harper Mfg. I have a couple of these. One I had tempered to be able to strike it into sterling silver as well as leather. It works great. They are excellent stamps and very tough. Hope that helps, Troy West Thanks Troy, you have clarifyed alot...... I would like to put my city and state on the stamp but i'm not permantly liveing somwhere yet... my parents have just moved up here to Spirit Lake, Id (Northern pan handle) from the southern part of the state where we were about 30min. from the nevada and oregon border...i cant stand these trees and plan on moving back to the buckaroo country after finishing high school but i dont kow where yet. otherwise i would put flat hat saddlery in the top, brand inthe middle, and my location on the bottom..... maybe i'll just have another stamp made after things are a little more concreted a few years down the road...... Jed Quote "You have to give somthing you never gave to get somthing you never had." ~Ray Hunt~
Members flathat4life Posted February 1, 2009 Author Members Report Posted February 1, 2009 Mine is from DBar Leather, and I love it. You'll want a deadblow hammer to get a good impression, though. Tashabear, if you dont mind me asking, how much did your stamp cost.... -thanks- Jed Quote "You have to give somthing you never gave to get somthing you never had." ~Ray Hunt~
Members Cowboy Crafts Online Posted February 14, 2009 Members Report Posted February 14, 2009 Jed, For main markers mark I bought one from Harpers. I also have one from Green Parrot he is from somewhere in WY. I have one on order from Barry King. If you are serious I would save up and buy a steel one from Harpers. Ash Quote
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