Contributing Member TwinOaks Posted April 21, 2008 Author Contributing Member Report Posted April 21, 2008 (edited) Copy away. The heart pattern is created by stamping with a D445S (craftool) and offsetting it like a basket weave. The pattern is in the '08 catalog and is beautiful. What they don't tell you is that you have to align everything just so...and that the current production run of that stamp is nowhere near symetrical. I picked up one while traveling through Montgomery, Al, and then by time I got home, the one on backorder arrived. Neither are really very well done, but what do you expect for Taiwanese made stamps that are poorly chrome plated and cost $6??? If you really want to do this pattern well, it'd be wise to either visit the Tandy you'll be buying from and hand pick your stamp...or see if Barry King or Bob Beard is making one like this. Sorry for the RANT, but it kinda bugs me that Tandy has outsourced the tools and their quality is dropping. Edited April 21, 2008 by TwinOaks Quote Mike DeLoach Esse Quam Videri (Be rather than Seem) "Don't learn the tricks of the trade.....Learn the trade." "Teach what you know......Learn what you don't." LEATHER ARTISAN'S DIGITAL GUILD on Facebook.
HorsehairBraider Posted April 21, 2008 Report Posted April 21, 2008 (edited) Hey, that is really cool, but now that you've said that about the tool... well, I think I'll just make my own tool! Then if it is uneven I'll know exactly who to blame... Edited April 21, 2008 by HorsehairBraider Quote They say princes learn no art truly, but the art of horsemanship. The reason is, the brave beast is no flatterer. He will throw a prince as soon as his groom. - Ben Jonson http://www.beautiful-horses.com
Members rookie Posted April 23, 2008 Members Report Posted April 23, 2008 Twin Oaks- I made sure the wife was in the other room. Thanks for the heads up. ha ha... Quote "Courage is being scared to death - and saddling up anyway."
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