Stamping Surface

[stelhrse]

Good Morning all,

I am fairly new to the leathercrafting world and am slowly purchasing materials as I go. Over the weekend I purchased a 2' X 2' polished granite cutoff from a local countertop dealer for $10.00. In reading this forum, I have seen various recommendations for this type of material as to thickness, size, etc. The cutoff I purchsed is only 1 1/4 inch thick. My concern is whether this will hold up to the pounding from stamping and if there a way to reinforce the slab from the backside to help provide strength to the slab for stamping work and the kind if it's even a concern. Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks for sharing. This is a great forum to learn from.

[dirtclod]

It will hold up fine. I have a piece i have used for around 20 years and it hasn't broke yet.

[Rawhide]

You should be fine with that. I tool on a cutoff of about 18 x 22 and it's about the same thickness as yours. I would probably place a poundo board underneath to minimize noise, but you should not have any problems tooling with it. As a matter of fact, I think that the Tandy block is only 1 1/2" thick.

[stelhrse]

You should be fine with that. I tool on a cutoff of about 18 x 22 and it's about the same thickness as yours. I would probably place a poundo board underneath to minimize noise, but you should not have any problems tooling with it. As a matter of fact, I think that the Tandy block is only 1 1/2" thick.

Thanks for the input. Have a great Thanksgiving holiday to all..

[BIGGUNDOCTOR]

it will be fine, after all, you are doing leather work, not blacksmithing.