Border Stamp And Basket Weave Questions

[Bobby hdflame]

I've seen some borders done with a Tandy Border Stamp (D445 Craftool Border Stamp). Does anyone have any how to pictures of how to lay this out to get nice even borders. I think the pattern I'm referring to is called the "Meandering Stamp". It looks like it curves back and forth kinda like a snake around the edge.

http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/home/department/Leather-Stamps/Border-Leather-Stamps/6445-00.aspx

The other question I have is on using a basket weave stamp on a belt that looks like an arrow head design down the middle. I can get the look by putting the basket weave on an angle, but it's hard to get the proper spacing without knowing how it should be started. X514 Craftool Basketweave Stamp

http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/home/department/Leather-Stamps/Basketweave-Leather-Stamps/6514-00.aspx

I hope I'm making sense!

Thanks,

Bobby

[HellfireJack]

I found this helpful with that border tool. I found that the easiest tool spacing that looked good was the length of the tool head. X><X

http://www.slideshar...-stamp-tutorial

This ought to help with the arrowhead basketweave question though I don't think it's the same tool. the alignment should be similar.

http://leatherworker...showtopic=20177

Edited February 19, 2011 by HellfireJack

[Trapsdog]

Bobby

The arrowhead basketweave is a very good question, I struggled with this too. The angle of your stamp cannot be greater than 1/2 of the length of your stamp, scribe a centerline and at the strarting point place the center of the stamp exactly across the centerline tip the handle towards you at about 45 degrees and strike very lightly with your mallet, now place the top of your stamp on the centerline and the bottom of the stamp on the end of the horizontal mark you made. That should be the correct angle.

I hope this helps.

TDOG