Large Stamps

[otak]

hey guys,

I was wondering if anyone knows where you can purchase large leathercraft stamps. Can you get them larger than the 3D stamps Tandy sells. I would be interested if some stamps which I could use with my press that could be perhaps wildlife and animal related. Any help would be much appreciated. I would like some stamps that could tide me over untill I master carving.(it isn't working out to well) Thanks in advance, - Jonah

[WinterBear]

So you're looking for embossing plates then? Some plates are laser-cut from delrin, some are cast fiberglass resins, some are metal (usually a magnesium or copper alloy). You can even use old letterpress "cuts", but those usually result in a fairly shallow impression.

Here are some embossing manufacturers,

US :

http://www.bunkhousetools.com/

http://www.infinitystamps.com/magnesiumplates.html

Canada:

http://www.greenmanleather.ca/embossing-debossing.php

UK:

http://www.a-finlay-primitive-crafts.co.uk/embossing_plates.html

There are also some people on this site that do custom stamps. Studio-N and Phillips Engraving to name a couple.

[EmbossingDieCompany]

Hi Jonah,

I make them. You can visit my shop on Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/CustomMadeStuff?ref=pr_shop_more

And I'm currently running a promotion for a FREE "Made in America" or "Made in the U.S.A." stamp (2" wide or smaller).

Thanks for your consideration!

Steve

[Bigfoot]

Embossing has it's place......but it feels "empty" and there is no job satisfaction (might as well be flippin burgers or somethin!...not that there is anything wrong with flippin burgers and the pay is prob better!) so don't give up the carving, it will come with relaxed practice and all the info you will ever need to learn it can be found here, just browse or ask.

[LNLeather]

Hand tooling is a FANtastic Art and I have seen

some Absolutely Amazing leatherwork here, but

I use some emboss plates and I do have quite a lot of

job and customer satisfaction...

http://www.bunkhousetools.com/ (as WinterBear mentioned) is the website and

duckcreektraders is the ebay auction

Edited November 21, 2012 by LNLeather

[lwleathers]

Hi Jonah,

Check out our brass stamps. We can make any size you desire. Price starts from only $38 within 10cm2 size.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/LWleatherworks?section_id=10477761

Please send us your design (AI vector or high resolution JPG) to calvin@lwleathers.com so we can discuss further!

Cheers,

Calvin

www.lwleathers.com

[Itch]

We have done business with this company and they were very reasonable and located in the USA.. http://www.owossographic.com/