Words On A Belt? Best Way. Stamping, Carving?

[Dwight]

I do not do a lot of stamping, . . . only have one small set of dies, . . . but when I do, my "eye" is not good enough to get the job I want.

For extended wording this is what I would do: affix a plastic piece of "angle iron" with tape or light clamps so that it makes the bottom of where you want the wording to be, . . . measure and figure out left-to-right how much space you need (size of stamp x number of letters), . . . to get your starting point.

Stamp the first letter over on the left side just like you were printing it. Leave it in place, . . . line the second stamp up next to it, . . . stamp the second one, being careful not to hit the first letter again, . . . remove the first letter, . . . bring up the third letter next to the second, . . . strike the third, . . . and so on down the line.

Turn over a stamp to use for spaces between letters.

Check the little sketch, . . . it'll maybe be better understood than my wording. This works for me,........

May God bless,

Dwight

[keplerts]

^{Thanks for the replies. I know in my gut that carving is probably the better way to go. I'm just not sure my swivel knife and beveling will ever be good enough. There are so many Barry King bevelers to choose from. Which ones would you recommend I start with to do lettering? Thanks.... Tom}