Serpentine Border Stamp (For Rory...and Anyone Else)

[Frank]

I'll try and explain this to the best of my ability.

Lay out your first border. Make sure you cut deep with a swivel knife as this border needs to set deep in a cut, not a groove, so do not use a groover for this. From your first border cut, then scribe your inside line and cut that as well. Make sure you test on scrap as far as the distance to get the spacing you prefer. I always start on the inside corners and work my way to the middle. This way you can alter the tool distance to make sure you come out even on the intial spacing. I then go all of the way around the inside border and finish it up. Always slightly over lap the tool initially until you find the last few spacings that you need. Then alter to fit.

Next I start on the outside border line. Start the first impression on the outside border between the first and second impression on the inside border. Line the lip of the tool up even with the border cut. You can tip the tool to see if you are in the middle of the "Wave". Once you see that you are in the middle and the lip is still flush with the groove, then go ahead and make your first impression. Go all the way around the project and stop in between the first and second impression of the corners.

When finished, then go back to the outside corners and add one more impression to bring the corner out. Keep in mind the distance in between the other impressions. This is just an eyeball type thing. Once I am finished, then I add a stop or some other tool to the corners to add a little "pop" to them. Hopefully the pictures can show what I am talking about better then me trying to type it. Feel free to chime in if you have anything to add.

[silverback]

Thank you for the tute Frank.I only just purchased this stamp and have been having a little trouble with it and I noticed the same thing with your stamping. Where the base of the stamp meets I am getting the little double impression if you understand what I mean. I was thinking if the ends were slightly rounded off would it cure this. Does this bother any body else or is there another way to do it .

[Frank]

Once you oil and then add the finish coat, those areas darken and are hardly visible. The other thing you can do is pull a smooth beveler over it carefully by hand and it will smooth those out but the difference is really nill as far as I'm concerned.

Frank

[silverback]

Ok,Thanks mate.

[Dwight]

Thanks, Frank, . . . I have a project that just "may" need that exact tutorial.

May God bless,

Dwight

[David8386]

Good tutorial, thanks for posting it Frank.

David

[bruce johnson]

Thanks Frank, very well done and clear!

[Frank]

Glad I could help out.

[c2369zulu]

Frank.

I just found the thread. Thanks a bunch for taking the time to post this!!................Rory

[camano ridge]

Frank, great tutorial. I have just one question how do yu determine the distance between the inside and outside cut?