glockanator Report post Posted October 28, 2013 I remember seeing a thread on how to do this but now that I need to re read it I cant find it. Any help will be appreciated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ski Report post Posted October 28, 2013 Never mind semi circle, I struggle in a straight line! Nothing worse than screwing up on the stamps once you have everything cut out and ready to go. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tree Reaper Report post Posted October 29, 2013 Is the leather round like a coaster? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glockanator Report post Posted October 29, 2013 Yes buckaroo spur straps. Just need to do BWJ on the bottom of the spur straps Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dwight Report post Posted October 29, 2013 My technique takes a while, . . . but "usually" works. I use a round object for my "rounds" and place either the top or bottom of my stamp against it (depending on whether the curves go up or down). For straight lines, . . . I place a straight edge on my leather and place the bottom of the stamp against it. I then tap the stamp to get the impression, . . . and leave the stamp head in the leather, . . . removing the handle. The handle then goes into the next stamp, . . . which I snug up against the edge of the first one. I stamp the second one, . . . remove the handle, . . . and pick up the first stamp, . . . leaving the second stamp again in the leather impression it made. You just continue that process until all the stamping is done. Sometimes on a long stamping project (long name for instance) I'll start in the middle of the name, . . . and work my way both ways, . . . that works for centering it pretty good, usually. May God bless, Dwight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tree Reaper Report post Posted October 29, 2013 (edited) For coasters I use a three fence method where the coaster rides on all three fences, the last stamp remains in place when stamping the next. The coaster gets turned and stamping progresses. As Dwight said, start in the middle for alignment. The problem here is the strap will prevent turning the work so I would trace the design over a thin piece of wood, downsize that with a compass, cut it out, clamp it over the work and follow that with the stamps using the template as your fence. A solid fence is critical when stamping letters on a curve or straight. The other problem you can run into is having the same two letters together so you can't leave the last stamp in place because you need it for the next one, you can either use another similar size stamp to get the placement and then remove the stamp from it's placement and use it or you can buy a second set of stamps. By butting each stamp up against the next one it keeps them aligned as long as you get the first one straight. https://www.google.ca/search?q=buckaroo+spur+straps&client=firefox-a&hs=v8p&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=WLZvUpWsOqqQyQH6-YC4Cg&ved=0CCsQsAQ&biw=884&bih=482&dpr=0.9 Kevin. Edited October 29, 2013 by Tree Reaper Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites