Moderator bruce johnson Posted June 21, 2014 Moderator Report Posted June 21, 2014 All good advice so far, and especially when you found that holding a little "looser" worked better. Don't hold the tool "down", just float it over the cut line and let it hit and rebound up with the strike. Pretty soon you'll get a rhythm going and strike, slide, strike will be second nature. I usually slide about 1/3 of the stamp width. The other thing to consider is the stamp. The sides need to slightly ramp up at the edges to slide the way I run them. If they are square then they'll stick or leave chatter marks at those edges and not walk. The more the slippering or ramping, the lower into the cut you can hang and roll. Quote Bruce Johnson Malachi 4:2 "the windshield's bigger than the mirror, somewhere west of Laramie" - Dave Stamey Vintage Refurbished And Selected New Leather Tools For Sale - www.brucejohnsonleather.com
Members St8LineGunsmith Posted June 21, 2014 Members Report Posted June 21, 2014 what Bruce said Quote No Matter Where Ya Go There Ya Are. Chattown Leatherheads American Plainsmen Society Society Of Remington Revolver Shooters(SCORRS) THE SUBLYME & HOLY ORDER OF THE SOOT, (SHOTS) The St8 Line Leathersmith I was Southern Born, I am Southern Bred And when I Die I will Be Southern Dead! I fly this Southern Flag Because my Ancestors Flew it in A war to ensure our God given rights against a Tyrannical Government. Heritage Not Hate!
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