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As Bob has mentioned above, I too have gone to using letterpress type. I now have 4 different font sets and will probably acquire a few more from ebay. I am using the lever press that Tandy sells and a custom built metal holder for the type. I just finished three portfolios for my grandkids where I used letterpress type to put their names on the front. Unfortunately, they are currently wrapped and I forgot to take pictures. Since they will be unwrapped tomorrow, I will have the pictures later this weekend. Letterpress type also gives the option for Upper and Lower case, which adds a nice touch to names.

BillB.

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Practice, practice, practice....do those three letters about 10-20 times on scrap leather, you'll be ready to give it a shot on your final piece....NOTHING gives that custom touch like hand cut and beveled lettering in a type face that is totally custom.... check out dafont.com for really custom lettering that is free.

David Theobald

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BillB do you (or anyone else) have any details on the "custom holder" you use for holding and clamping the letterpress font for debossing into leather? I'm really struggling with that. I just got my first set of letterpress font. I used it tonight and definitely didn't conquer the learning curve... Lol. I practiced on some scrap, then attempted my work peice. I realized I either need 5 hands or I'm missing something. I was tapeing them together and trying to hold the taped together "stamp" with one hand and strike it with a soft hammer with my other... I ended up with my last name completely crooked across the front of my new wallet. The debossing  imprint was decent but not perfect considering the crude method I used. I applied a little too much pressure but thats an easy fix for next time. I was looking online and found a type holder for a foil machine that "may" work. I think the machine was called a Kingsley. The font size I have is 18pt. And it mesures 1/4 inch. tall. Any tips or info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

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On 11/30/2018 at 9:21 PM, SouthernCross said:

Where can you purchase letterpress font stsmps?

you can find many, many of them on ebay.

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