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2 hours ago, Big Sioux Saddlery said:

Because you now live in MN!:lol:

Oh, sure... play the geography card :rofl:

 

JLS  "Observation is 9/10 of the law."

IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.

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1 hour ago, JLSleather said:

Oh, sure... play the geography card :rofl:

 

Just messing with you. . . SD people have always poked fun at MN and IA people.  And I'm not sure most of these eastern SD people really have any room to be making fun of anyone. Bunch of whiney-assed, welfare raised, self entitled corn farmers. And I was raised here! You're OK!

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No offense taken -- just couldn't let you be teh ONLY one tellin' jokes ;)

 

JLS  "Observation is 9/10 of the law."

IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.

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Make a note of it cuz it don't happen every day! I'm usually the last one to "get" a joke. And I'm not even blond!

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Thank you everyone for all the advice, I really love this group.  I think I figured (you all figured) it out. There is only one way for me to stamp and still see what I'm doing is to go /. Otherwise I'm always in my own way( not that I'm not use to that!).  Electrathon  I am looking forward to your example, really like you work.  Thanks again everyone, I will keep checking back here.

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First I have to admit I misread your original post. Improper angle on basketweave is a pet leave of mine. I see that you were asking if you should tip it to the left or the right.  That is arbitrary, but most lean to the left. If I was doing two sides I would do one side one way and the other side the other.  

I thought you were asking the specific angle of the weave. Here are samples of correct and incorrect.  Notice that the top and bottom line are parallel to the window.  The red lines are for reference. 

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The first sample is more appealing. The second is not as symmetrical.  I also did up another sample to show how the angle can be different with a differant size stamp.  You can also note that the impressions are less crisp/clear with this cheaper stamp.

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I tried rocking or tilting (not angling) a basket weave stamp as shown in a video and the stamp snapped right off. Some of the cheap brand name stamps found in hobby stores do not stick to a magnet and are porous like cement inside.  Customer service sent me a more expensive replacement after e-mailing them a photo and it sticks to a magnet and performs better.

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On 3/27/2017 at 9:00 PM, ContactCement said:

I tried rocking or tilting (not angling) a basket weave stamp as shown in a video and the stamp snapped right off. Some of the cheap brand name stamps found in hobby stores do not stick to a magnet and are porous like cement inside.  Customer service sent me a more expensive replacement after e-mailing them a photo and it sticks to a magnet and performs better.

Hi Electrathon,

Thank you for the examples of the angle stamps.I'am not sure if you remember me. Some time back I wanted to purchase a stamp from Robert Beard. I didn't know how to go about it. I did some research on the internet and came up with a phone #. I called the number and I got a recording, I left my name and number. I received a call some time later by a gentleman who was extremely nice. I am from NJ/NY area, and being so I don't trust people that I don't know, and very few that I do. Any way, we talked for about twenty minutes or so. He told me everything you could possible want to know about how he makes the stamps and how I can make up my own design. To make a long story short, I didn't know if this was the real Robert Beard.I figured that someone as popular as he is wouldn't have time to talk as long as he did to me.I follow a lot of your posts  and Johanna's so I asked you both if this sounds like the real Robert Beard. You found it somewhat amusing and told me it sounds like the real deal. I just wanted to thank you and Johanna for steering me in the right direction. I told him that I wanted a Basketweave stamp with an arrow head theme. He told me he has a picture of what I wanted in his mind, he will make me the stamp. He explained that the stamp will be given a # and it is mine. He as you know is such a fantastic man. About a year later I received a phone call from his assistant telling me that my stamp was finished and how much he likes it. I received the stamp and it is beautiful. It is a pleasure to work with it. I hope Robert has some spare time to read this post, he is a true artist in what he does. For all of you folks that never tried his stamp, it is worth the money. I just wanted to thank you again for helping me out. If I can get a good picture of something I stamp that I didn't mess up I will post it so you can see the stamp. Thanks again

Jim

 

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I find in most of my projects that 30 degrees (right or left depending) is what I prefer.45 just looks odd and less looks erroneously flat... just my eye anyhow.

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