Trying out stamping

[Clintock]

Shoot it to me straight. What all wrong with it? I can name several... 

[JLSleather]

WAY too shallow on the impressions.  On the other hand, thassa nice lookin' holster design ya got there

Seriously, though.. do you have a smaller stamp?  Smaller tool will likely "fit" that shape/size better, and will also drive more deeply with the same blow (psi thing).

 

[TSes]

I agree with JLS on the stamping. I always preferred a border line around the stamped area. Kind of cleans it up some. Just my opinion. Other than that, it looks pretty good.

[Clintock]

That's the only stamp I have and I the flared edges?? On the weave makes its harder to control. 

23 minutes ago, JLSleather said:

WAY too shallow on the impressions.  On the other hand, thassa nice lookin' holster design ya got there

Seriously, though.. do you have a smaller stamp?  Smaller tool will likely "fit" that shape/size better, and will also drive more deeply with the same blow (psi thing).

 

Yea got that a pattern from a nut up north. He seems like a decent feller. :D 

 

3 minutes ago, TSes said:

I always preferred a border line around the stamped area

It looks better no doubt but just getting started and don't have a swivel knife. Assume that what one would use to create a border line. 

[JLSleather]

I think you're fine using the border stamp (or camouflage tool) for a border.  IF it's crisp.

[Brianm77]

Get creative, you can create a border with a pair of divider, modeling tool, butter knife might even turn out ok.  Go slow, might take a couple passes.

 

nice looking holster anyway. 

Edited March 25, 2017 by Brianm77
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[Clintock]

Thanks Brian. 

4 minutes ago, JLSleather said:

 IF it's crisp.

Yep. Seeing here I didn't stamp hard enough. 

[Northmount]

Did you wet form after stamping?  If so that softens the edges, losses crispness and definition.  Need to minimize how wet you get it when wet forming.

Else, as above, stamp harder, make sure the leather has the proper moisture level.  Too wet, not good, too dry, doesn't leave a good impression.

Tom

 

[Clintock]

52 minutes ago, northmount said:

Did you wet form after stamping?  If so that softens the edges, losses crispness and definition.  Need to minimize how wet you get it when wet forming.

Else, as above, stamp harder, make sure the leather has the proper moisture level.  Too wet, not good, too dry, doesn't leave a good impression.

Tom

 

I did wet vacuum form with a foodsaver after stamping. Ran it under warm water for a 45 sec to a min then inserted gun and vacuumed. That may be a completely wrong way of doing it but worked pretty good. Just about had to cut the holster open to get the gun out. Had extreme detail on the inside 

[Northmount]

1 hour ago, Clintock said:

I did wet vacuum form with a foodsaver after stamping. Ran it under warm water for a 45 sec to a min then inserted gun and vacuumed. That may be a completely wrong way of doing it but worked pretty good. Just about had to cut the holster open to get the gun out. Had extreme detail on the inside 

And it squashed your stamping.  You'll need to do your stamping after forming like this.  To do that, you will need something solid to place inside the holster to provide the solid backing you need for stamping.

Tom

[Northmount]

First photo shows a saddle where the swell was tooled before molding, versus part of the skirt that doesn't require molding.  See the difference in the crispness?

Second photo shows a swell that was stamped in place after molding. 

So which do you figure is better?

Tom

[Clintock]

I like bottom pic. That's some incredible tooling!! Guess I won't be stamping that anymore. Don't have blue guns and definitely not using real. I can understand why those saddles used to be so expensive after getting trying to do a little leatherwork.