Tri-weave stamping tools

[badger]

I'd really appreciate some input from you guys who do a lot of stamping.

Can anyone suggest a really good quality maker who produces nice Tri-weave stamping tools?

I have one from Tandy, but I really don't like the dull impression it leaves. I'd like something nice and clean and sharp. I'm happy to pay for quality.

All help gratefully received

Karl

[steveh]

robert beard pro series tools

[greg gomersall]

Ellis Barnes at Hackbarth. His tri weave's are a 2 piece set which you set the tri stamp and then go back over it with an undercut weave tool. The results are well worth the extra time. Greg

[jbird]

I have a rob beard and a craftool one you can get a good impression with craft tool but the only way is to smack it with a hammer and after one time of that it's pretty beat up so I would go with beard but if you have to use craftool beat it hard.

Josh

[badger]

Thanks,

You guys are great.

Cheers,

Karl

[HarryB]

Can't remember the man's name but had a demo from the original maker of the triweave stamp at a CSMA meeting years ago. His suggestion is to lightly tilt the tool toward each point and strike. This requires three strikes for each impression but you get into a rythum and it goes pretty smooth. Naturally: the better the quality of the stamp, the better the results.

Edited January 9, 2009 by HarryB

[badger]

Thanks Harry

I'll try that.

Cheers,

Karl

[hidepounder]

I may be mistaken (wouldn't be the first time) but I believe Bob Beard invented the tri-weave based on a very old hand cut pattern on a saddle that his customer was trying to emulate. I have his tri-weave in a couple of sizes and I have Ellis Barnes two tool version. Ellis's version is easier to run and is much more forgiving than Bob's, although it takes quite a bit more time to run. I personally like Bob's tool the best. The tool actually has a tiny post in each corner that is used for alignment. They both have their own distinct look. The Tri-weave is an extremely difficult tool to run properly, especially over a large area and I don't recommend attempting to work it around an element where you have to match back up, until you have really mastered it's use. Bob recommends running the tool away from you....one point forward....two points to the rear. Done correctly it makes a beautiful pattern with a lot of "life". I would caution anyone, however, to remove all sharp and potentially lethal tools into someone else's care before starting a large tri-weave project!

Bob

Edited January 10, 2009 by hidepounder

[Tina]

I would caution anyone, however, to remove all sharp and potentially lethal tools into someone else's care before starting a large tri-weave project!

*RAFLMAO* and tears running down my cheek...I KNOW what this is all about:-)

[badger]

Thanks Bob,

I didn't know about the Bob Beard story. Very interesting.

Pardon my ignorance but what are the visual differences between the tools' impressions? I only have a Tandy tool.

The Bob Beard Tri-weave tools are $130 a piece so I need to be sure they're what I need, as I plan on at least two sizes.

Cheers,

Karl