Contributing Member fredk Posted October 9, 2018 Contributing Member Report Posted October 9, 2018 16 hours ago, Sheilajeanne said: Fred, you are probably right about the stamps. But I've heard enough reports about tools bending that it's made me cautious! Cautious is good, but at £6.50 for 20, thats 33p [about 55c ] each! they are worth a punt as we say here Quote Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
Members BillinTR Posted October 10, 2018 Author Members Report Posted October 10, 2018 JLSleather, I tried that Ebay link and decided to give him a try. He has a swivel knife that seems to be a good value. I also ordered a set of smooth bevelers. He seems to have a range of price/quality. I will see how these tools turn out to be before I order anything more. I figure a swivel knife and bevelers ought to at least get me started with some very basic carving. Thanks for the heads up. Quote
Members buzzardbait Posted October 10, 2018 Members Report Posted October 10, 2018 On 10/9/2018 at 9:59 AM, JLSleather said: I like Ebay for that. I had a burglary years ago (and also a fire, but that's another story), and a lot of my tools were stolen. Insurance check isn't worth all that much when the tools are no longer available. Sad part is.. some crack head probably got $50 for the lot. My wife's friend showed up once, must have been a couple years ago. They buy stuff at auctions and estate sales, much like you'd see on tv show "storage wars",.. walked in and said "we didn't know you use those - we just threw out about 100 of em cuz we didn't know anybody who used them" Back to the point - I managed to replace many of them (the same version I had) on Ebay. Cost more than they did "back when", but the same quality, so no worries. Many people on there selling them, but you might start wth this guy ... https://www.ebay.com/str/proleathercarvers?_trksid=p2047675.l2563 I never met the guy (might not even be a guy). Havent seen ALL their tools, but i have purchased tools there which arrived in very good condition. I have bought quite a few vintage Craftools from Pro Leather Carvers Supply. He also has a website you can order from. Most of the tools I have from them are pre 1968 Craftool, but I also have a couple of his James Linnell stamps. I have never been dissatisfied with their products. I am also a big fan of Barry King tools, and highly recommend them. Quote
Members YinTx Posted November 15, 2018 Members Report Posted November 15, 2018 And there was a guy selling a couple of sets of old craftools in the classifieds section on this site. Lot of times you can buy large sets for a good deal, ebay is a good place for that. If you have $150, you can probably get all the tools you need to start carving and bopping and they'd be the old better quality Craftool stamps. 30 stamps for $90 is like $3 a stamp, and there are better deals than that out there. They may look old and dusty, but trust me it is better than the chrome crap flaking off of the crummy new tools onto your work. YinTx Quote YinTx https://www.instagram.com/lanasia_2017/ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK6HvLWuZTzjt3MbR0Yhcj_WIQIvchezo
Members nrk Posted November 15, 2018 Members Report Posted November 15, 2018 you can easily start and keep working with 5$ stamps from SLC I mean, unless you are not grinding steel stamps over the sandpaper, they are good to go. Quote
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