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byersj79

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Who are you guys getting to make your tang stamps. I have found harper and everstamp online but they don't have any kind of price listed. I sure every stamp design will be a different price but i dont know if they're $50 or $200. What are you guys paying for your stamps and how long will they last. My stamp is about 3/8" wide and maybe 1/4" high and is oval shaped. Thanks ahead for any info.

Jason
 
I got mine from harpers and it was about 1/4" high a little less than 1/2" wide 8 letters long and it cost me 85 plus shipping. I don't remember how they came up with the price.
 
With a stamp of htat size, unless it's very thin lines / sparsely populated, I would probably recommend going the route of an electro-chem etcher and stencils instead. Letters work in that size, because they dont stamp 'out' much material, but designs can be a problem. The quality of your 'stamp' impression is very much a product of the total surface area of the face of the stamp that is going to be impressed.

That said the Henry Evers company makes fanstastic stamps, they're pricier than some places, but very good quality.
 
Thanks. I just found some prices from harpers. How many stamps have you made with it so far?
 
OK thanks Justin I was actually thinking of going with just my name too and I think i will. I like the look of a deep stamp. It would suit my style of knives a little more i think. Thats why I'm a little concerned about how long the stamp will last.
 
I have used it on 15 knives and it still works great. It usually does not come out nice since I dont have the guide I just use the hammer. I have an etcher now and it works great for me.
 
If you want a deep clear impression with a stamp, i recommend getting either a good holder (like the evers company sells) or a large arbor press that you can whack with a big mallet. For the most part, you only have one chance to get the impression right, and if you mess it up at all, you're done and gota start over.

That's another reason why I opted to go with a stencil and etcher myself.
 
I got a quote once from harpers for something 1" wide by 1/8" and they said $170.00 ...so i guess it all depends on the design and the complexity.
 
Thanks guys. I have a press that I was hoping to weld the stamp to. I'll have to give it some more thought. Thanks again fellas.
 
Justin.Mercier said:
If you want a deep clear impression with a stamp, i recommend getting either a good holder (like the evers company sells) or a large arbor press that you can whack with a big mallet. For the most part, you only have one chance to get the impression right, and if you mess it up at all, you're done and gota start over.

That's another reason why I opted to go with a stencil and etcher myself.
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What he said. I have a stamp from Evers and it's great! I use it for all my sheaths now!:o Pretty pricey for a stamp for a sheath... They do make great stamps, no one will ever tell you otherwise. Electro etching is just so much easier and more precise..... Contact Ernie Grospitch for the stencil and look up one of the many tutorials for building your own etcher here. You will be ahead of the game. Unless of course you need a stamp for your sheaths.....
Matt Doyle
 
Check out Uncle Al. He sells a small arbor press that he has milled out to hold the stamp. It works great.

Milt
 
Justin.Mercier said:
If you want a deep clear impression with a stamp, i recommend getting either a good holder (like the evers company sells) or a large arbor press that you can whack with a big mallet. For the most part, you only have one chance to get the impression right, and if you mess it up at all, you're done and gota start over.
That's another reason why I opted to go with a stencil and etcher myself.
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I don't know why you always hear this about stamps. I use a bottle jack in a simple frame I welded for it to slowly press my stamp in. If it doesn't press evenly, I just set it up again and you can feel the stamp click into place and re-press. At first I tried it freehand with a hammer....not easy and ended up with double stamping. Just wanted to make the point that you can get the stamp back into the original impression and stamp again very easily. By the way, I got my stamp from Aevers and I think it was around $130 shipped.

-Mike
 
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