Shout out to CustomMadeStuff (etsy)

Omega Leather Works · Aug 1, 2014

I ordered a custom makers stamp from this gentleman. I'll write my thoughts on the quality when I get it, but what I really wanted to say is how I found him in the first place.

I saw (on another leather oriented forum) that a guy was offering a FREE "Made in the USA" stamp. His intent is to make aware the importance of buying (and manufacture and selling) products created here. The offer is for a stamp that could go under your normal marketing and he's flexible about size and even wording (USA, America, etc).

I wasn't in the market for a stamp exactly, but I thought this was a really cool gesture. My day job is working in a manufacturing factory and the subject hits close to home.

The stamp is very nearly free. Etsy has a minimum price set at 0.20¢ and of course you'll want to pay for the shipping.

In my short dealings with this seller I've found a proud and very nice to work with craftsman. I never felt like I needed to buy anything, but figured that I could make my product a little more professional while at the same time supporting a person who feels like I do.

If you're in the market for a custom (and very reasonable) makers stamp, or if you'd like to take him up on his offer, I suggest looking him up.

Omega Leather Works · Aug 4, 2014

I approved the final design this morning. I got a notification that it shipped a while ago and Steve sent this.

The font was of my choosing from about a million choices and I chose which version of the symbol I wanted as well.

For what it cost you could hardly do better in my humble opinion. First rate guy, Steve.

Macan · Aug 6, 2014

You are in some serius buisiness. Cool and deep.

Omega Leather Works · Aug 6, 2014

Macan said:
You are in some serius buisiness. Cool and deep.

Thanks man. I'm pretty happy with it. It'll probably arrive today. Just to be clear, he takes vector graphic artwork just like all the other guys, but I'm still working on my skills with the software. I took advantage of his graphic design option.

If anyone wants to get utterly lost for hours looking at fonts check out dafont.com You can enter your text to see how it looks in whichever you like too. I wanted something a bit military looking.

Eldergeek · Aug 7, 2014

That's a nice Stamp design.....
BTW , what's an Etsy

Omega Leather Works · Aug 7, 2014

Eldergeek said:
That's a nice Stamp design.....
BTW , what's an Etsy

Sorry, etsy is a website where a lot of people that make stuff congregate and sell wares. Lots of neat people there. A friend of mine makes and sells cigar box guitars there.

Here's a link to Steves shop-

https://www.etsy.com/people/CustomMadeStuff?ref=owner_profile_leftnav

Eldergeek · Aug 10, 2014

Thanks, been thinking of getting a custom stamp.

Omega Leather Works · Aug 10, 2014

Eldergeek said:
Thanks, been thinking of getting a custom stamp.

That's great.

Tell Steve that Anthony with Omega Leather sent you.

Diomedes Industries · Aug 11, 2014

Anthony - may I be so brazen as to ask how much that stamp cost?

TF

Omega Leather Works · Aug 11, 2014

Talfuchre said:
Anthony - may I be so brazen as to ask how much that stamp cost?

TF

Funny, I just now used it for the first time. I still need to get an arbor press, I used my vise to do this and it's not perfect because of that. This picture shows the font detail better though. I chose "Due Date" from dafont.com

I sent him the symbol. He can do it that way or come up with something himself.

His fee is $35 plus graphic design if needed. I have no idea what that costs because he waved the fee. Shipping is $5, so $40 to your door.

I gotta say that he ships it nicely packaged too. Very secure, and he includes the sample piece of leather that he stamped for the pic he sends.

I'll be going back for another one. This time I'll get a slightly smaller one. The fee covers up to 1.5", but that is pretty large for a lot of my work.