[Jewelry making - Article 00041] - Re: [Orchid] Best material to stamp against?

[John Barton]

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    Allan, as you probably know, most American Indian jewelry especially
    Navajo & Hopi is designed using steel design stamps as part of the
    design elements. We use stamps as small as 3-5mm faces to larger
    concho dies. Many stamp their work against steel anvils or blocks,
    but also many use a backing material to keep the work from double
    stamping. I am one of the advocates of using a backing material and
    one of the oldest is thick paper or very thin cardboard. Many of the
    old ones used paper match covers. While I don't particularly like
    them, I do use cardboard about that thickness. I have found that the
    thinner the silver sheet, the greater the chances of accidental
    double stamping, so that's when I use a backing material most often.
    When I use 14-16-18 ga sheet, I sometimes stamp without a backing
    material. 

    I hope this is what you were referring to and that this helps, 

best wishes,  
John Barton
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