Making A Brass Finishing Tool - Part 1
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Using only hand tools, I take a piece of scrap brass and transform it into a finishing gouge, a curved-line stamp for embossing leather.
Commercially available brass stamps, even second-hand ones, are well outside my budget, especially since I am hardly better than a novice at leather tooling and can’t justify laying out hundreds (or thousands) of dollars for a set. Instead, to dip my toe into the craft and see what I can make of it, I have set out to make my own simple stamps, using scrap brass and everyday metalworking tools.
Brass finishing tools are used in the final stages of binding a book (technically the binding is already done and the whole tooling stage is called 'finishing'), in which the leather covers are impressed with a variety of designs or text. The letters and patterns can be stamped 'blind' without any additional coloring, or embellished with carbon black, colored foils, or gold leaf. While many finishing tools are both elaborate and intricate, simple geometric shapes are frequently used as well, either to complement the more complex designs, or entirely on their own. Through repeated patterns or free-form styling, simple tools can be surprisingly effective in creating unique and striking designs. What's more, such straightforward shapes are perfectly suited to being made with only basic tools.
Tools Used
- Ruler
- Square
- Permanent Marker
- Scribe
- Hacksaw
- Fretsaw (optional)
- Flat files, various
- A washer
- Round file
- Sandpaper, medium and fine grits
- A dowel
In the next video I will turn a wooden handle for the tool on the lathe, make a simple copper ferrule and assemble the finished piece. In a future video I intend to demonstrate the use of this tool, as well as others that I have made.
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"I need them - I did them". Real Master! Many thanks for your useful videos!
One thing you might find useful is that you have the blade teeth facing the wrong way on the fret saw, they work far better on the pull stroke rather than the push stroke as you would use on a hacksaw. The reason being is that the blade is so thin that when you push it it deflects and loosens as the frame flexes due to the forces of being pushed from behind.in the correct orientation the blade is kept in tension as it is pulled backwards. I know this because I was a high school metalwork teacher in the dim and distant past.
@FourKeysBookArts
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the outstanding tip! **rushes off to switch blades**
😍😍😍😍😍 I spent the last three weeks researching this and not finding anything about it other than a future workshop exclusive for US students (and super expensive for someone in Brazil, like me, costing $375), so thank you.
@FourKeysBookArts
3 жыл бұрын
Glad I could help! That does sound rather expensive.
Nicely done - I await the next installment with bated breath!
Wow
A one-of-a-kind video 👍 One maybe newbie question. Can I use bronze instead of brass to make this kind of tool? I mean, is the result the same?
@beeestuff9819
3 жыл бұрын
I don't see why not, especially if it's only light work (i'm guessing leather embossing doesn't take much force)
@FourKeysBookArts
3 жыл бұрын
I don't have a definitive answer for that. I would certainly give it a try if I had any on hand though.
Just a rough estimate, how many of your tools are made by you? And what is your preference for material?
Great! It;s possible to create a letter ?
@FourKeysBookArts
3 жыл бұрын
I don't see why not, though some would be more difficult than others. Anything with an interior opening would be tricky, at least with the tools I currently have. That, and lettering can be rather small if intended for titling.
I could feel the brass squeaky noise in my teeth.
@FourKeysBookArts
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, it can be pretty harsh sometimes. Thanks for watching!
Did you not get metal splinters?? Would gloves make it worse somehow?
Salut
@joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536
Жыл бұрын
Salut.
Finishing what????
Salut
@joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536
Жыл бұрын
Salut.