Where can I find metal stamps?

[ShopMama]

Does anyone have a source for metal stamps? I am looking for the type with shapes and figures, not numbers and letters (that Roseanne and I have found). I found sets at Rio Grande, but they were very pricey. Even if I could buy a couple I would be a happy metalworker! :-D

Thanks!

[Lynn Larson]

I have seen some in the Thunderbird supply catalog.

http://www.thunderbirdsupply.com

[ShopMama]

I have seen some in the Thunderbird supply catalog.

http://www.thunderbirdsupply.com

Thanks Lynn! Late last night I opened a Thunderbird catalog I got at B&B and low and behold....stamps! They also had almost every item I was going to order from Rio Grande, for soldering, at a lower price. Bonus! Problem now is deciding which stamps to buy. So many choices.....

[Dread]

Connie Fox has a nice assortment on her site and reasonably priced
http://www.jatayu.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=J&Category_Code=TSP

there is another one but I just have to find it again......

[Dread]

http://shorinternational.com/designstamps.htm

another source

[Chris Hansen]

Check out the latest issue of Art Jewelry Magazine - May 2008 Issue #22 - www.artjewelrymag.com - it's got an article by Victoria Lansford on making your OWN metal stamps, using 6 mm Allen wrenches or extra-large nails as your tool stock. Very readable text, and it looks fairly easy to accomplish.
Peace,
Chris in OlyWA

[Kevan]

Rio Grande tool catalog. Oh silly me, you said that.

Tandy leather makes metal stamping tools to use on leather. I would think they would work in annealed soft silver and copper. They will certainly work on PMC and they have hundreds of them.

http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/products.asp?Dept=440

[Tink]

My faves: www.beaducation.com