Like jewelry-making itself, stamping spans centuries and cultures. Born in Paris, Matthieu Cheminée first encountered stamping at age 19 when he studied Navajo metalsmithing traditions in New Mexico. His passion grew to embrace West African techniques and inspired him to move to Mali. He studied Touareg, Fulani, and other methods and later co-founded The Toolbox Initiative to assist jewelers with limited resources. These experiences influenced Matthieu’s own designs and he developed Stampclastic, a technique that combines stamping and anticlastic forming. His latest book, The Art of Stamping, honors artisans in the American West and West Africa and includes step-by-step instructions for making stamps.
If you have an old jewelry file, you can make a stamp! To learn how and get started with stamping, join Matthieu at his bench pin for up-close, step-by-step demonstrations. In Part 1, he shows how to create a versatile triangle stamp from a used file, from initial shaping to adding texture and other details. In Part 2, he demonstrates potential designs. Grab a scrap of sheet and your files, and start experimenting!

Check out the products used in this video:
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Friedrich Dick Flat Hand File, Cut #3: http://ow.ly/jFOh30qHfC6
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Glardon Vallorbe® Plastic Size #4 Hand-File Handle: http://ow.ly/u7tg30qHfCA
• German Adjustable Jeweler's 4" Saw Frame: http://ow.ly/X3eE30qHfEL
• Laser Gold™ #5/0 Saw Blade, Pkg/144: http://ow.ly/T4Ie30qHfF7

• Laser Gold™ #5/0 Saw Blade, Pkg/12: http://ow.ly/IpxN30qHfFB

• Steel Electronic Digital Caliper, 6": http://ow.ly/5KVg30qHfG1

• Large Cast-Iron Bench Anvil: http://ow.ly/xBve30qHfHs

• Anvil Stump: http://ow.ly/5lkW30qHfJw

• Premium Brass-Head Mallet, 2-lb.: http://ow.ly/sp8x30qHfJK
• Friedrich Dick Round Hand File, Cut #3: http://ow.ly/16eO30qHfKf
• Starrett Deluxe Divider: http://ow.ly/NAHV30qHfKY


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