Hi all,

I know this is just the slightest bit off topic, but can anyone point me to a reputable online store that has brass seals, the kind you use on wax? I'm looking for Ye Olde Englishe Scripte. Specifically, the letters S and T.

Can someone point me in the right direction?

Thanks,
Scott

This was discussed before:

http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/in...topic=15747&hl=

Good luck!

-Bruce

www.google.com

I'd suggest doing a google. Flaxart and Houghton Mifflin do nice seals.

Just as a suprise for Ray here's a little package I sealed up tight to go to England this week!


K

Thanks FLZapped; I had seen the conversation, which was what got me started looking.

I had checked out the sites, but had just wondered if there were any other 'good shops' that I hadn't heard about.


Tytyvyllus, incredible work! I am guessing you got that great two-toned look by inking the seal before impressing? Fabulous!


Thank you both for the help, it is certainly appreciated.

-ScottT

I couldn't quite find the "H" I was looking for, so I just designed an H and carved myself one out of stone.. If you have time, you could do it, too! lol

-Hana

Actually the 2 tone using a preinked seal would give the opposite of what you see, a colored background with the wax color for the raised sections. What I did was to hand color the high points with a gold ink. Rather time consuming but I think it looks pretty nice.

K

Thanks Hana,

I'll just look for that mallet and chisel, they must be around here somewhere!

What did you use to carve stone? What kind of stone? Do you have a pic?

Thanks again,
Scott

It looks VERY nice.

So that means if I used gold wax and preinked the seal with, say, red I could get something like that? Probably not as nice as you've done it, but arthritis and fine detail work don't often go hand in hand!

Again, very nice work. I hope mine look half as nice.

-ScottT

That piece that Kurt made for me is part of my wife's borthday present. Inside is a hand decorated Moleskine notebook. Kurt has decorated and wrapped one for me before, so I know it's going to be stunning, but with it all prewrapped, I'll have no idea what it looks like until my wife opens it up on her birthday. I think that makes it a present for both of us.

Ray

I don't have a photo of it, but I think the stone is called "soap stone".. It came with the Chinese calligraphy set I got for Christmas last year, and.. I carved it with anything sharp I could get my hands on: sewing needle, razor blade, etc. I know, it sounds rather crude, but it worked! lol I'll try to post a picture up soon.

-Hana

Does FPN issue a program?

Ok, so Tytyvyllus is Kurt, and he does masterful work on notebooks as well as seals.

Hana works with stone and is good with razor blades. :ph34r:

Yup, I really need a program. Can't follow FPN without a program!

Thanks all, I really appreciate the help,

-ScottT

I didn't intend to be confusing but I have used tytyvyllus as my username ever since I had AOL so it's been me for about 14 years now. I've kept it through 6 pen sites and I think more people know me by that than my real name.


I also do calligraphy, ink & brush painting, collages, assemblages, poetry, avatars and the occasional short story. I have carved two seals but they weren't up to par. So I am waiting to pick one up in Philly to add to my collection of 4 others that were done in mainland China and Hong Kong.

As I'm an engineer in real life I need to have a creative outlet somewhere

I'm not too good with the razor.. I cut myself when I was carving my quill pen.

Anyway, what type of wax are you using?

-Hana (I sign this at the end so people won't have to look it up in the program.lol)

You might check out ateliergargoyle

I attended a seminar Ward gave at the DC penshow. Shared some wonderful examples of how he approaches a blank sheet of paper and demonstrated how easy it is Well for him.

The website is under construction but seals and wax are discussed. No connecton here - just enjoyed meeting Ward at the penshow.

Here's a shot of how my seal looks. It's about the size of a dime. (The red is from left over residue of stamp pad)

-Hana

Edit: Better picture.

Check out www.customwaxnseals.com. They appear to have a large selection. They also do custom seals.

Rick

Hana, I don't think I could do that well carving out of stone!

I have checked out the seal sites mentioned and scads of others: I never realized there were that many options out there.

Tytyvyllus, you should really develop some more hobbies or skills, be creative! If you ever need a new screename, might I suggest 'MacGyver'?

I'm waiting on a response from letterseals, who seem to be on a holiday at the moment. (Go to their site and read the TEENY red writing)

Thanks to everyone, I'm enjoying learning so much!

-ScottT

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