{"id":52192,"date":"2016-09-12T02:00:30","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T10:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/?p=52192"},"modified":"2021-10-16T14:34:09","modified_gmt":"2021-10-16T22:34:09","slug":"leather-number-stamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/2016\/09\/leather-number-stamp\/","title":{"rendered":"The Leather Number Stamp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/181868083?color=d1a74b&amp;title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"749\" height=\"421\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Years ago, in a small workshop in the Desert Southwest, I stamped the first leather wallet to go out the door with the number 001. It may have ended up with a friend or a customer, it&#8217;s so long ago I can&#8217;t quite say for certain, but odds are it&#8217;s still out there doing it&#8217;s job just like on day one. The number stamp was and still is a way for me to keep track of every piece I have ever made. I hand stamp every single piece that is made in the shop with a unique and sequentially increasing number. It tells my customer and me the order in which that item was made in the history of all of my leather goods. A lucky few still have some of the first hundred to go out. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52193\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/stamping-leather-wallets-with-numbers_0002.jpg\" alt=\"Leather Number Stamp\" width=\"1100\" height=\"733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/stamping-leather-wallets-with-numbers_0002.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/stamping-leather-wallets-with-numbers_0002-337x225.jpg 337w, https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/stamping-leather-wallets-with-numbers_0002-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/stamping-leather-wallets-with-numbers_0002-386x258.jpg 386w, https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/stamping-leather-wallets-with-numbers_0002-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Several months ago my girlfriend&#8217;s father stopped in the workshop wanting me to spiff up his belt with some more conditioner and give the edges some polishing&#8230;it was #062. Kind of surprising for me to see these older pieces and remember where I was when I made them! Above is a prime example of what most wallet stamps look like nowadays.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52194\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/stamping-leather-wallets-with-numbers_0009.jpg\" alt=\"stamping-leather-wallets-with-numbers_0009\" width=\"1100\" height=\"733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/stamping-leather-wallets-with-numbers_0009.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/stamping-leather-wallets-with-numbers_0009-337x225.jpg 337w, https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/stamping-leather-wallets-with-numbers_0009-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/stamping-leather-wallets-with-numbers_0009-386x258.jpg 386w, https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/stamping-leather-wallets-with-numbers_0009-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I keep track of every number and the item that bears it in a small notebook. I think that&#8217;s important, it gives me a sense of fulfillment knowing that each piece is made one by one here in the workshop. It&#8217;s how I need to do things if I want something made well&#8230;piece by piece. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52196\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/stamping-leather-wallets-with-numbers_0023.jpg\" alt=\"Leather Number Stamp\" width=\"1100\" height=\"733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/stamping-leather-wallets-with-numbers_0023.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/stamping-leather-wallets-with-numbers_0023-337x225.jpg 337w, https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/stamping-leather-wallets-with-numbers_0023-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/stamping-leather-wallets-with-numbers_0023-386x258.jpg 386w, https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/stamping-leather-wallets-with-numbers_0023-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at the stamping process in action. I use an old American made number wheel with a rawhide mallet. First I cut out the wallet shape and punch the holes (after dyeing the entire hide), then I wet the leather right where the stamping is done &#8211; this helps to keep the impression in the leather for its lifetime, next I stamp away in an even line. One by one each style gets its stamp.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52197\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/stamping-leather-wallets-with-numbers_0028.jpg\" alt=\"Leather Number Stamp\" width=\"1100\" height=\"733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/stamping-leather-wallets-with-numbers_0028.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/stamping-leather-wallets-with-numbers_0028-337x225.jpg 337w, https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/stamping-leather-wallets-with-numbers_0028-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/stamping-leather-wallets-with-numbers_0028-386x258.jpg 386w, https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/stamping-leather-wallets-with-numbers_0028-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The block everything sits on is a giant slab of polished granite. It makes it easy to stamp on top of because of the incredible amount of inertia&#8230;keeps things from vibrating when you hit the hammer onto the number wheel and into the leather. It also dampens the noise in the workshop quite a bit! I used to hammer things on an old wood table and my eardrums certainly regretted it!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/stamping-leather-wallets-with-numbers_0035.jpg\" alt=\"Leather Number Stamp\" width=\"1100\" height=\"671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/stamping-leather-wallets-with-numbers_0035.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/stamping-leather-wallets-with-numbers_0035-600x366.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/stamping-leather-wallets-with-numbers_0035-386x235.jpg 386w, https:\/\/www.mrlentz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/stamping-leather-wallets-with-numbers_0035-768x468.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A finished stamped number, the number wheel, and rawhide mallet. This wallet is ready for the next stage\u00a0 &#8211; oiling and waxing. Do you have one of the Mr. Lentz original numbers in the low hundreds? Leave a comment &#8211; I&#8217;d love to get a photo of your wallet!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Years ago, in a small workshop in the Desert Southwest, I stamped the first leather wallet to go out the door with the number 001. 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