Show Your Pride: US Marine Corporal Rank Stamp!
This 1/8″ cast acrylic stamp lets you easily put the official U.S. Marine Corps rank onto your leather projects. It creates a crisp, clear impression, just like the one you see on the leather belt in the picture!
Why You’ll Love This Stamp:
- Perfect for Marine Vets and Active Duty: Honor a Corporal, celebrate a promotion, or make a special gift for a Marine veteran or active-duty service member.
- High-Quality Material: Made from durable 1/8″ thick cast acrylic, this stamp is built to last and gives a sharp, professional result every time.
- Easy to Use: You can use this stamp with a mallet, an arbor press, or even a hydraulic press. Get a perfect impression on belts, wallets, keychains, coasters, and more!
- Versatile: Not just for leather! You can also use this stamp on other materials like clay, paper, soap, and even some woods (with proper pressing).
- Ideal for Small Businesses & Crafters: Add a unique, military-themed design to your custom products to attract customers who want to show their Marine pride.
The Rank It Represents: The insignia on this stamp is the chevron for a Corporal (Cpl), which is the pay grade E-4 in the United States Marine Corps. It’s a symbol of leadership and responsibility. Choose which Rank you would like to represent.
Get yours today and start creating memorable, military-themed leather goods!
See our full collection of Embossing Stamps here: https://pastorbobleather.com/product-category/embossing-stamps/
You might also be interested in our “Praying Hands” Leather Stamp: https://pastorbobleather.com/product/praying-hands-stamp-for-leather-crafting/
How to Achieve the Perfect Stamp
You must press these stamps into the leather using an arbor press or a strong vise. The images shown here were created using a Harbor Freight Arbor Press. Moreover, we placed a thick piece of leather on top of the stamp to help spread the pressure evenly. Crucially, before you stamp, the leather must be cased (or wetted). Be sure to moisten the entire piece of leather with a wet sponge. If you don’t wet all the leather, you will get water spots on the leather that will not look good.
These are made for use with an arbor press or by placing in a vise and applying slow, even pressure. These WILL NOT withstand hammer blows.
Arbor Press Instructions:
To begin, place a piece of cased leather on a solid platform under the arbor press anvil. Next, place the stamp on top of the cased leather. Then, place another solid platform (you can use a piece of metal or wood stock) on top of the stamp. Afterward, press down with the arbor press and hold the pressure for 15-20 seconds. Finally, check the impression and repeat the process if needed to make it deeper.
Vise Instructions:
Alternatively, place the cased leather and stamp between two hard objects, like small boards. Be sure to squeeze them tightly so the stamp stays exactly where you want it. Next, place the entire assembly inside the vise. Then, tighten the vise and hold for 15-20 seconds. After that, release the vise and look at the imprint depth. Again, repeat until the impression is perfect.
Want to see how to prep your leather? Watch my video on proper casing here: [Link to your YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/pastorbobleather/]
Clementine I. –
I used this on some scrap leather first to practice. It was so easy.
Frumence L. –
I used this on a wet piece of leather and the design came out very deep.