Testing VINTAGE Crafting Tools | Do they still work??

In today's video I'm testing tools from the past to see how they compare to the crafting tools we use today! I picked all of these up from my local creative reuse store and am trying them for the very first time here in this video. You'll see me fumble and struggle but in the end I had a whole lot of fun!
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:14 Bigz Die
05:46 Bow Master
10:15 Fiskars Stamp Press
17:16 Embossing Plate
21:34 Fiskars ShapeCutter

[@ulrikaa1581]

This was like watching a teen trying to get music out of a cassette deck. I loved it!

[@ElsaInCa]

That was my feeling too. It was fun to see him discovering things with new eyes.

[@donnasdigressions]

The perfect analogy!! 😆

[@ralphtyndall]

Hahaha that's what it felt like too!

[@MWW11235]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@beverlyball6403]

😂

[@lisaloiselle4562]

So I've been stamping for 20+ years and your video reminded me of how far the industry has come. Oh thank God.

[@ralphtyndall]

Thank God for innovation!

[@KWCardDesign]

Same here. I had one of those Fiskars Stamp Press tools. Can’t remember what I did with it though.

[@jennifers8843]

I like the bigz dies. Nashvilles creative reuse you just take whatever and give a donation of your choice when done. Obviously people need to be reasonable or it won’t last!

[@nbenefiel]

@@KWCardDesignyou would ink your wood backed stamp, put it on your paper, put the stamp press over the stamp and push down on the middle. It worked pretty well.

[@amkarei]

@@KWCardDesign SO glad for you that you don't NEED to know where the thing went!! When I first started crafting I made my own "Foggy" (you GET my point, right?!?) out of a flat-faced, $🌳 picture frame, plus a piece of acrylic, a couple layers of craft foam, and the frame backer, held together with duct tape. It's a bit over-sized (10" x 14", maybe?) but it's light weight, thin, and goes with me on the road. "Necessity", as they say ...

[@reneeparise332]

The bow master is definitely vintage. It actually came with a VHS instruction tape. It also gave you a sheet with the exact measurements of ribbon you need for your bows depending on the size you were making and the size ribbon you use. I think it you find this chart you will be much happier with your bows. The problem with your stamping press is that you think it is a stamping platform. It is not. It is a large stamping block. Fiskars has a whole line of stamping blocks. You did get a decent deal because they cost between $20 to $25 dollars new. Like any embossing plate/folder if you spritz the card with water you will get a better impression. The cutting guide, great for its time but definitely of little use now with all of the envelope boards out there today.

[@rychei5393]

Wow, you are a treasure trove of knowledge

[@paulettemattingly7094]

I had a Fisker cutting thing. Bought it and some shape templates for scrap booking. Never did master cutting the inside corners. Fun to watch someone else try to do it. It was definitely vintage. Lol😅

[@dabailey1000]

I still have that stamp press. Used maybe once. 😂 Couldn’t get an even stamp on the paper.

[@christiescott1946]

A craft thrift store!! Wish I had one by me!! This was fun to watch!! I’ve been scrapping forever, so it was fun to see these oldies!! Scrapping has come a long way!!

[@nynasargent3988]

Would be BEYOND a dream to have one of these stores near me! I think it would also be a great way to get rid of materials you fell out of love with that someone else might love! Could also use the “one in - one out” rule ✨🎁💜🔑🎨

[@Faithful10415]

I started scrapping in the 80s with a ruler, scissors, Elmers glue, and a pen. Then they came out with those fun scissors with different decorative edges. Wow, thought I hit the jackpot! I remember my first thin steel die used with a Sizzix die cutting machine. Woo wee! This was life changing and I never looked back. This was such a stroll down nostalgia lane and so fun. Thanks Ralph for the reminder on how far we have come.

[@JoAnnRossBooks]

Yes! Those scissors! I’m glad I’d made the scrapbooks for our son’s family, so don’t have to see how badly i probably overused those, lol.

[@mawmawvee]

Faithful--I still have a passel of the decorative scissors. Never did perfect how to make even cuts around an edge. Straight ones? Sorta. A lot of those scissors were just not good cutters. I still have them, but seldom try to use them.

[@barbbrown295]

Kristina Warner used to use the Fiskars stamp platform a few years ago. I love the whole idea of a crafters thrift store, it would be a whole new hole to peek down!

[@ralphtyndall]

I bet she was a lot better with it than me 😂

[@lisanstan1]

Yes, that’s where I first saw it and bought it. This was pre-stamp platforms like the Misti and an alternative to another system for lining up stamps, was it by inka dinka doo? It was a right angle piece of acrylic that you used with an acrylic block. ETA: Stampamajig!

[@barbbrown295]

@@ralphtyndall only because I’ve not seen her have to restamp over. She got it the first time. But you’re right, it needs brackets or something, wonder if it would fit inside of a picture frame to position the same every time?

[@pomerx2]

I still have my stampamajig lol. Only use it for wood stamps though. I use my Misti for everything else.

[@jaydee5022]

MaymayMadeIt still uses her Fiskars stamp press though the new Stamp Wheel seems to have taken its place in the last few months.

[@maryshoemaker9113]

Hi, I used to have a Bow Master and it looks like you are missing the long pegs that fit into each of those holes. The pegs are probably 4 or 5" long and allow you to make bows with much wider ribbons that you might use on wreaths and larger gifts. It's too bad that the instructions didn't come with it. You are right about weaving your ribbon around and around the pegs to get some really full and beautiful bows. You can tie them in the middle with wire or ribbon and pull the ribbon loops off the pegs and you have a really nice bow. This video has really been fun. Thank you.

[@genevajohnson2378]

I actually own several of these vintage tools. Crafting tools are always changing, but the older ones still work quite well.

[@anneross5679]

Me too

[@nbenefiel]

Me three. I still use my old stuff. I prefer my old sizziz to my newer Gemini .

[@longlivedemocracy756]

@@nbenefielSizzix made a great machine. Mine has worked for 15 plus years. I wouldn’t mind the electric one because of arthritis, but the original still serves the purpose!

[@vmiller735]

I had another thought. We didn't have You Tube or anyone to show us how to use these "vintage" items - LOL. So what you went through on your video is everything we went through back in the day. You did pretty good figuring out things. Some people wouldn't even know where to start. Just imagine nowadays if we didn't have You Tube, no one would know how to do anything.

[@kellyseiver7475]

LOL love the comment but back in the day when we didn’t have KZbin we actually read the instructions or we asked mom. 😂

[@kathyp374]

Or we went to local craft stores that had classes!

[@rtd1791]

And Carol Duvall was on HGTV with all kinds of Craft instructions

[@blaaaaaaarrrrr]

Or we went to the library or the book store. There were and still are tons of hobby books published.

[@robertsoneducationalresour5526]

I enjoyed the video. I salute your bravery in trying all this on camera! 😀I still collect and use the Bigz dies. We had them in the elementary school where I taught to help make letters and shapes for our bulletin boards. I now use them for card making because they are sturdy and cut so nicely. -Stuart

[@ralphtyndall]

Ah bulletin boards are a great use!

[@beastybunny1]

I have several basic shapes in the steel rule variety. I use then for bulk cutting since you can cut more layers than you can with wafer dies. Also heavier materials. When makin 3D projects, you need to be able to cut heavy chip board, felt and I have a selection for cutting leather for my jewelry making.@@ralphtyndall

[@deidrabaker6648]

I still have the machine for the big dies

[@deidrabaker6648]

Also that fiskers if I'm not wrong was the first stamping platform and your supposed to line up the stamps with the grids. But it wasn't made for restamping. It was the first ...lol

[@barbarahill6365]

Texture plates were used with polymer clay too. The clay has issues with fingerprints so the texture plates were used at the end or on the layering. Embossing was done with a stylus and often a copper plate. Some I used 25 years ago were stencils.

[@cheril.1691]

This would make a good video series. It was funny. Maybe consider letting your subscribers send you some of our "vintage" crafting tools for you to try out.

[@Moonchilling]

If he finds the Coluzzle his mind would blow, lol.

[@lisasisneros8200]

Omg the Coluzze! I worked at ProvoCraft when that came out and man, they really thought they would replace steel rule dies with it 😅

[@SandraE_]

Those bigz dies are great for cutting heavier materials like chipboard, felt, canvas, etc.

[@linniesohler7816]

They are actually the kind that schools have for cutting shapes and letters for bulletin boards. Those were called Ellison, but then they developed them for home use. Became Sizzix, I think.

[@SandraE_]

@@linniesohler7816 yes, Ellison is the educational division (retired educator here) and Sizzix is the consumer (for lack of a better word) division. I own many Tim Holtz and Sizzix bigz dies. They are great to have in your collection. I guess newer crafters may not be familiar with them but to me they’re never obsolete.

[@mawmawvee]

@@SandraE_Do you know if the Bigz dies can be used with a Cuttlebug die cutting machine if I were to sandwich the die between an upper and lower cutting plate? I bought several Bigz dies not realizing what they were and they weren't worth returning, so I ate the cost. I would like to be able to use them, but didn't want to break my Cuttlebug machine. I'm still using my first one and I like it because it cuts so well and folds up for a smaller footprint for storage.

[@SandraE_]

@@mawmawvee I believe they will. I’m sure I used them with my cuttlebug before I bought a big shot. Try the sandwich you mentioned. If you can’t crank it through, don’t force it. You’ll only break your machine if you force it through.

[@mawmawvee]

@@SandraE_ Thank you SandraE, for taking the time to reply to me. I will try it and no, I won't force it through. :D

[@dianalovescolors]

I'm very new to papercrafting and haven't seen any of these. I did buy some Hello Kitty dies on ebay several months ago and when they came I thought I got ripped off. Now I see how they are meant to be used. Thank you!

[@PatriciaMaroney]

The Fiskars thing was definitely pre-stamp platform. Stamping tools have improved so much over time. Those texture plates are kind of cool to use if you have any foam that is heat sensitive. Simon Hurley has some you can find online. You heat the foam then press into a texture. Then you have a custom texture you can use for backgrounds. You can reheat the foam to reset it to use on a different texture. You could also use them to lift ink or paint off a gelly plate to make a background texture.

[@estelalozdon6096]

My goodness, down memory lane, what I great idea👍🏼. The difficulties we had. I still have that Fiskars shape cutter with a pretty cool stencil, I created cool stuff for my scrapbooking with that. It does take a minute to get ahold of it but once you do, you're good to go 🙂

[@annielovesstamping]

The stamp press was tu replace all the clear blocks, not to re-stamp. LOVED this vidéo!

[@lisak2575]

Fun walk down memory lane! I own several of the tools you found. I have the stamp press with the orange foam. It doesn't restamp well, so do not pull it up. You can press again as long as you do not move anything. The Misti tool basically took over and this tool sits unused. I have the shape cutter and many plastic shapes to cut with it. It has a learning curve but it will cut. You have to set your blade properly to use it. Dies have basically made that tool another that doesn't get used. It was fun to watch you give these tools a try.

[@ralphtyndall]

I can imagine the shapecutter would be helpful for cutting out stamps if you got good at it!

[@sherleeweeks8687]

Please do some more of these videos! I like seeing the “vintage” tools! I love the reuse store idea, and I wish we had one here in North Louisiana!

[@mawmawvee]

I live in Lafayette, Louisiana, and wish we had such a vintage store here.

[@craftingwithkarin5651]

I love my Bigz dies! There are longer ones too. You can cut multiples at the same time if there isn’t a fold on the die (I think I can cut up to 6 pieces of cardstock at one time). I used to make cut snowflakes from soda cans and use them as ornaments. The stamp platform was never designed to do multiple restamps, but was the first stamp platform sold (that I’m aware of). A lot of new stamper have difficulty with getting an inked halo around the edge, often caused from rocking the stamp. This eliminates that. It can be used for the red rubber cling stamps as well as the clear ones (different thicknesses). There was another blade cutter called the Coluzzle that had a swivel blade. I used it like crazy and owned dozens of their stencils (I may still own them lol)

[@debbiebunyard4829]

My stamp platform is so old that the foam “legs” perished. I now use it as a paint palette

[@ralphtyndall]

I have a large acrylic block that I use as a paint palette too!

[@TrixieLynn1]

Ok... more please! I am a craft supply hoarder aficionado and I get most all of my goodies from thrifting. So I recently acquired one of those Fiskars (Fiskers ;) ) stamping platform things, and as I was trying to figure it's purpose and positives out I was having the exact conversation with myself that you had on this video. Too funny. Bring us more! You never know when we might find a gem in the junk. Happy crafting!

[@ralphtyndall]

Haha I love that title!

[@SABan-bh4hi]

Sizzix and other companies still make many steel rule dies.. Used for batch making and especially felt and foam. Your silicone mat is still used for embossing thin dies, embossing thin die outlines on card and sometimes with old embossing folders. Most tools that went out of use was because they were time consuming and not very pratical.. That's progress! Those of us who produce to sell need tools that are practical.. After over 20 years I have a very good selection.. Some things change manufacturers, colour, name etc and get put back into the market at twice the price!!!

[@judygarretson3255]

This was so funny to watch. We’ve all been there!! As for beautiful large bows, make friends with your local florist!!! Also, sprits your cardstock with water before embossing.

[@barbarahill6365]

This circle cutter that you used is what I used years ago. There was also a product called coluzzle which had a funny tiny blade that went inbetween hard plastic and could cut out numbers, letters or patterns.

[@qossl6727]

Nothing better than a Bigz Die, never a problem, cuts like butter every time, love them! And yes, I m a long time crafter….. Thanks for the video!

[@sejones156]

Kudos on your adventurous spirit!😊. That thick die we used those in elementary school to create bulletin boards, classroom decorations and learning aides. Thanks for the fun flashback.

[@ldodson52]

OMG I still have all of these but the bow maker . This video tells me a need to purge a lot of things Thanks for the blast from the past.

[@Melissa_Melissa_503]

These tools are a sign of progress. I have 3 of the tools you demoed. I do like the bigz dies for chipboard. Thanks for some fond memories from card maker who has been making cards longer than you have been alive

[@glutenfreeinthefork4768]

Ralph you are brave for doing this! There's a reason some these are in the craft graveyard 😂

[@tanyaandelvis2698]

I love that your cutting plates are as scratched as mine. I love your content on here and tiktok,keep up the good work ❤

[@pollyann67]

It was fun to watch, but as a newbie wannabe crafter/stamper, I def won't try these. haha! I need the K.I.S.S method :)

[@MsMarge65]

I have a Friskars, die cutter, that must weigh about 25lbs. I asked someone if they had a manual cutter they weren't using. When they brought it out, i was like wow. I definitely had to figure out, the different plates with new dies but it's been fun and it still works great

[@miniscenesgb]

thrift store for craft supplies! We need that here int he UK, Fantastic. This video is a great idea, I keep finding old stash and new uses for it too. Great video, thanks for this one

[@karenkunesch]

The plate and rubber mat is still useful for other techniques. One example is using it with a stencil to essentially emboss with the stencil as the rubber pushes the stencil into the cardstock. I used to have some of those Fiskars cutting tools and never did get them to work for me.

[@gerricue]

For the Stamping Platform watch Maymaymadeit - she still uses it ... the trick is to press in the middle when you stamp ... it works great for large background stamping ... GREAT video!!

[@nualaheenan1697]

Hi there Ralph, I have the shape cutter. I find it best to cut on a glass mat, and the blade should jiggle about in the housing, for the blade to turn in any direction freely, yours looks and sounds too tight. When it's in use, it's like going around the template with a pencil, and it is a beautiful smooth cut. I hope you try it again. Love your videos. Nuala xx

[@ralphtyndall]

thanks for the tips!

[@gardeninggrandma5247]

A reuse store for crafting! Oh my, I would be in big trouble if I lived near one!!! I have been scrapbooking since 2001 and have a large collection of the Sizzix dies and I love them! I have the latest technology too, but I find myself needing something really quick and grabbing one of those still to this day!! I recently took the time to create a notebook that indexed them, so I can quickly look thru the notebook to find what I need, vs. looking thru the dies. I don't know what I didn't think of that years ago. I could have made it so much easier to use them. Better late than never!! 😀😀😀😀

[@savannahstarcher8248]

Im so happy to see a younger person into crafting at all. ❤❤

[@ralphtyndall]

Happy to be here 😁

[@chines68]

Isn't that the truth. Took my sister to Michael's today; hadn't been there for years. They should officially call it "Old Ladies Craft Shop." I saw one male with I assume his wife and NO younger people.

[@chines68]

I can say all this because I'M AN OLD LADY crafter, too!!

[@jenmathison2543]

Yes!!! I’m in my 40s and feel like a baby. I’d love to have crafting friends closer to my age. Lol

[@mandersen8053]

I used the Coluzzle cutting system before I got my Spellbinders thin oval nesting dies and a Wizard. Used the Wizard quite a bit for cutting & embossing before I changed to the Big Shot.

[@mgpm17]

Me too. I didn't like the coluzzle. When the Wizard came out it was revolutionary. So many things you could do with it!

[@mawmawvee]

Is the Wizard by Spellbinders? I have one of the first die cutters by Spellbinders. It was a ratchet-driven pass-through die cutting machine.

[@mgpm17]

@@mawmawvee yes. I have one too.

[@mandersen8053]

@@mawmawvee Yes that sounds like the Wizard by Spellbinders

[@mawmawvee]

@@mandersen8053Thanks so much.

[@joterry7928]

Oh heavens! We used those thick foam dies at school. We had entire alphabets, every shape imaginable, numbers, etc. They were very helpful in making bulletin boards. We had a very strong hand press for cutting multiples. I also have a Fiskars stamp press. Precursor to the Misti. Press the stamp. Not the corners.

[@carolprice5657]

Some of those bring back some old memories of stamping

[@debradavid929]

I still use those thick die at times…. Years ago, my Cub Scout den cut metal snowflakes out of the aluminum from empty pop cans we recycled/repurposed…. They loved it!

[@carolloye3700]

The texture plates came with a tool with little round nubs on the bottom. You placed the paper on the plate, then ran the tool over the paper to get your impression. All depended on how much pressure you used on how good your impression was. Fun video.

[@hollyladd4887]

I loved this video! I inherited all of my Mother-in-Laws craft stash and there are things like this that I have no idea how to use, so this is actually really helpful! Gives me the courage to grab some of that stuff and start playing with it.

[@bridgettesitton7018]

Came from watching you make awesome cards I love this stuff I wish there was a craft thrift near me lol ❤❤ probably for the best cause you know how that goes 😊I can barely stay away from regular thrift stores 😅 thanks for sharing xx

[@valeriezimmerman9944]

Hey!!! a new introduction with visual and music. I noticed, love it. I've seen a few of these but never owned any of them. fun and informative.

[@BjorkL]

Fiskars is a Finnish company (Finland 🇫🇮) and as a Finn myself I can tell you that you pronounce the A's like the A's in 'ah-ha', and you roll the 'r'. 😊 But, the way you normally pronounce it is how most Americans pronounce it, so it's totally fine. 😊 I have one of the Fiskars stamping presses and an envelope template. 🙃 But, honestly, I usually just use my Misti for stamping. I didn't have the blade for my envelope template, so I used to just run a pen around and cut it out. 😆 I don't use it much. When you said the store was like a thrift shop for crafting tools.... 😳

[@cordeliaalderman391]

I loved watching you try these products. I started card making in the late 80s, early 90s and pretty quickly got frustrated with it (it took patience I don't have, lol). You should see our old Ellison die cutting machine at the library. Huge dies that are wood, metal and foam and the handle is a big lever. The thing weighs a ton. I'm so grateful for craft industry innovation! I still have some of my mother's wood block mounted stamp collection.

[@Faithful10415]

Your comment reminds me how far we have come with computers, microwaves, and TVs. They used to be heavy, clumsy behemoths. Now you can get a 60” TV that you can pick up easily, computers you can wear on your wrists, and microwaves that are slimmer and lighter. It is fascinating to me how the evolution of technology is shrinking to smaller and lighter. In the craft world innovation has been fun and wonderful too.

[@janeforever]

So glad this YT popped up to view. We're heading home to Austin & family in a few weeks. Never heard of this store, probably started after we left, but will certainly visit. Tkx for sharing &🤘

[@101ccar]

Shape Cutter Tip: I think the orange knob at the top of the Fiskars shape cutter is meant to loosen the blade a bit in order to glide smoothly. Also, the angle of the blade is an indicator on what position to start off at the beginning of the cut. I still have mine and I use it sometimes to cut tags from the Fiskars shape templates.

[@dezerayt6182]

Please make more videos!! I'm so obsessed with your content ❤❤

[@createwithkas]

Is hilarious! Some friends and I were just talking in our group chat about using our older supplies that we first started with 20 years ago! It’s a trip down memory lane!!!

[@shawnmariemann]

I pronounce it "Fiskers" like Whiskers. :-) And I have that platform - it predated the Misty and all that jazz by a little if I remember correctly. I actually use it upside down so it is a big flat space I can assemble acrylic stamp scenes on - lots of stamps used all at once. It is tricky to ink up though. Lots of scrap paper created - or sometimes I can collage the "good" pieces together. The foam thingies never caught on with me.

[@ralphtyndall]

Hahaha I can imagine I would be creating a lot of scraps with it as well

[@pansygirltaylor9267]

They still make that platform but I think the foam corners are now springs. You need to use a sticky mat and 90 degree ruler. Then you can line everything back up and re-stamp. Or just use a grid mat and make some sort of marks to line it all up. Sticky mat is a must though.

[@skabettispaghetti5451]

I'm retired now, but when I taught elementary school we had an Ellison machine that took dies the thickness of the Bigz dies. Some were huge (maybe 12" x 12") and the machines had either a crank handle or a press. We made all sorts of things with them, from bulletin board shapes to boxes to masks for plays. I loved it and used it frequently, which is what got me interested in paper crafts to begin with.

[@MWW11235]

Tell a friend to tell a friend “he’s baaaaack!!!” What a fun concept never seen this before!!

[@jeanpolkoski2107]

Fun video! Oh the Bigz dies are fantastic! I have 1, it's circles and will cut through acetate for my floating cards. My other 2 machines (big kick and cuttlebug leaves jagged edges). I think it's Gina K that uses that silicone embossing mat so hang on to those extras you bought new). I'm going to make mine out of an old mat :)

[@aufan7134]

The Fiskars die is primarily for cloth cutting, like quilters.😊😊😊

[@creativespiritdesigns5762]

It’s so fun seeing newer crafter’s coming across the tools etc that many of us ‘oldies’ were using back in the day. You certainly can’t go wrong with Fiskars, I’m still using my big scissors and small embroidery ones for fussy cutting, I also still have my embossing plates. The stamping platform if memory serves was the first stamping platform on the market. The wonderful thing about the bigz dies is being able to use anything in your stash and so much more 🎉

[@kat-napzzz]

Fun video! That texture would be cute for a card with books on it. It looks like shelves of books to me

[@carolmikolj5134]

When I bought my Big Shot there was a Bigz die in the kit and I've picked up a few in charity shops since then (including a beautiful Tim Holtz bird cage). I believe Sizzix still make them. They are brilliant at cutting thicker papers and card and I use them a lot. I had a stamp press for a while but never really took to it and as soon as I could afford a stamping platform I replaced it. Again, they are still made but the hinged stamping platforms are more popular I believe. This was a great video and I'd love to see more. And you have a crafting thrift store near you? Wonderful! I'm very jealous!

[@melodeeruley3809]

I loved this video down memory lane!

[@XenobiaF]

Wow! Great free-hand star!

[@angelabutler7761]

I can only chuckle as I watch this. Not only have I seen and used these things, I still own some of them and still love some of them. Those thicker dies can cut materials that the wafer thin dies cannot, and are very useful.

[@anneslinger2189]

I had a bunch of the fiskars templates. There was a definite learning curve, but they were neat, because you could get lots of shapes without having to freehand cut. And personal die-cut machines weren't a thing, yet. And i still have a bunch of texture plates. I love them! Maybe it's nostalgia, but i still think they work great. I find i get about the same impression as a 2-d embossing folder. Finding thr correct sandwixh can be tricky.

[@madusonkeeper]

Love steel rule dies!

[@donnamovesian6345]

I believe the stamp platform was used more for making sure you were stamping where you wanted it not to restamp.

[@pammylovesjesus9923]

Thank you so fun! I purchased a Fiskars shape cutter with orange templates about 20 years ago because I couldn’t justify spending the money on a Sizzix Big Shot. Letters and shapes. Used it a lot for kids projects. Once you get used to it works well. I used it until the cutter broke. Talking about buying used craft supplies. I love going to estate sales and bought a envelope punch board, a scoring board and an pillow box punch about a year and half ago. I watched videos on how to use the first two and found so many interesting ideas. I ended up buying a Sizzix Big Shot. I am having so much fun with these items. So in conclusion old doesn’t mean it’s bad just creative. 😃

[@pammylovesjesus9923]

I also wanted to let your know watching videos I learned you can use that silicone rubber and impression pad to emboss using stencils. Just in case you didn’t know which you probably do. From top to bottom. 1 Impression pad, 2 silicone rubber, 3 paper, 4 stencil, 5 clear plate ( or scratched in my case) and 6 platform. 😃

[@marilynnellsworth4300]

I have the stamp press; I also have the smaller size. I used to use it all the time, you could get an even inking on background stamps and sentiments.

[@lepetty2]

I love this video! Please do more!

[@Louisianagirl_1126]

Hi Ralph, This was definitely a look into how far our crafting supplies have come. TYFS.

[@karenthomas2302]

We have a tone of the sizzix cutters lol at the thrift store and there where 4 towers 3 larger towers and one smaller, and they also had a bag full of them so We about filled up all the towers. They a fun. Tfs

[@crystalheartchannel]

I love ACR! My viewers know it as “ The Craft Thrift” lol! Great video!

[@BrittBass]

Steel-rule dies are great for volume paper crafting (like, you could make a BUNCH of those diasies in one pass). You could also use more interesting kinds of paper (handmade, canvas, burlap, etc). The stamp press is definitely still on the market and was pretty popular up until the Misti. I'd love to see you try a stamp-a-majig if you ever find one! 😂

[@luzmariajuarez2190]

That’s the message that I sent him. Letting him know that I believe he can cut up to 8 card stock flowers in one pass thru machine.

[@MissKellyBean]

Yes, he should do the Stampamajig!

[@ElseDK]

the Steel-rule dies is also good for cutting in metal (soda-cans f.ex.), leather, hard cardstock,

[@terelyngarlington6947]

What about a Magic Matter????

[@BrittBass]

@@terelyngarlington6947 The Magic Mat is great! I love it for detailed dies especially. I don't really use it for steel rule dies though. I'm not 100% confident that those wouldn't cut through the mat completely. But for clean cutting of your thin dies.

[@ghlmk5931]

This video just popped up in my feed and I totally enjoyed it! Except for the bow maker, I’ve seen the rest of the tools, I’ve been crafting for about ten years. I happen to own the stamp set you used, lol. I had that shape cutter…hated it so much that it pushed me to buy a Big Shot 😂 which is still going, those things are indestructible. I think Sizzix still makes steel rule dies, especially for the Tim Holtz line. My Big Shot platform is old enough to include instructions for them, as well as other credit card size dies they used to make, and texture plates too. Fun video! Great to see young people (and especially a guy) getting into crafting!

[@edkennedyphotos]

The OG Sizzix dies! Still have a collection of them

[@ruthvanmackelenberg9034]

Me too! Still use them.

[@ralphtyndall]

Honestly I really loved using it! So sturdy

[@darlenegreen1089]

I've got about 35 years under my belt with stamping. And boy, did you bring back some memories? And just recently, I got rid of my fiskers tools. That you just got i decided that I had no more use for them since the dies are all on trend right now. I will mention to you, Fiskars has a lifetime warranty on them, so if anything goes wrong on any of their tools. Scissors, die cuts, anything, they'll replace it free of charge. Just thought you might like to know.

[@SandyD2357]

The nice thing about the big dies is that you can also cut other materials, such as cloth!

[@paulamacmillan5234]

I have been calling fiskars the same as you for 60+ years. So, I think it's correct.

[@susancerroni6671]

Ralph, that was an amazing video. I love the way you just jump in and try without worrying about it being scary or a land unknown. You just dive right in. I’ve seen all that stuff before, but couldn’t tell you how to use most of it and I didn’t see the downside with The step platform until you pointed it out. Thank goodness we’ve advanced. Anyway, I wanted to say I’ve never laughed so hard watching a KZbin video about cardmaking. If you ever decide someday that card making is not for you, you definitely have a future in stand-up comedy❣️

[@sonialightfoot5562]

More please. This was fun. Good to see you again

[@rori65]

Great video!! I feel like I can start my own store with all my unused "vintage" crafting tools - lol

[@pamelacampbell6164]

Yes, I could send that store a bunch of stuff and keep their shelves stocked!!

[@ralphtyndall]

😂

[@gabrielebruhl1218]

Give your store,a,try😊

[@rori65]

I actually did. Got my old Zutter Binder maker and I made a journal. Thanks for inspiring me to look at my "vintage" stuff!! @@gabrielebruhl1218

[@Peggy2316]

What a great video Ralph, it was like going down memory lane!! I love the idea of a craft thrift store!! It looks like you got some great deals and all in good shape!! Maybe you can do a Vintage Craft Tool Series!! ❤

[@juliamadigan5934]

I've been stamping since the early 90s. We had to learn the fundamentals of the craft. Wood mounted stamps were the standard. Then photopolymer stamps came along and we used blocks. The Misti didn't exist. I have one, but rarely use it; I kind of feel like I'm cheating when I do pull it out.

[@nbenefiel]

I love my Misti.

[@troyermish91011]

I really liked this video. I think we really need to give these products some grace. They were HUGE innovation of their day. Pioneers. Without these, we would not have the tools we use today. We've come a long way. Thanks to these products. (I still have acrylic stamp blocks with velcro on them to attach your red rubber stamps. How far we've come!)

[@chines68]

I still use red rubber stamps but attach them to my stamping platform with double sided tape.

[@nancyloomis3046]

The thick dies are called “steel rule” dies. I have quite a few….picked them up (mostly Sizzix) when they were being discontinued some years back at ACMoore (now closed.) They are great and are really easier to use than the thin metal ones. One con is, however, that they don’t give you the level of detail that thin metal ones do…like the edge embossing. They can be used in virtually every brand of die cutting machines. If you want to buy them online, you’re likely to pay a premium for them now.

[@mawmawvee]

I got the few I have from Scrapbook.come not knowing what Bigz dies were. It wasn't worth sending them back, so I still have them, but don't know where they are...

[@elainegoodwin2810]

It really made me laugh out loud watching you trying to get a bow out of what looks like a medieval torture tool. Thank you for making my day. By the way I’m from the UK and I say Fiskers to the sound as whiskers.

[@debbieevans4934]

Great video! I have several of these tools. My Fiskars (I pronounce to rhyme with whiskers - don’t know if that’s accurate) is smaller. I still use occasionally. Love your videos, wishing you the best of luck with your new career.

[@DebbieRobertson-rw2jf]

I too have the fiskars stamping platform but the MISTI is by far the better product as I have been making cards for over 40 years my thought is you can never have too many tools because at some point you will need it, I have found that out the hard way by getting rid of something that I have not used in awhile and need it and cannot locate another one.

[@lynntorson1984]

How much fun to watch. Just last week I was at a thrift store and researching to see if I could find the plates for this crazy mini portable cutter you rolled with your hand. Wised up and set it back on the shelf.

[@brendcatstl7506]

Love, love my mini sizzix

[@shirleyw7811]

Thank you for trying those out. It was fun to watch. ❤ I enjoy watching you craft 😊

[@ralphtyndall]

So glad you enjoyed it!

[@shirleyw7811]

Plus I'd like to add: Thanks for leaving the blooper cuts in. 😉 it reminds us that we all have them!!! ❤ 😁 Ralph your an awesome person. Never forget that. Keep making awesome cards and videos!

[@summer5851]

Some of these tools are a blast from the past! Im so glad technology has advanced in crafting tools. Crafting is so much easier! Great vid!

[@StephD099]

More of these!! Love seeing old crafting things! I also need to check out this store!

[@edkennedyphotos]

The rating system being 1-5 Hudsons 🥰

[@ralphtyndall]

I just had to include him 😂

[@cathyoppy4367]

Fun trip down memory lane -thanks! I had/have several of these. Watching you figure out the bow maker as you go was the best!

[@erikaclark7892]

Oh man...I am on a hunt to find that stamp set! I'm in love!! :)

[@RH1116]

I live 30min from Austin, had no idea there was a craft thrift store! I’m so going this week to you know m, hoard more things 😅.

[@ruthvanmackelenberg9034]

I have the Shape Cutter. I used it a lot before wafer thin dies were affordable. I have a bunch of templates that languish on a shelf! What a fun video!😊

[@ralphtyndall]

That darn shape cutter threw me for a loop 😂

[@denisewahl5438]

Makes me appreciate all the upgraded tools from today! I own some of these too!

[@kcinca5410]

You can use that embossing silicone mat and plastic mat also to emboss with dies and stencils (different sandwich for each). I've never seen that bow maker before and I've been crafting a long, long time. I have many, many Bigz dies and Sizzlits as I have the original die cut machine with the lever and there were NO thin dies at that time. Eventually, the thin wafer dies came into vogue and Sizzix had a adapter for the original machine so you could put them through, too. Hated the shape cutter. Never tried the Fiskars stamp "platform." Thank goodness. Fun video. TFS It's great to see how far tools have come and how much easier to create a decent product these days.

[@jenniferzeh7904]

You might have to play around with the sandwich but you can also use the rubber mat & white pad to emboss stencils.