Roger Report post Posted March 13, 2008 sure nice to do these little solo seats! they sure go much quicker and easier than the big seats i have mostly been doing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steveb Report post Posted March 13, 2008 cool - i like the brown color...and that texture on the tophat, looks really deep where did the art come from? and i like the fact you mark your seats with your mark asymetrically - really feels "custom" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johanna Report post Posted March 13, 2008 Beeze- as usual, top notch work. Did you draw this pattern? I think the way you did the texture on the hat was a nice touch. I like the way you colored it, too- nice contrast effect in the design and a warm fade on the natural brown. (I celebrate every time you seatmakers don't have to dye it black!) Roger, you've got a whole lot of talent, and I enjoy looking at your work. Thanks for sharing. Johanna PS Just curious- approx. how much carving time do you have in a piece like that? Patterns and tooling, not dyeing and assembly. Which part do you enjoy the most? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roger Report post Posted March 13, 2008 thanks steve! the art was customer supplied. the dye is a fade from dark brown to saddle tan to buckskin i always try to put my mark off center Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roger Report post Posted March 13, 2008 Beeze- as usual, top notch work. Did you draw this pattern? I think the way you did the texture on the hat was a nice touch. I like the way you colored it, too- nice contrast effect in the design and a warm fade on the natural brown. (I celebrate every time you seatmakers don't have to dye it black!) Roger, you've got a whole lot of talent, and I enjoy looking at your work. Thanks for sharing.Johanna PS Just curious- approx. how much carving time do you have in a piece like that? Patterns and tooling, not dyeing and assembly. Which part do you enjoy the most? i guess i'll have to scan the artwork. it's a scetch and the hat had layers of highlights and i fealt inclined to try and incorperate as much of it as possible. the customer wanted a bit of color so i tried to make it work. i was a bit nervous about making the hat black but, it worked. patterns take no time and i may have two- three hours in the tooling. i have gotten to where i can do one of these seats including padding in 8 to 10 hours depending on the amount and complexity of the tooling. tis was an eight hour seat i have one this size coming up with a floral pattern as soon as i can draw it up. i am having to draw much of the artwork i am using right now. this guy likes brown Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spider Report post Posted March 13, 2008 HOLY CRAP BRO, This is way cool. Assembled and tooled and colored really really well. I envy you for your mad skills in seat making. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomSwede Report post Posted March 13, 2008 I'm in AWE (spelling?) with this one! That's one crazy banana, dude! I love it! The tooling is just fantastic, Looks so deep and very smooth and that black hat really tops it off so nice. Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roger Report post Posted March 13, 2008 thanks guys!! i really enjoy these little solo seats when i have a chance to do them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David Report post Posted March 13, 2008 Hey Roger, Very nice solo seat....nice crisp carving as usual. Do you ever use anitquing on your seats? I notice this one doesn't have any antiquing paste at all on it. Just curious. The seat looks great without it. Dave http://www.theobaldleather.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LarryB Report post Posted March 13, 2008 Very nice. The design goes with the seat well and the tooling is great. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roger Report post Posted March 13, 2008 Hey Roger,Very nice solo seat....nice crisp carving as usual. Do you ever use anitquing on your seats? I notice this one doesn't have any antiquing paste at all on it. Just curious. The seat looks great without it. Dave http://www.theobaldleather.com thanks david! i don't use antique on seats anymore. i used to use some now and then along with highlighter but, the stuff won't stay on a wet seat so i have worked to make my tooling stand on it's own. i don't recall the last seat i used some on Very nice. The design goes with the seat well and the tooling is great. thanks larry! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David Report post Posted March 13, 2008 thanks david! i don't use antique on seats anymore. i used to use some now and then along with highlighter but, the stuff won't stay on a wet seat so i have worked to make my tooling stand on it's own. i don't recall the last seat i used some on I figured there was some reason. I use leather balm with atom wax to make it stay in place or neat lac works great also. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
