Is There A Tool I Can Use To Draw/cut Markings As In These Examples?

[braden]

hi guys,

i am hoping someone will be able to let me know how the designs in the example images are created. i am a novice leatherworker but most of the tools/techniques i have seen for tooling leather involve mainly stamping. but in these examples a tool is being used to remove some of the leather, kind of like a stitch-groover, but i imagine it must be different somehow since the ends of the lines all taper nicely to a point, which i don't think you can achieve with a standard stitch-groover.

also i would like to point out (in case there is some confusion) these examples are *not my own work*; they are from 'wasteland oddities' vendor on etsy.com, linked here:

https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/WastelandOddities?ref=l2-shopheader-name

i would have liked to reach out to creator directly but i don't have a facebook account and don't want one.

anyways, any advice on how this tooling effect is achieved would be greatly appreciated.

thanks!

[camano ridge]

There are several ways of making incised patterns. Use a swivel knife to cut the lines then use the tip of a modeling spoon to widen or open the lines up. For the wider lines use a free hand groover. I am sure other people have techniques they would use.

[cem]

Not sure exactly what wasteland is using some of them just look like a swivel knife like camano ridge mentioned I know some others the ones who actually remove the leather in their designs use Flexcut Micro Palm carvers,they will be available from woodwork suppliers.

[ReneeCanady]

The markings look like they were done by a swivel knife to me. If you are looking for a nice natural wood grain pattern on your leather I'd use real wood. I have a few nice pieces of cedar wood that have amazing markings on it. I just case my leather and clamp it down on the cedar wood for a while to get a nice natural wood grain pattern.

[braden]

hey guys, thanks for your suggestions. i will give the swivel knife a shot and post some of the results. neat idea about clamping the leather against a piece of wood also. i wasn't really interested in the wood grain design per se (it just happened to be the piece i chose as an example of the tool marks) but it's definitely an interesting thing to try anyways.

[tatsumi]

Swivel knife and a set of ball end modelling Styluses

[NVLeatherWorx]

Yup, tatsumi called it. Nothing more used here aside from a swivel knife and then opening up the cuts with the ball end of a modeling stylus. And you can open the cuts even further if you roll the leather onto a rounded object (as shown in the examples) and let it dry that way.

[Hillbilly tim]

I've always just used a cheap ol' tandy wide blade in a swivel knife. If sharp it will do a fine job on its own. Like I said, that's how I've made that pattern in the past. Don't have to overthink or make hard.

Bro. Timothy.