Bi-Fold Note Pad with Brown Bear Shield

[BillB]

I thought you might like to see my latest project. I am doing a Left Handed Bi-Fold Note Pad. The Initials are actually on the front and the Bear Totem is on the Back side. It will open left to right with the note pad on the left side. I will be leaving it all natural.

[TomSwede]

This will be one very nice notepad.

I'd love to see a closeup on one of those really beautiful letter. Those aint one of those ready made letter stamps aint they??

Nice bear totem too. Looking forward to see it completed.

Tom

[Beaverslayer]

This is going to be very nice when done, I love the Bear.

Ken

[BillB]

Tom

You are correct. The letters are from Al Stolman's How to Carve Leather, Page 48. I used Craftool E 294 series for the internal pattern. Hear are the close-ups of all three letters and of the Totem.

At this close inspection, I can see my mistakes and areas I would do differently in the future, e.g. better use of the E tools to match the interior cut lines, smoother beveling of the outer lines, attention to detail at the points.

As a software engineer there was a saying that the software would be done when they pried it from my dead cold fingers. Oh, well, time to let it go and get on with the project.

[TomSwede]

They sure looks nice on leather!!

Mistakes is what we learn from and move on. I found letters to be a bit of a hazzle when movin up a size in the leather to be carved since, for me, it requires alot of spinning the leather piece.

Thanks for the closeups Bill!!

Tom

[Spider]

I love your designs and the execution is awesome.

[BillB]

Everyone,

Thanks for the comments. When I get it completed, I will post pictures of it.