Finished Showpad for a Knifemaker

[manfrommuc]

today i finished this pad for my friend richard, he is a really good knifemaker near my area,

now he can show his fine work on this pad if he is on any knife exhibition

you can take a look at his website to see his fine work

http://www.messer-spitzl.de/

p.s.

new pics from the chaps follow asap.........

and this two knifes i made a couple years ago....

greetings from bavaria

johann

[Sharpshooter]

That is way cool....

Terrific idea

[BigAlC]

Displayed like that, they is gonna sell.

A great piece of work.

Nobody is worring about any (maybe - maybe not - I 'aint judgin) faults in the leather work cause the knives are so good and vice verca knives; faults; leather distraction.

Great stuff

[Tina]

Great work om your pad:-)

The carvings on your friend knife is truly amazing, Love it.

[Mattmatt]

Display anything on that and it's gona sell. Even my neighbors of rusted out Pinto would sell on that pad.

[JohnBarton]

Very nice. If I could make one suggestion - and this comes from my days as a traveling showman responsible for displaying cues.

I'd make a slight depression in the leather where the knives are supposed to lay so that they would always be in the same place. It makes a big difference when people pick them up and put them back. If there is a "place" to put them then people naturally put it back there. If not then they lay it down wherever. IF you adopt this suggestion then you may want to make the back side slightly higher to make the knife angle toward the viewer a bit more. Just a slight angle will highlight the knife a lot more.

[HARVEY]

Johann, I find your flowers/leaves very interesting. Carving them with an inside border line. Gives a whole different effect. Kind of intriguing. Is that the standard way your carve floral? And if so, please post a few more examples like that, if you would.

Harvey

Los Angeles

[Tpsorion]

Brilliant idea and a beautiful way to display something.

Nice work!

[manfrommuc]

Thanks for your comments.........

@Harvey

I dont know why I carve / modeling like this way............Its my way I think

this pic are from my wifes wallet with a lot of flowers

Greetigs from Bavaria

Johann

[mendedbowl]

hi Johann, very nice show pad. and i love your wife's wallet! can you share the dye and finish technique you used on it?

thanks for showing both works.

ken

[manfrommuc]

hi ken,

the showpad is the new saddle tan eco flo gel antiques

and the wallet is light brown from the old antique stains I think and to finished the work I use a light wet spoon.

Greetings from Bavaria

Johann