fragm_1

THE sharpest detail I've seen in a long time .. this is FANTASTIC@

 

Thank you, Jeff!

You are a fantastic artist as well as an unbelievable Leather worker.

I marvel at your work every time you post

I have a wife and daughter who are top notch artists, they have no interest in Leather work.

Ferg

Wow! This is incredible!!!  It's  even better than the lion pair which I thought was fantastic!  I would so love to see how you work. <sigh>.

What are leather inserts?

@Ferg Sir, thank you so much!

Edited February 10, 2020 by ABHandmade

13 hours ago, Lynxlady said:

Wow! This is incredible!!!  It's  even better than the lion pair which I thought was fantastic!  I would so love to see how you work. <sigh>.

What are leather inserts?

Thank you!

My weak English apparently distorted the meaning. It is a leather PLUGS that forms a relief. On which subsequently the main piece of leather is already superimposed, which with the help of bevelers and modeling tools repeats the relief of plugs. This technique is remarkably described by Al Stohlman in his book "The Art of Embossing Leather by Al and Ann Stohlman".

UPD. This book is available in LeatherCraftLibrary https://www.leathercraftlibrary.com/product/1124/the-art-of-embossing-leather-by-al-and-ann-stohlman for free. 

Special thanks to Tandy Leather for making such a great gift to all leatherworkers in the form of free access to a huge number of great books.

Edited February 10, 2020 by ABHandmade

I've heard of that method of creating 3-D effects, but I've never seen it done.  I'll take a look at the book online. I am most impressed with what you do on the surface of the leather. So much accurate detail!  Just stunning work!  Thank you for explaining.  I'm already looking forward to your next masterpiece! 

 

@Lynxlady Thank you for such a high appreciation of my work!

Damn.  This is so awesome.  I hope i will be able to carve leather like u once i get my first batch of vegtan leather

Absolutely amazing skills.