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Floral and Sheridan Carving

Sometimes called "Sheridan", or Traditional Western Style, it is the familiar scrolls, western roses and leaves brought to North America by the Spanish and used in California, Arizona, Porters etc

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  1. ClayB

    floral carving step by step 1 2 3 4

    by ClayB
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    Johanna says things are fixed and we can post pictures again. I am going to start with this short How To. I am working on an in depth one on figure carving too, but want to see how this one goes first. These pictures show how I carved a simple floral pattern. The first picture shows the pattern carved with the swivel knife. You can see that where cuts meet, there is a small gap, the cuts do not meet. Where cuts end, try to lessen the pressure on the knife, letting the cuts fade out instead of ending abruptly. This picture shows the addition of pear shading. I like to use the pear shader in the center of the leaves and scrolls, leaving a ridge around the edge. Start the…

    Professor
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  3. Johanna

    Instruction sheet from introductory leather class by John Henry

    by Johanna
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    Introductory Carving Class Part One Tools Swivel Knife - Used to cut the outline of the pattern into the leather and for decorative and accent cuts. Blade Styles 1.) Straight Blade - Used for general duty work. Has 2 cutting points ready 2.} Angle Blade. Usually used for fine detail and figure carving or filigree work. 3.) Hollow Ground Blade - A type of straight blade, the difference being in the way the blade is formed. There is a hollow formed in the center of the blade so that the cutting edge is much thinner at the center of the blade, allowing a sharper edge 4.} Hair Blades - come in two sizes (1M" & 3/8") ,and are generally used for "hair" textures in c…

    Mel Llama
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  4. FrenchMich

    Floral scrolling step by step 1 2 3

    by FrenchMich

    Hello, My work of this weekend. A pair of yokes for reining chaps After drawing, the swivel work External beveling with border

    LakeOtter
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  5. jstern

    Help completing sheridan style pattern

    by jstern

    Hey, I have the interior layout done for a sheridan style tooling pattern I'm working on, but am having trouble doing the exterior fill- mostly on the bottom left corner, where I have a lot of empty space I'm not sure how to fill up. I've lightly sketched in some thoughts for the other areas- mostly scrolls and some other vines. This is my first real large sheridan style pattern, so I'm stil trying to figure it out. Any advice?

    Tim Schroeder
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  6. Tim Schroeder

    Latest tooling

    by Tim Schroeder

    This is for a make up bag for my wife’s co worker. Tooled on some W&C American Vachetta 2/3 oz. The second one is for wallet. Also on the W&C.

    Hildebrand
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  7. MattTheHat

    Tandy Leather-Gami Bull 1 2

    by MattTheHat

    I couldn't resist this cute little Tandy kit. Once you decorate it as you please (it comes with a carving pattern and a basket weave stamping pattern) you add the finish of your choice and fold it up. Here it is with the suggested carving completed and with some Neatsfoot oil. After this pic I dyed the background areas black. I'll add a resist finish as soon as I get a chance, and then fold it all up. The leather couldn't have been any thicker than 2 ounce, but it handled tooling better than I anticipated. This was a fun way to get in several hours worth of practice. -Matt

    Dgaz
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  8. Simplejack1985

    RUBY BLADES 1 2

    by Simplejack1985

    Pretty sure these were a gimmick from a couple decades back. I scored 3 of them, I'm assuming they are mainly for shop decor and not really good for carving. Does anyone who used these have any thoughts or comments about them?

    bruce johnson
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  9. Tim Schroeder

    Panels for New Purse 1 2

    by Tim Schroeder

    Decided to try some Wickett and Craig American Vachetta from The Buckle Guy. Been using Herman Oak for 15 yrs and still love they way it tools but personally I think the HO quality has just gone downhill. When you order A grade you should get A grade. There's not anything A grade about any of the A grade HO I've been getting lately. It's nice to be able to order by the square foot but I have to order double what I need to get a usable piece. It turns out there prices are really good. Try to buy HO by the foot anywhere else it is 3x the price. Now it takes a min of 3 days to get an order out and then for some reason it gets to Dallas in 2 days and then takes at least 3 m…

    Samalan
    Last reply by Samalan,
  10. AEBL

    Beveling ... slowly ... and badly

    by AEBL

    My desire to carve far exceeds my skill at carving. I've watched a few videos on how to use a beveler (most helpful was Jim Linnell's series on the Colorado State 4H site). He bevels like a sewing machine, precise and fast. Most other videos have people showing how to bevel of a similar skill level. I bevel like one tap every two seconds, and it is *awkward* - I am aiming for even strikes and moving the beveler half a tool width. Jim recommends "hovering" the tool just barely over the leather surface and using a finger to spring the tool back for faster motion ... I realize that is a pro-tip, but I don't want to learn bad habits that are hard to un-learn. Am I doin…

    HandyDave
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  11. Jargin

    bob park western floral designs book? 1 2

    by Jargin

    Bob Park - Western Floral Designs Book? I know this book exists, any advice on how to get it. Have tried amazon and and hidepounder but no success. Cheers, Jason in Canada

    AEBL
    Last reply by AEBL,
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