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  1. OdinUK
    Very nice tooling and dye job.
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    Images for round knives https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=round+knife&rlz=1Y3GQQX_enGB535GB535&espv=1&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sboxchip=Images&sa=X&ei=X8x1VYbQB_CU7QbB_4PwBQ&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=360&bih=559
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    Very cool thing to make, or did you slip with the round knife I like it a lot.
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    Welcome to the forum, Peder!
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    Thanks for describing that, very interesting. I'd like to make a removeable tank cover with a soft lining, perhaps suede or microfiber cloth to protect a custom paint job when its being used for general use.
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    How did you manage to tool the formed leather after the wet forming? I'd have guessed the tooling would be done before forming, but then it may stretch.
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    Thanks Wishful. After tooling, I gave a light application of neatsfoot oil, left it to soak for a week then I painted two coats of satin sheen onto the eagle and left it for a few days. Then I applied Fiebings black antique over the whole area and wiped off the excess and buffed it when dry. Then I lined it, cut the shape and punched the holes. Finally, I finished it in saddle lac and laced it.
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    Looks great! Very unique.
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    Ive used the triple loop lacing 'braid', but not really tried the mexican braid for a live project, I plan to as I think it makes any project look more classy. Hope its easy to splice.
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    Looks great. Is it finished in resolene?
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    Thanks Rohn.
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    Battle Hymns Backpatch Prototype 3

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    Battle Hymns Backpatch Prototype 2

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    Battle Hymns Backpatch Prototype 1

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    This is the Manowar Battle Hymns album cover picture that began as a test piece but it turned out ok so I finished it and dedicated to a friend who passed away last year. I'll be giving it to his widow. There are a few things I'll improve on my own patch when I make it and I may try a less glossy finish like super sheen. I used Saddle Lac for this one and although it will offer good protection, its a little shiny. I found it impossible to take good pictures without reflections!
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    Thanks to Kate I've been using this technique for masking. Here is an example of using liquid latex for masking in various layers to do a paintjob on a leather backpatch I made. It works great. http://www.lordofleather.com/twistedsisterhowto.html
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    Im not sure the matt finish would take to it after applying the aussie conditioner since it contains bees wax. I would condition the leather with a light application of neetsfoot oil, let it soak in for a few days then colour, then paint and dye it before using a finish. There may be a better way but thats what I would try. Maybe bettet to test on a scrap first.
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    Interesting application of a 3D printer. I'll have to get one sometime. Ive not used sketchup much other than to make 3D views of PCB designs. If it has a spline function you could make half the point with a spline or arc and then copy and mirror the curve around the centre line. If it has functions for that. That would give you a curve with a point at the tip. Thanks for sharing Try FreeCAD, its an open source 3D CAD program and can output stl files. http://www.freecadweb.org/
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    Amazing work. Great tooling and paint.
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    Welcome to the forum, Cameron! Your work is absolutely superb! I love the decor
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    Carson, that would be great, I'd like to learn how to make shoes too. Good luck with the tutorial
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    Thats a very nice carving, I like it a lot. My critique would be the following, I'd have used a triple loop braid/stitch around the edge. Also I'd bevel and burnish the edge of the flap. The picture is fantastic though
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    Hi Walesy, I've been doing leatherwork since 2009 and have not yet required the use of a machine, and prefer not to use them unless I was going to be making a lot of items for as a business. As has been mentioned, I'd suggest mastering the saddle stitch. If after some experience you find you would like one to speed things up I'd probably go for a servo operated machine designed for thick leathet that can run like a regular machine and also do single stitches. Just my thoughts.
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    Fantastic! I love them. Did you mould the hand on a 'real' hand or a model of a hand?
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