[For those who asked...work in progress... not painted yet :-) See? I do carve :-D]

Hi AnetNo question -- for me it's better with colour -- what is a Cheetah without spots ??The color gives animals and birds life and you do it extremely well !!Keep motivating usGroeteDave

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Would love to see a close-up of the building you have tooled - there is a great church and castle in the village I live in which I would love to tool - how did you go about transfering the photo and creating a carving pattern?

Any help would be appreciated

Regards

Dave

[bracelets]

They look great - how to you secure the semi-precious stones so they don't come off ? Cheers Dave

[A Purse with guinea fowl]

Tarentale !! We don't get them here - brings back boyhood mermories - Daar onder in die draai le n ...... ok we won't go there.

Only one bit of critique is to round off the corners of the flap - normally the sharp corners bend over and get scruffy with use - otherwise another great piece Anet

Groete

Dave

[My youngest daughter...Andria]

Hi Anet

Check this out http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=25411&st=0&p=160423&hl=fading&fromsearch=1entry160423 CitezenKate has a load of experience with game boards and exposure to sun - have a chat to her

Groete

Dave

[My eldest daughter Anece]

Both Pics are gorgeous Anet - you have to use them, it will be a sin to keep them in a draw - I'm sure that there are some coatings that will protect against the effect of UV - like those dash board sprays etc... Put a question out here and I'm sure you'll get tons of suggestions.

The great great grandchildren will be thrilled with them !!

Groete

Dave

[Bible cover with a lion. A very difficult animal to do indeed!! But I loved it :-)]

Koning van die oerwoud (hoop my Afrikaans is nog OK)

Beautifully done Anet - you need to show some close ups as we can't see the carving - but you coloring / painting is excellent

Groete

Dave

[Telephone directory cover. With my favourite animal.. :-)]

Another great piece Anet

My daughter would "mug" you for it - her fav animal is a cheetah too.

Again your lettering is so clean - is it a stamp you are using?

Groete

Dave

[Bible case for Hanneke. The picture is of her own horse.]

Great work Anet

Was it white leather, or have you dyed it white? How did you do the letters - very clean and even !!

Groete

Dave

[Just had to make her other half!! What is a woman without a man? :-D]

Hi Anet

An ex SA guy living in France now - just to say your work is excellent - there are a few ex or current SA people on this site that produce excellent work - seems there is a lot of natural talent for the animal and people figure carving!! In the area I stay, there are also a lot of catalane "ancienne" (they are referred to as the ancients of the village) and they have very character filled faces - I aim to do some soon, but need to either have someone draw up a pencil sketch or work off a photo as I am not able to draw the pattern from scratch.

Anyway keep posting your work, it is inspiring.

Groete

Dave

[La Pelirroja]

Hi There

The tooling is looking great - look forward to seeinf the finished product.

Did you ever post the finished Spiderman Case ??

Cheers

Dave