Samalan

All this is going to end up in the adult section. LOL

Wow, Chuck, tell me you're not licking leather! And don't tell me it's because you're in a rush LOL just kidding Chuck .

That is so true; there are many times I've said to myself, 'Wow, that came out nice,' but I could never get paid for it.

I made a bible cover once out of some black leather I got from a book binding place, beautiful leather, then I did a saddle tan lace around the outside edge, holes cut straight along the edge, then put a nice twist in it so it looks the same inside and out, looks kind of like a diamond shape. The job came out beautifully, but I'll tell ya I felt all sorts of self-conscious about it. Just me, but no lace would have been just fine; I remember thinking God's words don't need to be jazzed up. A funny thing is, I didn't think of that until it was all done. That cover is no longer on that book. LOL

Beautiful design and execution.

I do that as well, but one thing I do differently is that I keep two jars of contact cement, one of which is slightly thinner than the other. The thinner is for the first coat. I also work in a good tooth on the leather. The first coat must be dry; then apply the second coat. then I press and hammer together. The only contact cement I use is Bardge cement and thinner. I have never had a separation. Bardge contact is as strong as it gets.

What fun stuff! I love all of it.

That's a beautiful rig, the colors are gorgeous, and the carving is excellent; that sure is work to be proud of. Oh, that curly maple would be unreal, no inlay, the wood says it all by itself.

I really like the accent carving, but in my opinion, a single layer of leather with no means of retention on a gun as heavy as a 1911 will become sloppy over time, making it a dangerous situation.

I like that wallet, utilitarian design, simple I carry one very similar, and you're a front pocket carry, A' me to for the last 58 years. I have done some airbrushing, but I will definitely try your method on my next project. Thanks again.

Thank you so much for that response. Your work looks really great, wow, I have so much to learn, thank you for explaining and showing your work process.

So the second oil is to draw the dye into the leather a bit more? Then finish? And thank you for that post, it's always good to hear how other people do certain aspects of leather work.

By the way, I love that picture of the dog lol, he looks like he's thinking about something, what a beautiful dog.

Thanks for the information, that's pretty cool.

Those look great. The last one, what's the lettering? How is that done