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NICE!!!

If this is the look you're after, this video may help.

Excellent. Looking forward to hearing your reviews.

You should be able to find something like weldwood at your local hardware or wood work supply shop. I understand about the freezing part, and it would suck to order and have useless glue. Try local first. You can also use white glue like elmers, but the other formulations (Weldwood etc) are better.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Aquilim-315-dispersion-adhesives-500g/dp/B00DJ3KHSA

Reina make a series of latex based glues that are very popular and strong. Aquilim and a few others. I also really liked the water based glue that Tandy sells. Cant remember the name of it, but its very good. https://www.tandyleather.com/en/product/ecoweld-water-based-contact-adhesive

I deliberately solicit feedback at one year and two years out. Good to collect that kind of data. Also good to be proactive should there be any problems.

I don't have a day job! Now what do I do?

Wow....5k views! Thanks everyone!

It's raised just the right amount. Too little and why bother, too much and it looks unnatural. Scale is irrelevant, as each piece is raised just the right amount for the size of the carving, which is far more important that a static measurement of how far it's raised. Found that one out early on in my embossing career. I figured more is better, but it turns out there are physical limitations to embossing leather. Especially the trade offs between the stretch of thinner leathers and the extended depth you can get with thicker leather. This piece wont be colored, but grapes are easy. Peter gave me a class on this exact technique. Essentially, thinned spirit dyes in varying degrees of intensity. Looks difficult, but it's not.

yessir. September, 2012. Thank you! Thanks, turned out nicely. Thank you! Facebook wanted to tag several people when I took the picture! I have maybe 6 hours into this one? The hair took a long time. 6-ish. Thanks man!

You got plenty of time man. It goes quickly!

Ive only been at this for 6 years. Got my start right here. Yes, a sculpted leather plug fills the void.

Thanks, bud. It wasn't too long ago that I had those same feelings about people's work I saw here. I am always willing to help if I can so feel free to ask questions!

Like an angry Greek woman thing? Could be more accurate than you know!

You can always order online as well.

The single best piece of advice I can give you is be patient. Let things like dye, glue and finishes DRY completely before moving on to the next step. Read a lot, and practice before committing to a project. Maybe run down to Tandy and buy a few kits that catch your eye/. Good way to get started without breaking the bank.

LOL! I'm not sure what happened there...time to break out the modeling spoon. Must have miss hit something there EDIT: Took a closer look. Mostly a trick of the light, creating shadow where the mouth details are, but it did need some fine tuning. That face is the size of a finger nail.

This one took a LONG time to finish. I will change a few things if I do it again, but I am pleased with the result.

Can't wait to see what you make. Also can't wait to get my hands on some horween!

This is the best example of why learning new skills is important. That and keeping your sanity!

In reality, me too. I am good at a few limited things, and I need to expand the skill set.

Thanks, everyone. Hope it helps demystif-eye the technique