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really beautiful work and welcome back after 30 years

great stuff tom, really really like far right, really clean lines..... is that paint,ink, or guilding?

......................... lost for words..................

nice sheaths, keep em coming !

Thanks guys, i'll try sandpaper then acrylic then maybe inks over that. Now to problem no 2 do i do it as the weathered brass as in the statue or like a pheonix/cormerant

Welcome to the forum, nice folks here, really helpful and by the sound of it you'll fit right in. welcome from back in Liverpool England.

Neat idea, never thought of that, thanks

HELPOk so heres the thing, I been creating a little something for Tina for the PIF idea, which I think is fab. and on speaking to her desided on the creation of my first mask. So far so good, she wanted something from Liverpool, uk so I decided on the cities symbol, she seems to like masks so here goes.BUT on finishing my mask formation, i knocked the thing of the table and it collided with Project PIF 1 taking some of the antiquing on the nose....I was going to use acrylic inks to dye it lovely colours but because of the black nose i can't, or can i ANY SUGGESTIONS? I would really appreciate some helpBelow are pics of the problemP.S. its supposed to be a Liverbird!

I said No tina

Ah no fair you made my blow tea out my nose, thats fantastic..... really captures that have I just swallowed something nasty look that bulldogs have, so generous giving up the pattern too. A true inspiration

keep on that roll, timing is 8/10 success...... good luck.

an comparable amount of sun, rain and hail here, ah the british spring. Just 3 seasons per hour.... lol haven't had a good snow in ages.

looking forward to seeing some posts I ve been asked to make some vembrances for a reinactor, still resurching (bad spellin)

really nice, i love the pattern, colour, lacing everytyhing very nice

My word your getting real good at these, I don't mind, the more I see the better you get lol!!! and the more i get to see, its win win. Simplistic designs look so smooth when they re done right. Keep doing them right....

hey welcome, god I know that feeling waiting for tools to arrive....

happy birthday bud!

thats beautiful, makes me want to buy a bike!

did i read that right thats your first attempt.... wow thats cool

Thats a really nice peice of work. wel done hope your friend appreciates, love coffin shaped stuff.

i have thought of making rune sets out of scraps, chess peices (travel chess) with board foldind into carrying tube, I don't have enough scrap at the moment, cause only really starting out and far too precious about every little bit of leather. I daresay everything will change .... soon

I been studying and rescuing bats for more years than i care to count......For a bat mask, of truly bizarre proprtions take a look at spear nosed bats, mastiff bats, tube nosed bats, hondurus tent making bats rather than sticking to the vampire, or long eared like hollywood seems to. Also proboscis bats look like lichen.... Could Go for a face plate and nose covering eyes, sticky up ears with furry body over scalp wings curled under towards chin and tail and feet over the back of the head, that'll be a bit ..... different.A bat hat.... dunna dunna dunna dunna derThe chineese believe bats to be lucky indeed and on Bali they are worshipped as gods for good reason.....Good luck, There is nothing so precious as memories, except for those that make them...

good luck you come to the right place, i bought lots of books when i began some you can get cheap on ebay but take advice on which ones to get as some are not as helpful as you may think..... As a rule Al stohlmans books are excellent and you can't go far wrong with it, except price wise, shop around and ask questions, don't be shy.... There are some lovely people here who will be more than happy to point in the right direction.

thats excellent i love the leaping dear, well done bud!

I am getting excited to see this fnished, its looking realy cool.