Eternal Custom Designs

And as far as the holes for the buckle to slide in do I do them last and just dab some dye in the carefully?? Sorry I forgot to ask earlier

That makes a lot of sense..and the pics help tremendously... if I can seeing I can usually simulate it...I'll post a pic on fb if you wanna see what I got...or I can text it to you??

Now time for dye...should I do the edges first...then the front...I don't want dye on the back of this one..will a q tip work for the edges?

Actually I made the border...and smooth out the edges... it doesn't look bad...I've got to reburnish the edges and pay ATTN to my details...but its done a 180...thanks for the quick thinking!!!

Cool...so resolene has been a success so far...I'm doing the back today...as far as the other collar...I figured a way to make a good border...I was thinking to maybe put some texture from the border out to the edges...if I decide to do so should I try to smooth it out first and then tool it...and would u use a shader or a background tool? Thanks as always

When you use the bluejeans... do u use the inside or the out side?

I'm def learning... thanks to y'all...and trial and tribulations... I live in Houston Texas Tom!!

I'll do some more tests tomorrow... I'm gonna dilute the 50/50 reduction with a bit more water and give one more coat tonight and let her sit overnight.. the only streaks are in an area that the spikes are going to be attached...but if I don't at least work at it it will ear at me...thanks again for everything brother!! I'll keep u posted!!

Also I'm just using the weight of the foam brush when I apply the resolene..I had to point them out to my wife..but there still there and it bothers me

Also did you say I could use an old pair of bluejeans to Polish it up after its sat for 6 hours?

OK let's see if we're on the same page...tomorrow I'll look for my bone folder...if I don't find it, on the other End of my stylus is I think what your referring to as the modeling end...(its kind of spoon shaped)...basically which ever line that the burnishing made that is furthest away use as the starting point for an edge all the way around..I can just wet the surface and use my stylus to make the border right? Then using the modeler push down only from the line I made as a border outwards towards the burned edges I've started... and I started using my mini mag light to burnish all the edges my cheapo undersized burnisher didn't get...lol..does that sound like I understood? When u burnish the edges do you use water...I think I used to much water making it to supple..never again * burnished edges

Did that help any? I'm noticing slight streaks in the resolene..can I get rid of them...

If I send u a msg on fb would that help?

Pics posted on fb!!!

I'll post them after dinner...thanks

Tom no I'm not a woodworker...thanks for the input brother...and as far as pics do u mind if I put it on fb and tag you?

OK it seems I've burnished to hard...its left a ring/ indention/ edge on the top grain side...if I wet it will it come out?I can't afford to waste leather...!!!

Its contoured..I think I bought a pos though... I'll make it work though..so when u use the edger it makes burnishing easier when doing it by hand?

What do you mean by an edger? I just cut it and burnished it...but I didn't burnish at the right stage, nor near enough..I realize that now that I'm doing this piece without dye on it and in the beginning!!! Thanks for pointing that out..I've got to get my order of process down...it'll come..my wife and I at some point wanna go see cj and take a class!!

OK I got this!!! Thanks

I'm getting like a Mohawk of unburnished leather

I'm doing a single layer one now...just using water to burnish...will this work so that dye won't seep onto the back..so if when it drys a bit and its still a small bit rough/fuzzy...I just keep burnishing?

So on this other collar...how do u know when u have burnished the edges enough? What should I look for?

Very cool...I just did my first coat of resolene one the collar...kinda scary stuff at first..lol...its almost exactly like spraying DuPonts waterbourne paint for the first time...the way it flashes looks like uh oh!!! But after it flashes its OK...lol

I'm starting another one while waiting... so tell me if I learned from you? I'm gonna cut the desired shape...sand my fuzzies down...burnish the edges like crazy...dye my piece...finish the piece with resolene..wait appropriate time...then punch my holes and add my hardware and decor...sound right?and again thanks...