TomSwede

Thanks alot sis, yeah I finally got to do the tattoo swallow that I've been envying David Theobald and Keving King about;-) Thank you Roo!!! Awww seriously Luke!!! I wish you were here with, sharing a beer and discuss leather and off course practice too..but..before beer;-) Thank you very much!!! Now, something came up. As usual I take my pics before final coat of sealer so now I have put a coat of that on AND it brings out lots of yellows from the saddletan...bawl. Hm, I've put it aside and gonna judge in better light and clearer head tomorrow if it is too yellow or ok. Tom

This one's a special for a friend and I did mainly because I felt it was a good practice with the golden dye. It was a while since I played with that. Also I got the chance to play with the new eco-flo saddletan antique :wtf: is that compared to the old. Brown cream VS rich oily black brown goo that is beautiful to use as a filler in textures and crevages. I had to use a sharpie to get a good black fill in the text on this one. THAT TAKES ALOT OF TIME AND A STEADY HAND...hm..gotta work out new techniques to get me back on track. It was a pain to paint the gold into the carved swirling things (no good with words today) and I used the sharpie to make the edges around those more defined. Some of the process and pics is available at my blog from the link below. Criticism is welcome as allways!!! Tom

Nice looking feather Tom!!! It is very easy to ruin the hairblade pattern I think when you skive it down but yours are very intact. Tom

Heeey Roo!!! Your masks are always stunning and ou sure have your own signature to them. Crazy colours but amazing and good looking!! Tom

Very neat and clean looking purse!!! Tom

Thats a really cool seat!!! Great skullmotif and very good looking font. Tom

Aha, do I sense a challenge;-) I'm sure yours would come out better looking!! It sure would look good on bracers and I've been wanting to test and learn how to makes scales so maybe I can squeeze a pair in with some scrap leather some day but don't count on it. I've got my hands full with stuff at the moment. Very good looking belt, just gotta tell you again!!!! Tom

..and Tina's adopted littlebrother ;-) living in Sweden. Tom

That is an awesome belt!!! You sure put those stamps to good use and let your creativity loose alot on this belt!!! Tom

Nice molding Crystal!!! Clean and elegant, I like it!!! Tom

Excellent!!! Love the trees and their eyes looks really great. Extremely cool sign, don't you just love to carve and tool all those letters Love it!! Tom

Apply some resolen to a scrap piece and try remov it with denaured alcohol if you have that. I have removed their acrylic leather sheen successfully with den. alcohol but NOT from whole pieces, just details of tooling. Tom

Good thing Drac pointed out what I forgot!!! Great looking holsters. Love the running pattern on the right one, veery nice indeed!! Tom

I have tried some pre-dyed black veg. tan leather and it was fine but harder to carve because the tracing lines is harder to see IMHO. I may point out that this was when I was learning carving so maybe I would reconsider this opinion if I tried it again. One problem I have encountered when dyeing black is that I have gotten "lift" when I have finished it with acrylic sealer wich made what was bright white (the tooling pattern) a little more greyish tone. (black dye lifts off when you apply the acrylic sealer and mix into it). EVEN though I buffed it alot before sealing. Tom

Good looking purse!!! That brown looks very rich and lustrous and the brass looks very good with it. Nice job!!! Tom

Hi and welcome MW!!! Take your time and look around, there are some goodies here and there I can tell you. There is also a bunch of people around here who is very friendly and helpful if you have any questions who needs answers. Tom

That really is a beautiful piece of bag Butch!!! I agree with Kathy, a pic of the front would be great. Tom

Great looking bag Tom!! I agree with Ray about the straps lacing through. Looks very good indeed! Tom

Looking very nice!!! Keep pics coming, skulls are nice and a new member to the skullcrew is allways appreciated Tom

Looks absolutely great!!! Tom

Tackar tackar Janne!!! Varmt välkommen förbi Gävle också såklart! Tom

Hi and Welcome to the board Ravenquille!! Nice name, so happens that ravens are my favourite bird/animal!!! Using own artwork is something many of us dream about, I think. This board is very friendly and has all types of leatherworkers from novelty to expertise. Don't be afraid to ask questions, most people are very generous and take their time to answer them. There is lot of stuff to be read about carving and most aspects is covered but it might be a little digging for you to find the goodies. Hm there are some stuff on youtube aswell but off course some digging to find it there aswell. I have made a few bracers and for first ones I would recommend to string them together on the arms inside OR use a velcro type attacment if you need an overlapping design. That is if a very snug fit is required. Snaps is a bit tricky because you need to take into account how much extra you need to add because you loose some length when you wrap it around the arm. The thicker the leather the more you will loose. Tom

Thanks alot Bruce!! You're very generous!!! Tom

WOW Art!!!! That looks just excellent, what a lucky wife you have!! Love the colour combo!! Tom

Hi and Welcome Janne!! Very good looking shoes and boots, very professional!!!! This board is very friendly and has great atmosphere and everyone is very helpful and willing to share their knowledge and experience. Kul att se lite Svenskar här också! Vad det ser ut som så behöver nog inte du så mycket hjälp men kanske finns annat som lockar. Just skor är något som lyst lite med sin frånvaro här så ett väldigt välkommet tillskott att se så snygga skor här. Själv bor jag i Gävle. Tom