TwinOaks
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I don't know exactly what solvent Sharpie uses, but it is permanent on leather. Add to that the myriad color and tip choices that Sharpie already offers. So, I think a Fiebing's pen might be reinventing the wheel. A nice idea IMO, would be to make one with the 'brush' tip, so one could vary the line thickness more easily.
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and I'll make sure to post some of my work (after I get over the whole "I suck" phase hehehe)No, no, go ahead and post now. The best way to improve is to get critiques of your work that will help you know how you can improve. We won't poke fun of you, scout's honor. It's how we all learned, and how many more after you will learn. You might even find that there's a wide variety of suggestions, as we all tend to do things just a little differently.
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Hi, welcome to leather heaven, or at least pretty close to it. Glad to have you with us.
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I agree with Drac, get what you need, then expand your tools with your skills. Also, a limited number of tools will help to teach you to be creative with them, and fully use each one- like using a (tandy model) b200 beveler to 'draw' with. It's another use for the same tool, and in a limited way, it can be used as a modelling tool. Actually, there's lots of tools that you can multi-task with. On a side note, speaking to the only Tandy rep I know, he told me that the stamp metal is a softer compound than it used to be, and thus is more easily damaged (dent, nick, scratch, etc.) I noticed this when I found a bit of the chrome flaked off of a newer tool. The 'old' tools I got from my dad are better formed, and appear to be significantly harder. For really high quality tools, expect to pay $30-$60 per stamp, as many are hand made from solid stainless steel. The Tandy tools currently average about $8 apiece, and are available in sets, though they are made from a lesser steel that's been chrome plated. For just starting- I say go with Tandy. They also sell craft kits, which are precut. They don't have the best leather in them, but you can always use the kit as a template, and they are useful to teach you construction methods.
Welcome to the leatherland,
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I promised that next month's figure carving challenge would be an easy one. Can you (Kathy) or Tina draw me an easy to do pattern of a tree frog????? Not sure if this is really a tree frog or not, but this is what she wanted. I think the coloring will be more of a challenge than the actual carving.Is this sorta what you had in mind Clay?
If so, lemme know, and I'll PM you the line drawing.
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Absolutely! And silly me, I forgot something....Welcome to the forum!
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First off, you're not going to like the baby eagle inside your waistband with any of the clothing you wear regularly. It's just too thick. I suggest at least one size larger at the waist for whatever you're wearing. As to patterns....make one. File folders are great, as they already have a 'center line' ( the fold crease). Center the pistol, then lay on either side and trace.
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I'll second the notion that a convex edge is harder for the layperson to maintain.
Now, for the engineers here.....what in hades does driving a train have to do with figurin' out how to sharpen a knife????????
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Clay, Kathy, both of your work is terrific! I learned a lot from your pieces. The detail carving at the muzzle, and the shading really give me something to work on. Thanks so much. I guess it's time to re-carve it with some touch ups!!! This idea of a monthly carving is wonderful- there's just no way I'd have ever thought to carve (and paint) a Zebra otherwise. I guess that's the genius of it, huh? We all get introduced to things that we'd never have done otherwise.
Keep 'em coming, everybody!
Mike
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Here we are folks, my kids' first leather working projects. My input was limited to scribe lines, starting the stitches between layers, and tying off the knots. The kids are 5 and 7 years old. After they dried, they both got coated in Eco 'all in one'.
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Randy, thanks for chiming in. I'm just wondering if you have that entire list of directions cut and pasted off in a file somewhere...
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Neat conicidence, Scouter, I just recieved a request for several Racoon pictures.
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Really nice work, there. I hope you get 6 figures for it.
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You can make your own pattern using card stock file folders. Use the fold crease of the flolder as your center line. Use a ruler as a belt slot placement guide.
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While managing the burn barrel in my back yard, I decided to toss in a steel leaf spring and try to get it to forging temp. To aide in combustion, I fed a piece of fence pole (metal) in through one of the holes in the barrel. The theory was that it would pipe in air to the center of the fire, kinda like a tuyere.
My son was outside with me, and being ever vigilant, I decided to warn him about the pipe, and that it was HOT. Now my son is only six, and when he started asking questions about it, I explained that the fire would heat up the pipe, and he shouldn't touch it. He asked how far down the pipe would be hot, and I said 'till about here........ One second degree burn later, he decided I was probably right about the pipe.
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Mule Brenner
in Art
Absolutely beautiful work Kathy. My favorite part is the eyes, and how you've colored them to portray reflection of light on a rounded surface--- or are they extreme embossed to roundness, then coated with a clear laquer?
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Art,
If the scissors won't cut longer lengths from the end/edge of the leather, could you double the leather before you make the cut? I know this will greatly depend on the weight of the leather, but for jackets, or any garment weight, it seems like a workable idea.
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Just got home and opened the goody box from Tandy- inside was my AS head knife. Out of the box it's purty dang sharp, but once I start on the stropping......yikes. cuts straight, curves, wavies, etc....and skives if you hold it right.
On another thread, I said " why do you need one...I use ....".
Well, now I know. Glad I paid the money for it, and I'm thinking of adding another when $$ allows.
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Marlon, you're right about the dremel. This is why, if you're going to use one, it needs to be in a dremel drill press or in some sort of jig that keeps the the drill bit (&, of course, the holes, by extension,) straight & aligned.russ
Gee, is that why the stitching holes I make with a cordless drill are all over the place?????
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Hey Roo, how do like that? Men complaining about size again!!!!
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If given the opportunity, I'd love to check out both DVD and book. So... put my name on the list too.
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While I am far from being a techno-wizard, I do have a bit of a nack with these computers. I've noticed on more than one occasion that our best artists often note that they are not proficient with computers, or even typing. For those who self define themselves into this category, I'd like to offer a few suggestions:
1. Unlike stamping leather, if you mess up something, or mispell something, you don't have to start over. Just backspace until the error is gone then start stamping...errrr...typing again.
2. When typing, quit hunting and pecking. Use a stamping tool to press the keys- pear shaders work well, as do the smaller backgrounders. Your hands have become accustomed to holding them, and prying your fingers apart and trying to teach them a new position is like trying to wet mold saddle skirting into a crisp 90 degree corner. Just use the tools. NOTE: DO NOT USE YOUR MALLET OR MAUL FOR THIS.
3. Do NOT case your computer. This is very bad for them, and will yield unsatisfactory results.
4. Do NOT apply sealers, deglazers, dyes, or finishes to your computer. See above.
5. If you do case your computer, by accident, don't try to stretch it from the back to fix the problem.
6. Yelling at it doesn't help.
7. Hitting it doesn't help, and may serve to only make it more beligerant.
8. DVDs and CDs are data storage devices, not concho blanks.
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Hope this helps, and y'all have a nice afternoon.
Mike
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Hey, no fair! I was gonna resize it....
Thanks Leatherloo, ya saved me some time!
Scouter, I pulled the page to a graphics prog, and it already is the 'right' size....it seems okay if you save it to a file. I had a blown up image too, trying to print from the screen (here), but once I downloaded the file, it printed straight away, with no resizing needed.
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Here's mine- appologies for not taking pics of the naked carving. I got all excited about my first colored carving that I forgot to snap pre-color pix. Sharpie and artists' acrylic on tooled 6/7 vt.
swivel knife pouch et deux
in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
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Nice work Brent! I like the idea, and might just have to do one of those too.
I think the term you were looking for was faites pivoter le couteau fourreau double