Tina
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Hi.
I use the airgun/airbrush with great results. Angelus dyes is so pigment strong so every color (except black) I use is deluteted, sometimes more than 50%.
Most of the times I use Angelus own acryllic finisher, comes in Matte, Satin, Gloss and High gloss.
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Impressive...
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I'm happy you like'm and Manny Thanks for looking :-)
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Tanks a load cst and Yetiusmc:-)
Yeti...I read your profile intrests and I can fur sure recognize myself, a part timer with gazillions of ideas needeing some other/more outlets to be creative in. Some years ago I too extended my canvases to include leather :-)
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nice ideas and work Tina!
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how do you fasten them?
Hi and Thanks for your kind words and :-)
The "Tor" collar is lockable with a plate staple (I think it's called) the scorpio is just a ordinary buckle.
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I love the reversible idea, makes 2 things out of one, great deal
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Thanks a load Double U, I try to make things different from others, I think I have found my style :-)
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Thank You Raven, so glad you like'm :-)
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Thank you all for your kind words :-)
I just love making custom stuff, you're never getting bored.
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I made a collar a few weeks ago with a cobra snake and my new client loved the collor scheme so much she wanted the same on hers...But this time with a stingy scorpio.
The other collar is with one of Thors (Tor's) goats. He has 2 of them draging his cart around when he's making thunder in the sky :-)
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For the price, I would go with Barry Kings tools, they're always top class :-)
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- I could not find gold but here's a link for you, you might have to call them up about the sizes. I have always found them easy to work with: https://hidehouse.com/products/index.html?Product_ID=590
- I could not find gold but here's a link for you, you might have to call them up about the sizes. I have always found them easy to work with: https://hidehouse.com/products/index.html?Product_ID=590
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How to/ Carefully :-)
When using spirit dye (I use Angelus) it's like water and can easily run all over the place, have a piece of tissue handy to get rid of the excess dye on the brush.
Another thing to use is a reducer (example denatured alcohol), many dyes is pigment strong and can be deluted to 50% or more, it's better to paint layer by layer until your happy with the shade than get that first coat on and it's way to strong (and irreversible).
I second lightningale's suggestion about the brushes, in my book you can never have to manny :-)
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I use the 2" blue masking tape from 3M (Lowes and more has it) and I have 2 layers in criss-cross on the back. The blue tape is stronger and way easier to remove when the work is done than the yellow masking tape. Remove it when the leather is dry otherwice you might strech the leather in a total wrong way.
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http://www.ohiotravelbag.com/FlipBook/P212_BOOK_1.indb/index.html#/130/ ... Down in the left corner, item number P-2761. -
Depending on the dye color...Sometimes I dye the whole piece and then paint ontop except for red/yellow, they bleed through the paint, black works beautiful and I can even use white ontop. I'm using Angelus dyes, I have no idea with the Fiebing brand.
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I would like to say no, this does not look like veg.tan to me.
The cracks (whitish web on the surface) makes it more look like chrome tanned leather (or something similar). If it would be veg.tan the cracks would be "filled in" with dye as well if they have not treated it in some way to make it look like that...Which might be possible???
My 2cents//Tina
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I agree with cybertrasher too..Angelus dyes is very pigment strong and goes a long way, make sure you get some deluter at the same time (denture alcohol will work fine) What I also like is the ablity to mix them as you want, get a whole lot of small glass jars :-)
I get mine from http://turtlefeathers.net/text/angelus/dye.html they also have the pint size bottles, very good for colors you use often.
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Hi and welcome to the forum :-)
The contrast will not show up enough, I've tried and was not happy about the result at all. It get's (in my book) a look of a dirty tan color at best.
What I did to get the pattern to show up on black was taking white acryllic paint and a painting medium/extender that lets the paint stay open longer (http://www.joann.com/americana-brush-n-blend-extender/prd35491/)...Then I carefully used it as an antique. Of course this could be done with any color.
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Gorgeous work as always
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I use to by from them a few years ago when I lived in the US (MI). I only bought hardware and tools and such, no leather so I don't know thw quallity of that. I always called in my order and had no problems but...
...I do remeber seeing something "not to good" in the forums here about them some months ago...Found it:
http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=34989&hl=%2Bstleather+%2Bcompany
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Whats the deal with the Eco-Flo dyes? Why does it seem no one likes them?
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If you ever try some spirit dye (Angelus or Fiebing brands as a few examples) you will se the difference right away. EcoFlow is just an acryllic "paint" that lays ontop of the leather (like taking some hobbypaints and delute it with water). EcoFlow is in my book a to bigger compromise for getting a nature friendly product out on the market.
Real dye penetrates the leather deep and the colors comes out vivid and bright. The real dyes is harder to work with, ther's no second chance and one has to be more careful, it will take some practice but the overall finish more than makes up for it :-)
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looks like i need to go shopping again
Tina i have also read that its a good idear when using the spirit dyes to put a coat of neatsfoot oil before dyeing and then let it sit for about 12-24 hrs. is this a good idear ??
I know some people does just that but, I don't want my stuff going dark on me so I only use the oil after dying. I just very lightly dash a few sprayes from the water spraybottle before dying, it helps to even the dye out and somewhat prevents it from spreadding outside the area I want to dye. Spirit dyes are hard to use but the benefits in the vivid beautiful colors moore than make up for it. Good Luck :-)
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I may be wrong, but it seems like spirit dye lays on top of the leather and wears off,
Fiebings pro dye is spirit dye with some oil in it, other spirit dyes require a coat of oil (ex. pure neatsfoot oil) after dyeing to rejuvenate the leather again, that's the difference. Both penetrate the leather just the same
Watherbased "dyes" is like taking some hobby paints and adding water to a slushy mix...Enough said.
Spraying Angelus Help! Pls
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No water for delution, use either the Angelus reduser or a more affordable option is denture alcohol which can be bought in bigger cans over at your end of the big pond.
I only know that the finisher I talked about earlier is called "Acryllic finicher" so I guess is something similar to super sheen (?), an acryllic based top coat of sorts. I have never seen the need to reduse the finisher but I don't see why that would not work.