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Those are fantastic! YinTx

Finally decided to muzzle the designer and get to toolin. Here's the results: Plenty of errors in my drawing, and the tooling, but I'm glad to have finished this portion. Time for the next step! YinTx

I am looking to upgrade my leather carving tools, so I am looking for some Robert Beard, Barry King and similar tools for the right price. Let me know what you have that you are interested in selling. Thank you, YinTx

Probably not a lot of experience putting Bick 4 on the rough/flesh side of leather. Pure NFO used sparingly will darken the leather, but it should lighten up some over time. The best way to answer this will be for you to take samples of the leather you are using, and experiment. Every piece of leather responds differently, and any conjecture on my part as to how a 20 year old side might respond to different treatments would be folly. YinTx

I recently purchased a press as well, from KamSnaps, and it dramatically improved my ability to cleanly set snaps. I have the dies for the double cap rivets, but haven't tried it out yet. I think I wrote up a post about it, and that I preferred the older style dies to the new ones, as they had sent me both. The customer service was top notch. YinTx

Any word back? YinTx

These are pretty nice. I've had bad luck with double cap rivets, they don't always set right for me and I've had them pull apart. Others seem to have pretty good experience with them and say they hold well. I like solid rivets myself. If you stick with the solid rivets, you could consider adding a thin liner over the rivets to protect the equipment, similar to a holster. YinTx

Really nicely done! That'll last a while to boot! Imagine you will get a lot of comments on it when you start to use it! YinTx

Ok, finally got a chance to sit down and finish! I tore out the first notebook pocket and replaced it, much better now. Finally used a set of 7 SPI Blanchard irons that I have, they required a bit more attention to the use of the awl than my other irons, but I liked the way the stitch came out. 432 Fil Au Chinois linen thread. I think the lining leather is a boot liner, worked pretty well. YinTx

Seems to be no worse for the wear! Surprised the heck out of me. I think I tooled 3 oz leather, which soaked through pretty thoroughly when it got wet. And I must say I like the beeswax/mink oil idea. My coasters have been in daily use for over a year, I'm sure some of the finishes have worn off, and I did not put anything on the backsides, which I imagine would help as well. YinTx

Colors are awesome. As far as finishes, I have topped tankote with 50/50 resolene with decent success, and it would help with the water resistance. I have several leather coasters that see daily use, and today one got soaked in cranberry juice, then dunked in the sink and came out soaking wet. This evening, thankfully, all seems well with it, despite being soggy enough to wet mold around my thumb. YinTx

This is truly a sad state of affairs. I have been drawing on this for almost a year and a half. Still not happy with my sketches. : YinTx

Sorry, didn't mean to break it to you like that. But, it's art. Hang it in an automotive shop or the garage, and call it an intended pun! Kinda like the lame one I put at the start of this response...only better... or maybe I'll just shush for a few now... YinTx

It's cool, but I am confused. Is it on a break or a brake? YinTx

Definite improvement! Any plans for the rest of the vehicle? YinTx

@Chief Filipino, if you can get your hands on it, the book "Sheridan Style Carving" with Bill Gardner and Clinton Fay by Bob Likewise has some history and characteristics of Sheridan Carving. It is a good book and has some help on how to draw and carve as well. A lot of great photos in there of some works by the originators and masters of the style too. I am referencing it on a piece I am working on right now. YinTx

One of the videos. YinTx

Thank you. Still working on it, not happy with the notepad pocket so I pulled it out and will be making a new one. Heh. Yeah, thank you! That is probably my problem. But, he did draw it and make it to be the other way, at least it doesn't look bad upside down tho! I had some dark spots on the dye, but overall it came out ok. Thanks for the compliment! YinTx

Got the spine glued and stitched in, liner glued in, and the pockets glued in, ready for edge work and stitching. And wouldn't' you know it.... I did stitch it that way! Gaaaaah!!! Even Mr. Linnell says "whatever, just don't screw it up!" and leave it to me. Enjoy. YinTx

Also, although I love the Angelus dye colors, there is a lot of pigment in there, so it does tend to result in rub off. Tan Kote, Tan Kote, then resolene or Angelus Acrylic Finisher (all 50/50 with water) really helps to reduce the lift. When you tire of that, try some Fiebing's Pro dye, I tend to have a lot less issue with rub off/lift off. YinTx

Let me see, I think: Swivel knife. Smooth pear shader. Lifter. Beveler. Modelling spoon. not necessary, but you could use a leaf liner also. A bit presumptuous on my part concerning the style of leaf you wish to carve. A photo example of what you want to accomplish would help deciding what tools are needed. YinTx Here is the style you can do with the above tools. You can see I made my own lifters from some cheap screwdrivers.

@Silverd, thank you so much for the details. Will save me a lot of experimenting and heart ache when I do it! YinTx

That is awesome. I know some folks that are gonna love pink! Do you put any oil on the leather before the paint, or will it soak in after the paint? YinTx

2001 sold 6578 sold 6580 sold YinTx

2540 sold. YinTx