Calico Jack

Yes it is Craftsman Oak From Tandy. This bend had some drastic inconsistencies that I did not notice as this was my first piece of leather I had purchased. After purchasing this in store the next leather I purchased was a 4-5 oz. piece and I annoyed the guy a little by digging through the entire stack to find the most uniform piece. However it has stamped better than the 6-7 oz piece. He just wanted to roll up the first piece on top and it was absolutely horrible. I didn't even have to get closer than 5 feet to see the holes and thin spots in the leather. Is there a place that you would suggest for leather? I am still very leery about buying it online and not being able to examine it before the sale.

This is in 6 to 7 oz Veg Tan Craftsman leather. I will admit that I did not strike very hard. I started this project while the rest of the family was sleeping and was being very cautious as to not wake the bear or cubs. (The cow may be dead but I was worried about waking a hibernating bear) I was worried about my caution being an issue. I did notice the uneven burnishing. I decided this morning to go back with a modeling tool and darkened the burnishing and evened it out much more. I am going to look into the undercut bevelers and will also view the tutorial. I have always been amazed by the figure carving I have seen in the past and strive to improve. Thanks for the advice DoubleC and Squirrelly.

I am working on my first carving. I am looking to get some more definition on the edges of the carved lines. I used craftool B197 to bevel all the lines but would like to see some more definition. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on how to accomplish this. Please help.

Here it is. I don't have the snaps in my stock right now. Buying trip tomorrow so I will stock up then. Can't wait to finish it. I thought I would post a picture of what I had so far though.

The real name is Eric. I have been working with leather for about 2 months. I enjoy carving Celtic knots. I have made a couple of pieces. Each one has their own flaws but each one is better than the last. I have some other projects in the works right now. I am not currently doing this for money, just for the fun of it. I have seen some great works on here and a wealth of knowledge! I look forward to being active on the site and meeting everyone. I will try to upload some pictures soon. They are all to large due to size and resolution settings.

Looks great! What finishes did you use?

These are beautiful! congratulations. They are sure to outlast anything you would buy over the counter.

If you follow the basket weave video on the Tandy sight this stamp should look like this. This is Craftool Pro Stamp X2840 and is longer than some of the others. I have this same stamp and sometimes I like to use the wide spacing like you did on your wallet (especially when I have a large area to cover and I don't feel a tight weave is necessary...or I feel lazy). Another way I use this is to overlap the ends as stated by Jaymack. This will make the cross section with the knot work a little more evenly spaced and symmetrical.