Storm

Very outside the box and unique. Nice Job!

Very Nice Job!!

That is a beautiful frame! I also like the other things you are showing in the picture. Great work as always. Это красивый кадр! Я также как и других вещей вы показываете на картинке. Большая работа, как всегда. Storm

Thanx so much! Storm

Here ya go.

Other examples and also Al Stohlman used to do Dogwood with 5 petals. They may have four five or six petals. Technically they are not flowers petals but somethings called bracts. In botany, a bract is a modified or specialized leaf, especially one associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis, or cone scale. Bracts are often (but not always) different from foliage leaves, for example being smaller, larger, or of a different color or texture. The five bract dogwood is the Provincial Flower of British Colombia in Canada. Al Stohlman had a ranch at Cache Creek,British Colombia and the reason why he included five bract in his dogwood designs as well as four!

Another great job! Love the stamping. Wish the photo was a bit clearer but nice job.

That's just gorgeous. You have to get a new name...rookie does not cover it! Good job! Storm

Love to check it out Penny but the image is not there.

Lovely piece! Storm

WoW Sam! Very cool piece you came up with. Can't wait to see her carved up and looking really good. Feels good to create your own stuff doesn't it? Storm

I think I am seeing the new designer handbags. These are really looking great!!!! Storm

Morning Phil, I use an 11x17 double matte mylar for laser printers. Very nice stuff. I get mine from Kelly Paper. Here is their website: http://www.kellypaper.com/Index.asp Hope that helps, Storm

Thanx so much! I am glad you enjoy the work. Storm

Thanx Mike, I guess when you look at it with another pair of eyes it has a Mandelbrot sort of feel to it. HA! Storm

Thanx. I have a more advanced version I want to use on a journal cover. If I create it I will post it. Storm

These are both great Rickey! Can't find a favorite except to say both. Nice work man! Very nice work! Storm

Love the style of these cuffs. Very unique. Looking to see some more! Storm

Outstanding work!!! Congrats on the big sale! Those who get them are going to be very happy. I know I would!!!! Storm

Those should sell like popcorn at a Saturday matinee. They really turned out great. Great job!! Storm

Mike I have had to eal with people all my life that kept their skills or information to themselves. My best example is found in music. No two people play the same instrument in the same manner. Also... you could have three different musicians with the exact same sheet music and each plays it in their own manner. I am protective of some things but knowledge needs to be given to those who have the honest desire to learn. Given openly and freely when requested. Too many people think that they know it all. When you are green you are growing and when you are ripe you rot. I would like to be evergreen. HA! Also you cannot help another to the top of the mountain without geting their yourself. Thanx, Storm

Grunt these are beautiful! I love good carving but I really love just great construction and finish. These are some awesome sheaths. The stitching is great too! Storm

Stone the crows and flog me molly! Bloody oath if you don't braid up some sweet stuff. Make as many as you can! Have a feeling that your friend is going to sell all he takes. Make sure he has lots of business cards for the load of people that were not able to buy one and want to make an order. Storm

Danilo It is a piece of art! You always amaze me with your skill. For someone who has only been doing this for a few years you are very advanced. It is always a joy to see what you will come up with next. Beautiful! É uma obra de arte! Você sempre me surpreender com sua habilidade. Para alguém que só tem feito isso há alguns anos, você está muito avançado. É sempre uma alegria ver o que você vai chegar com o próximo. Lindo! Storm

Morning Bex, Don't diminish yourself...The only dumb question is the one you don't ask!!!!! I have done this pattern before and know what you are talking about. If you have Photoshop on your computer or something similar you can icrease the size of their image and in doing so see more clearly what is going on. I am surprised that they have made the recomendations that they have. The seeder they tell you to use is clearly wrong(you want a smooth sided seeder and not one of the seeders with little rays coming out. As to the V407...I don't think so. Why Linnel would put his name to this is beyond me. When Al Stohlman did a photocarve he did it right. Doing it right is more time consuming but in the end clearer for the person trying to carve it for the first time. This flower center being a prime example. The F924 for the center would be a great guess. I think that the E294 series is just as good or better. You want to rotateThe tool and stamp, shift rotate stamp and so forth. Same for the F924. You will want to bevel down the center circle because it shows itself as a depression. FIll in the center with the F294 or E294 but lighten up the pressure on the impression as you get to the outer edge. Then use the F976 to give that sharp jagged edge around the outside. With the seeder, on the third row in, you might want to try rocking back the seeder top toward the outside of the center thus fading the seeds closest to the center. Now the only thing I can think of use using that modeler in that ambiguous area between the third row of seeds and the edge created by the F976. Maybe the image attached will also help. We have all been here before in varying degrees Bex. It is not like you can drop into your neighborhood Tandy and grab the tool you need. However you could take the Chunnel and pop over to England! HA! Info just in case. Tandy Leather Factory UK #301 - NORTHAMPTON Manager: Roy Fisher Northampton@tandyleather.com Unit 2 Crofton Oak, N Portway Close Northampton , EN NN3 8RD United Kingdom Phone: 1604-647910 Fax: 1604-647951 Toll Free: 0800-085-676 Hope I helped in some way. All the best and good luck. Storm