Chief Filipino

Thank you! I am working on improving almost daily. I haven't posted much up here lately so it definitely makes it seem like a massive jump in skill level hahahaha. I need to add some more pictures to my gallery. If it wasn't for everyone like you on here giving the amazing tips, feed back, advice, etc I wouldn't be where I am at now.

Thank you for the input! I am/was hoping the spots of the veg-tan color would come through and be enough. I guess I wanted it to look more moss covered than old... I will give the brown some consideration though sometimes I don't like the way something looks and I mess with it only to ruin the whole thing! sometimes knowing when to stop is a weakness of mine.

Here's the finished product! I greatly appreciate everyone's input! I haven't really done the textured leather before but I really like the way it comes out and plan on playing with it in the future! Thank you! Well almost finished. I am impatiently waiting for some copper aging solution to arrive so I can age the copper rivets to complete the look.

Thank you Tob and Boriqua! I will play around with some scrap first and see what I can come up with. Great ideas!

HI everybody! I am working on a mask and I will be attaching a horn core to it. This core has been out in the elements for awhile and so it has some green tint to it. I want to try to give the mask a similar weathered/aged look to it. I want it to look like the mask itself has been sitting out in the elements along with the horn core. I want to give it a "spalted/mottled" look. I don't want the dye to be dark but just give it a tinting. Does anyone have suggestions about how to achieve this? I don't have an airbrush. The dye I have is a Tandy Leather Eco-Flo water based Forest Green. My thoughts: 1. Put some neatsfoot oil spots then dye the piece 2. Put dye in a spot and almost immediately wipe it off Let me know what you think or if you have done it please let me know how you achieved it and include a picture please. Oh I also have some kelly green Cova Color also from Tandy, which is an acrylic paint.... I'm not sure if that would give me the mottled look I want though...

I am soooooooooooooooooooooo jealous!

Awesome! Thanks for the input!

Thanks Tom! Hello Wantedleatherworks! Thank you for the info. I am not sure what a double burner is so I want to clear up my confusion. Is that where you have a pot of water heating, then insert a jar/bottle with the wax and oil inside of it? If so do you store it in the fridge then? What is the best way to apply it: heated/liquidy or solid-ish like saddle soap?

Awesome thank you all for the input! I greatly appreciate it!

Nicely done!

You're right it does! I had to look that up because I didn't know who Ogun is lol. Maybe I should have called it Ogun instead of Draugr.

Sounds good! I have some other wet forming projects I have in mind too.... if only I had more time.