Brown64

That is beautiful! Did you emboss the design, or use a perfectly dull swivel knife?

Nice! Very clean.

Have you tried creasing it when it is cased?

These are beautiful.

Thanks for the advice, however this is just a practice piece to see if I could do faces. The real thing is going to be on a bible cover with him holding a baby, and I'll take more care to get the eye right then. I think I just burnished a little too deep, and made it more obvious than it should be. Here is a pic without the glare.

Thank you. I would say I have about three hours in it.

Yah the eye is closed I think I made the bulge a little too pronounced, and the flash on my camera makes a glare that is normally not there. I have a great deal to learn on photography. I have been looking at some of the threads on here that talk about a light box I think that is something I need to look into closer. Thanks for the nice compliment, and advice much appreciated.

Thanks for advice, and nice comment. Now to get started on the Bible cover Christmas is coming fast!

I was thinking the same thing looks kind of like natural but with a little more rendering. Thanks for the advice that's what I'm going with.

Thank you.

This is a practice piece because I've never tried faces before. Any advice would be appreciated. Is the way I highlighted it okay, or do you think I should color it? This is going to be a part of a picture I'm carving on my mothers Bible cover.

Very nice! Can't wait to see more.

I like it.

Looks great!

Very nice!

These are very cool!

Looks fine to me. Your stitching will improve with practice. It be such a small project it would be more difficult to stitch anyway.

Very nice! Clean, and professional.

I love them especially the first one. I see a great deal of work with a modeling tool on that one very nice work indeed thanks for sharing.

That looks grate.

Very Nice!

Nicely done! The only thing I see wrong is there is no makers mark. You don't want people to know who done this beautiful work?

Okay I used a peddle lifting stamp. Does it look any better? The picture just don't seam to do it justice, anyone have that problem?

Very nice!

I would have to say northmount took the words right out of my mouth. You have to dry the leather because the moisture cools the tip too fast making it harder to control. You will have to turn it up causing a quick burn then nothing that is why you are getting the bumpiness, and inconsistency. And I also found out you get a lot of residue when it is wet. Your hand is heating up because your turning the heat up to compensate for the moisture. Like was said the hotter the tool the hotter your hands. I clean my tips on a coarse cloth like a jean material, and if they get too gunked up I use a very fine emery cloth to polish them.