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    Hey Mr Ingle, I know this is an old Post, but I was wondering if you could tell me where you got the 3 ring mechanism for this and about what size it was? My sister is getting married and I thought this would be a good gift. Thanks!
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    Immiketoo answered it pretty well. You have plenty of thickness there for it to work. A steep beveler will help.it looks to me like the lines were cut in with a swivel knife as well. Maybe experiment with this? I know immiketoo would say cut less bevel more, meaning cutting lightly with a swivel knofe or not at all. so i would give it a try both ways (cutting light and heavy) and see which gives the best results. It'll also help to make sure you are casing your leather enough and it isn't too wet wen beveling. Just my thoughts.
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    Steve, are you just using a beveler? How thick is your leather?
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    Thanks kseidl. I'll keep practicing for sure haha.
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    @JLSleather, I agree with both those points. As for now I'm just trying to get the tooling aspect down. But, maybe I should try to draw up and tool a pattern myself. I'm not good at drawing but I might be able to manage haha.
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    Thanks guys. I'm still working on the little leaves of the scrolls getting those smooth and less choppy. @Rockoboy I like the scalloped veiner too, I just don't have one that is any good. :/ I will get one one day. I'm using craftool pro stamps that were on super sale because they are being discontinued. I wanted something intermediate to get the use of the tools down before I invest heavily in better tools. So I'm making due for the time being haha.
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    Thanks Rockoboy, It actually is a veiner. Just a thin lined veiner though. I also didn't strike it very hard because it's really easy to over do it with that veiner and sail right to the middle of the leather. That's just more practice on my part though. I'm thinking of giving it one more try today. My bar grounding is terrible haha
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    Well, I used my plan and tried it again. Took into account everyone's advice too. Best as I could remember. Here it is.
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    Haha thanks Jeff. I had you in mind when I went to creating my plan. Lol
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    @kseidel, is this what you meant? I think I like this process. At least for now. It helps me visualize the final piece and how to get there. My drawing is horrible but it gets the job done. This is a Don Gonzalez pattern available on his site. But if this is not allowed please remove. It is a print out, I just added the shading and textures etc. The bevel shading is pretty light on here but I did add it. Let me know if you see anything that should be changed. Thanks again for the help.
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    @kseidel, that's a good idea. I will have to take a pattern and do that. You are right I don't have a go to plan. I just go for it. And while it's an improvement it's not great either. I will have to come up with a solid plan.
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    No that's ok. I can see from your picture. It didn't load for me earlier so I didn't know you provided an example. I can see from that picture now what I'll have to work on. Thanks!
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    Oops.... Hehe I forgot that part lol
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    Oh ok. So shade under the turn back. Do I shade down towards the stem? Or left to right along the turn back line? B I'm looking for carved examples too. The ones from Don Gonzales just look beveled. I'll be studying this haha.
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    I was wondering about the scrolls. It didn't really look right to me either. I don't have a photo care pattern so in making it up as I go. Jls, how do you mean? Do you mean the turn back? I don't really know how to do them.. obviously hahathanks for the suggestions!
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    I've been practicing some more. Came across some free Don Gonzales tooling patterns on his site. I like them. This leather is a lot better than what I had been practicing on. I just didn't want to use it. But hey, gotta do what you gotta do. Anyway, I'm noticing improvement. I'm still having trouble identifying background in the scroll work and getting the scrolls to flow right but, all in all it's better. Tell me what you think
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    @ABHandmade, no worries. I wasn't trying to single you out or anything. I didn't mean for my comment to sound so serious haha. You should always contribute if you think you can. Don't feel like you shouldn't comment or ask questions. That's the reason for this forum.
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    Thanks everyone. I was using a 3/8 thin hollow ground and switched to my 1/4 angle blade. It helped keep my cuts more uniform and it turns better in the leather for me. This leather doesn't burnish very well either. I'm thinking of ordering some Hermann oak bellies for tooling practice. I will work on my beveling. I'm good with the larger beveler, the smaller one needs practice, as does my bar grounding haha. Thanks for the veiners tip too. I'll post more when I can give it another go.
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    Had sometime tonight. I think it's better but still needs work. Still not "popping"like I want it too. The next step will be better leather. The stuff I'm using isn't good by any means haha. And the new tools I'm still getting used too. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks!
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    This works for that method of stitching. This method uses a groover though. When you stitch in a groove the stitches are flat, which is why running your overstitcher over the stitching helps define them better. But the op is asking about stitching without a groove to get a more angled stitch. As Billy bopp mentioned, you'll have to use thinner thread to do this. I believe 0.6mm thread requires about 3 ml thick leather for it to angle on both sides of a piece (that are double pricked that is). And I believe but am not certain 100% that the backside of a piece, or whichever side doesn't have priority, will lie just a bit flatter than the other side without the double pricking method.
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    Thanks @9tpi, not nearly as nice as your work, but I'm trying haha. She likes it a lot (my mother in law that is)
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    Google boot top stitching patterns.
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    @terrymac, you were right. My knife wasn't sharp enough so it made cutting deep enough difficult. After a quick sharpening it is looking better with the practice cuts and bevels I did. I'll post another picture of some tooling when I have time to do it. Thanks everyone!
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    Thanks terrymac. I thought I was cutting deep enough but it's very possible I just thought I was haha.ill try to cut deeper next go.
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    Yeah, i do try too much. I think I might be a bit heavy handed too, smashing tools into the leather haha. Maybe I'll get it one of these days.
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