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Thanks Bruce, Will be sure to tell the customer this.

There is an article on how to make a gun holster in this section that may help answer some of you questions.

I would like to know what is the best liner for a gun case? I know some skins will pull the oil away from the gun, and could cause rust. I have some Sherline, but would this leave small shadings? I would appreciate all ideas. Oscar

Like the way you have captured the picture. Hope to see more of your work. Oscar

When using acrylic paint in air brush sometimes find it is to thick to spray and will use sheen to thin the paint, and this will give the acrylics a bright sheen.

Great choice of colors.

Hi Regis, One thing that help me to think of what part of design is closest to the viewer (or highest part of design what I want the viewer to see first) and start the carving there. Bevel that part then the next closes. This will give your design sense depth. I agree with Don comment. You may want to lighten (fade out) the ending of bevel not a abrupt cut off. This is also good for pare shading. Oscar

I carve on 2 to 3 for some projects. I have also used 1 1/2 tooling pig. Watch knife cuts, and use lighter tooling hits. This is a picture on a small kids clutch. On 2 oz

Good work, and a great idea.

I am not sure about brands as use what ever I have at the time. Tooling water cup holds about 1 1/2 cups of water and splash into about 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon would be my guess. You don't want so much that it suds. I know this does not effect the leather color of how it accepts dye of finnish. I will have to remember about the Ivory soap if run out of the other. Thanks Oscar

I would like to know if people use pro carve, if they have ever tried liquid saddle soap in carving water? Run accross some hide that soaked up water and stayed to dry to work with. A long time leather worker said to try some liquid saddle soap in the tooling water not much. Was a wits end so tried this out and have been using it ever since. It seems to take the wateer better, tool deeper and leaves a real nice burnish. Just wanted to know if any one else has tried this?

Colors on Bible was black, dark brown, med brown diluted down, and buckskin diluted down as a light mist over all coat. The notebook was light red mist on edges, dark brown, med brown diluted down, and light mist of yellow diluted down over coat, or blend coat what ever you may want to call it.

Thanks ever one. The plastic bevel blade could be made out of nylon, delrin. I am not sure on this. They were sometimes call quick beveler, speed beveler, ect. I get mine at http://www.springfieldleather.com/catalog/ These are great people to work with and have just about anything you could want. It sounds like Regis has one by the description in what is this tool. I am a tactile person so the feel of the work takes first place, and this gave me the best choice for wood grain.

The wood grain was done with a plastic bevel blade in a swivel knife. This makes short work as it is pushed or pulled in a grain patten. Thanks

Just keep it up. You did a good job on the coloring of the birds. Yes we all have a lot to learn.

Have been lazy for a while so needed to get back in pratice.

Great work. I also like the buckle.

Thanks will have to keep that in mind. I had some medical problems and just have not gotten back the air brush skills once had.

Great web site ClayB. Wow I need a lot of pratice.

Great work. Do you use acrylics on steer and eagle? I sure can not get white to look that nice.

I found this web site and will give some idea of what other charge. http://www.leathersmith.com/

Wow! Love the seats. The BSA just jumped out at me.

Nice job.

This is great work and nice detail.

This is very good information. Know from experience that was not charging enough for my stuff. Was not having sales so tacked on about twice the price and starting selling more, then went to three times a much and had more work that what I could handle.