DustinSmith

Next will be timascus and mokume gane, btw it works like a charm!

I have, I changed it up some for this particular one, added the wolf

Making some straps for a Louis vuitton backpack

You'd probably get a much better response if you specified a reward and left out the part where you're trying to get a bigger shop for example start a kickstarter for wallets that you produce, show lots of pics of the product and then list 1 or 2 or 3 wallets depending on the contribution your backers pledge. Most people aren't going to pledge money to a kickstarter campaign unless they feel like they're getting something tangible out of it. The way you pitched it sounds more like a gofundme, just my humble opinion

I think I would try a pebble backgrounder and fade it out, make your stamping denser close to the tire and start spacing it out evenly toward where the mud starts to come into focus on the left side of the pic, just my .02, there might be better ideas forthcoming

Thank you! I made it in about a day, as far as knurling the damascus pattern actually provides quite a bit of grip since I etched it pretty deep so probably not, I fear the knurling will also diminish the pattern visibility

Decided to make a new swivel knife for my collection, 100% stainless damascus with 2 ss bearings in the yoke, and adjustable

Just got my first machine! Cobra class 26, got it all together and testing everything, I notice the walking foot is putting marks into the leather, is there a way to adjust the pressure to alleviate this? Thanks in advance

Try Buckskin dye as your center color, its actually yellow with about a drop of brown dye, I've used it before and airbrushed medium brown around the edges and it turned out great

What area of central Texas? I get my slabs from a countertop place up the road, they give me drops for free when I ask nicely

I just made my own upgrade, not everyone has the capabilities however if you can find a small machine shop and tell them what you're after im sure they can make you something awesome for $60-$100

A friend of mine gave me about 6 feet of an old band saw blade, 2" wide because i wanted to try to make a utility/pattern knife. Here's what I came up with, my question is how hard are saw blades usually? And does a knife made from it hold a good edge? All my files were skipping off the metal because it seems harder than the file. This is my first attempt at knife making btw so any additional advice appreciated

1. I do it both ways depending on whether the customer already has some, I prefer to supply the shoes because working with new ones is better than working on someone's stinky shoes haha however I make it clear that if I order them the shoe size they request there are no refunds or returns if the don't fit 2. Depends on the design but between 150 and 200 3. I use 4-5 oz leather, anything thicker is too stiff and anything thinner doesn't tool deep enough

Just some comfortable shoes

Making myself a pair of Hey Dude shoes toppers, getting tired of seeing the same floral designs over and over so decided to do something different for myself, the shoes are dark grey, should I dye the backgrounds or just antique and go with it?

Tyvek paper and double sided tape, you can get both at Makersleathersupply.com, I've never had any problems making them this way

They all look black until you smear it on the leather

Not sure about the rest of the tools but here is my "review " of the pricking irons, they're great actually https://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/93274-tandy-pro-japanese-pricking-irons/

@YinTx Are you using a smooth beveler on those?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VHRPGNK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_4TXEXR3Z5E8XQW6TG48J Amazon, believe it or not it is some pretty good leather, heres a pic of the flesh side

Very nice! His work has always been my inspiration, I love the way the patterns always look so smooth and blend well, did you use an antique or just oil?

Thanks! I find that Wickett and craig has smaller pores and a smoother surface so the antique won't darken it as much and with the larger pores of hermann oak it tends to grab more antique thus making it darker

Here is tan antique with no resist

Sheridan brown antique will get you that color, I usually use it without a resist because it gives the leather exactly that color, its got a slight mahogany coloration, here is what you get with no resist and antique on wickett and craig leather