Still playing around , this is rubber tubing contacted to the leather arrowhead . It has quite a bite on the thong , if the contact holds up this will be how I do them . I know slides are cheap but so am I
Decided that I needed a bolo , not having any hardware this seems to work right now . Holds fine being new and not used much but don't know if it will for any length of time .
Had a 1/2 x 2 1/2 carbide door panel bit come out of a running router , hit me in the stomach . Got some minor cuts and lost a shirt , wasn't my time as it should have come out my back ....
Sorry for not responding sooner but just now seeing this. The acrylic is the backer , the leather is the frame . They are holding up quite well so far .
After a few days the color lighten up due to the oil soaking deeper and also out from the edge giving a halo effect of sorts . I guess next time I'll try holding back from the edge and see if that will work .
Wet it with warm water taking care not to go all the way to the hardware and stretch between hands . That will likely get what you need for extra length .
Been a while since I added anything to this topic . Here is my latest carving and shading attempt ..... brown is with oil and black is dye of course hair tool on 8/9 oz HO .