DieselTech

Thanks fredk. I'm trying to get a idea what I might need to use for a thin leather for card pockets & stuff like that. I thought maybe the calfskin being tight grained & such would be better for card pockets & linings if need be. Thanks I appreciate your knowledge & input.

Looks good! I like it. Is inverted leather carvings, where the figure/picture looks like its sitting on top of the leather. Appears to be sticking up/out. Thanks.

Guys & gals I'm curious as what I can use for wallet linings, clutch wallet & purse linings & projects of such? A lot of guys recommend veg tan kangaroo or goat skin. Well kangaroo is a bit out of my price range at this point. I was thinking about veg-tan calfskin for my linings of projects, or even sheepskin. Can some of you professionals give me some advice/direction to go. I mainly only use veg-tan leathers at this point for my projects. I was thinking veg-tan calfskin would be tight grained & also would dye well. Thanks any & all help would be greatly appreciated.

@Tsiatko how did your speed reducer setup go on your Consew rb-5. If you got pics to share I would love to see them. Also could you list the parts you bought to perform your update to your Consew RB-5 sewing machine. Thanks.

Well practice butterfly #2 with a super shene resist. I think it looks better. Lol too bad i cant merge parts for 1butterfly to the other or vice versa. I'm thinking for my 1st two figure carvings, they are not overly bad.

Are them the checkered Barry King bevelers? I see BK has lined bevelers too by that leather stamping. Thanks for letting me know your most common use size of bevelers. I appreciate it.

Yeah I started buying some Barry King tools here & there. I might buy his #2 starter set, think its 18 tools total. BK curved thumb print set I'm starting to like. I got mostly high end stamps, lmao probably more then I need. But I'm starting to find out the stamps got uses in other spots. My 2nd butterfly looks better, I think. I'm doing a super shene resist on it. I'll post some follow up pics 2mrow.

Thanks RockRash I appreciate the comment & encouragement. I did swivel cut another 1 & the swivel cuts look better. I Also think a set of steep angle bevelers would help. I'll practice some more. Lmao I guess at least it somewhat resembles a butterfly.

By any chance got any pics of your project to share with us all. Also I've read here recently on the forum where a couple people were having fiebings dye issues. Not taking right or being blotchy.

Thanks 327fed, nice setup you got there. Is the big stamp a makers stamp or a stamp for like Revolutionary reenactment society? Thanks for sharing them with me. I appreciate it.

Nice work! Looks awesome! Love it & the subtle carvings on it. Beautiful piece.

Guys & gals dont laugh to bad, but I'm trying to learn & teach myself figure/floral carving thru reading & videos. Can any of you professionals give me a couple pointers on carving a butterfly? I'm trying to do a coin purse for Christmas & would like to carve a butterfly on the back of it. Thanks any & all help/pointers will be greatly appreciated.

Are they a lined dress belt? Could we get a couple pics to see what we are dealing with? Have you tried sticking new tape to it & then removing the new tape? Lots of times that works for me to remove the tape residue. Sounds like your tape might be getting old. Keep us posted.

Thanks I appreciate it. Yes if you get time, I would like to see a pic of it, if it's no trouble. Thanks again.

Looks awesome! I love it. Looks professional to me. Lol the tyvek has gotten me a couple times to. Great job!

Looks good! Better than I could do. Lol I would need a tracing pattern. Are them letters swivel knife cut & then beveled? If so I would say they look fairly good to for just picking up the tools. Well a project like this speaks from the heart & should win her over! Or at least make her lean towards him more. Congrats on the great work.

Thanks guys I appreciate your input. @327fed what type of heater did you get for your stamp? Is it just a alcohol burner? Thanks.

Great job looks awesome! Colors look good together too. @Hags where do you get your blue guns thru? & do you ever sell them or rent them out? Thanks.

Thanks @Burkhardt I appreciate your input & knowledge. I'll have to figure out if I can work that into this pattern.

I forgot to add! Great looking fillet knife you made as well. Nice work.

Thanks TonyV I appreciate it & I agree the wallet would look better with the top corners radiused. Yeah I'm 1 also that cant leave nothing alone. Lol got to massage it here & there to kinda make it my own. Thanks.

Great work. Looks really nice! Thanks for the mules foot tip. That has never dawned on me to do that. It looks great.

Lol I should of mentioned I bought the acrylic template.

Guys & gals this is a couple pictures of a tandy wallet. Dont yell to bad at me for that. Is there any reasons why the top corners could not have been radiused? I think this tri-fold would look a lot professional if it was. Also do you see any reasons why they could not of sewn across the top of the wallet to have a complete perimeter of stitching. Yes the top outer stitch line would need to be stitched 1st before assembling the wallet. What's your guys & gals thoughts on this. Thanks. Any & all help will be appreciated.

To me it looks like there is 2 types of lacing techniques. 1 of them kinda looks like the double loop lace technique. But the other lace pattern throws me off. The double loop lace techniques is 1 of my favorite. It makes almost a braided rope effect around the perimeter of the piece along the edges.