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Thanks Luke, That is a help, and I was thinking about that when I saw what I had done, ps I told the lady at spotted pony you had sent me to her,, Thanks again!. Bo

Hello Friends, I have myself in a jam!. I got some purple eco dye from my local supplier and I used it on a belt awhile back in some local areas on the belt it looked just fine, Here is the problem, I used it to color a small hand bag for a young lady and it looks like FAILURE to say the least!. I applied it with a wool dawber in a circular motion and you can see every swirl, over lap and so on, Prior to applying finish I used a de glasser Can I get this off? Can I wipe it down what are my options? Thanks Bo

I bought the same kit about that same time, how old would your grand dad be today, Thank you for sharing the pictures They brought back many fond memories for me!,

I have see this done at shows and events, can anyone direct me to how its done? Thanks

I have been using the Batwing/Shotgun pattern from Tandy, I would most likely modify the tops to resemble jeans as the Batwing style ride a bit lower and feel at times like they are sliding south. I like the batwings style because it doesn't feel like you have a ton of fabric wrapped aropund your belly,,All the best, Bo

I am looking into buying a boss,, the videos of its use look ok, I do not do I productiob so the hand op is not an isse, please , let me hear from you

Kate that a bunch! I hope you all can find the humor in what I am about to tell ya'll,, I make what some call pretty nice stuff I am proud of what I have been able to produce!, THanks to everyone here on this forum who offers great advice and help!now for the funny,, the wallet in my hip pocket is one I bought along time ago for about $7.00 at a swap meet!and now I think ist time for a one of my own!

I actually have two and I don't know were I got them, I would like to find a place that can show how to use them properly as in your post " more harm then good" I would be the perfect guy to find the harm part!

WOW nice work Tina,! Pete, kevin and Jeff ,thank you all for the help and direction , I guess I should find some instruction on the use of a modeling tool!,,

Thanks again King's X, It helped me a ton, I wish I can return the favor some day!, All the best!

if you have a plastic supplier near you what will work just fine is high density polyethelene is the same material that make a gallon milk jug, in the fiberglass word I use it for flat molding surfaces , its cheap, flat, and strong depending on the thickness needed

The pcs of scrap had a cut on the left chin line, I was looking at two diff jaw bone effects and I need to soften the bones around the eyes sockets, and make the background look not so pressed if you will, The pcs is three inches tall by a shade over two at the brow, Thanks Folks

Thanks I think its awsome!

I am working on a skull image on a bilfod, I drew it out and it looks nice, but I am having some difficulties in getting the shading in some areas and contuors looking correct, can someone direct me please, Thanks

I love the background how is that done? please!

Marlinspike work and leather go together! all good ideas above, and now a nice leather storage case for your fine splicing fids

Welcome redbeard!,, from White beard!

You may wish to look into sewing the clip in place by useing a small pcs of leather and a slot at the top and bottom for the metal clip to appear from, All the best Bo

Hey Rdb,, thanks again,,,,i dig the tennis shoe model!

Hi Kate, After tooling I de-glazed the leather, I layed down the tiger stripe pattern in dark tan. then shot it with yellow, complete. I thined red and added some yellow to get the burnt orange tone and went arount the edge, a little beyond the tooled border, and finally shot the edge with mahogany, all are fiebings alcohol dye, finished off with leather balm atomic wax. I used an Iwata hp-c airbrush with about 35-40 psi of air so not to send any globs of dy just a well atomized mist. the tiger stripe would have looked better black. as a houskeeping effort I drew all the dye I used with hobby syringes this cuts down on the mess one can make with this kind of thing. and I used a medication dose cup for mixing Give it a try as I would like to hear what you think All the best Bo

I have been working on blending color tones to come up with a sunburst appearance similar to some guitar bodies,, pay no attention to the stamping

Its all stated above!,, nice one!

I would think you would desire a lacing method that covered the edge,

very nice, from a function point is the tab a might too short? I would hate to see you blasting down the road and its contents fly out!

Thanks I did read the water thing, in your post I just want to see if and how far the oil may run under the tape