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New to this forum. I have carved leather on and off since I was 12. Unfortunately, mostly off. I made a book cover (pyrography and carving), wallet, bracelet, and several other small carvings last year. I am hoping to get my skills up and offer professional services soon.
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Hi y'all ~ I just found this site last week; it's amazing! I finally found someone who shares my addiction (not that any of you are addicted to leatherwork.) This headdress is on the top of double-stacked luggage for an Indian Motorcycle. The MBs are too large to post any photo of it here. I was going to post it in the gallery but didn't understand why there were different ones; therefore, I didn't know where to put it. Any suggestions on improving the headdress would be greatly appreciated as well as explaining the gallery photo process. Thanks so much. Many blessings ~ WVMoonshine
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Here is my first attempt at a long wallet and Pyrography. It is 5oz outside/2oz inside veg tan with Fiebing's pro dye mohogany finished with Leather Balm with atom wax. I got new stuff for christmas and it seems like the perfect project/gift. I had a few issues all minor but any input for my next one will be appreciated. First, I used Fiebing's leather balm. It turned grey and congilled on the leather and i had to really power buff it to work it out 98%, see picture2 ,ideas? The other 2 were my first stich line to close to edge and trying to add a second stich line to an already assembled wallets. I love doing this stuff and amazed at what i have learned in under a dozen projects. -
From the album: Middle Earth Pyrography
This was my first attempt at pyrography. The elvish writing around the edge says , "All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost", from the Riddle of Strider in The Hobbit. The map, of course, is Middle Earth. I needed a way to hold the cover closed, so I patterned the cutout leaf from the leaf brooches given to the Fellowship. My wife lined the cover with some fabric she had that was all pines and pine cones. After it was lined, I did the lacework and finished it off. As it ages, it is getting that worn, used leather look that one can imagine graced the cover of Bilbo's journal... -
From the album: Middle Earth Pyrography
This was my first attempt at pyrography. The elvish writing around the edge says , "All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost", from the Riddle of Strider in The Hobbit. The map, of course, is Middle Earth. I needed a way to hold the cover closed, so I patterned the cutout leaf from the leaf brooches given to the Fellowship. My wife lined the cover with some fabric she had that was all pines and pine cones. After it was lined, I did the lacework and finished it off. As it ages, it is getting that worn, used leather look that one can imagine graced the cover of Bilbo's journal... -
From the album: Middle Earth Pyrography
This was my first attempt at pyrography. The elvish writing around the edge says , "All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost", from the Riddle of Strider in The Hobbit. The map, of course, is Middle Earth. I needed a way to hold the cover closed, so I patterned the cutout leaf from the leaf brooches given to the Fellowship. My wife lined the cover with some fabric she had that was all pines and pine cones. After it was lined, I did the lacework and finished it off. As it ages, it is getting that worn, used leather look that one can imagine graced the cover of Bilbo's journal... -
From the album: Middle Earth Pyrography
This was my first attempt at pyrography. The elvish writing around the edge says , "All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost", from the Riddle of Strider in The Hobbit. The map, of course, is Middle Earth. I needed a way to hold the cover closed, so I patterned the cutout leaf from the leaf brooches given to the Fellowship. My wife lined the cover with some fabric she had that was all pines and pine cones. After it was lined, I did the lacework and finished it off. As it ages, it is getting that worn, used leather look that one can imagine graced the cover of Bilbo's journal... -
From the album: Middle Earth Pyrography
This was my first attempt at pyrography. The elvish writing around the edge says , "All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost", from the Riddle of Strider in The Hobbit. The map, of course, is Middle Earth. I needed a way to hold the cover closed, so I patterned the cutout leaf from the leaf brooches given to the Fellowship. My wife lined the cover with some fabric she had that was all pines and pine cones. After it was lined, I did the lacework and finished it off. As it ages, it is getting that worn, used leather look that one can imagine graced the cover of Bilbo's journal... -
I have searched the archives and I can find nothing current. My assistant is a very talented illustrator and I want to buy a pyrography setup to take advantage of her talents. The Razertip seems to be the only one advertising a special low setting for leather work but they are the most expensive. There are others on Ebay that are less expensive but without the extra heat control, which is probably just an extra pot in the circuit I could probably wire in myself. What are the recommendations of the pyrographers on the forum? Thanks! Bob
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Hi all. I'm desperate for your help. I'm using a razertip pen and nibs on a burnmaster machine (there's a setting to lower the heat so you don't burn out the razertip nibs). I'm mostly using a writing nib and at first it was great. It almost felt like I was using an ink pen to draw with. I could write out a whole sentence and it worked great. But after some time, the nib got gunked up. So I researched and one bit of advice said to use a tea strainer and wipe off the gunk. So I tried that. Other advice said to use a strop. So I tried that. (my rouge is a little cakey though and doesn't seem to rub onto the leather right, so maybe that's part of the problem). What happens is... If I burn a straight line, I can only go less than an inch before the nib stops burning and starts the bumby skid. I have to rub it on the tea strainer a million times while I'm trying to draw something out. The burn lines aren't as smooth as they were before either. Also, when i first started doing this, if I remember right, I could get a decent burn with the machine set at about 4.5 to 5. Now it's up to 6 and I'm even inching it to 6.5. Sometimes I try going super slow to help it burn better, but my hand where it's closest to the nip gets real hot, and I have to stop. So I've been rubbing on the tea strainer every 3/4 inch of burning, but I also noticed... I can actually see the moisture/liquid coming up from the leather where I'm burning. I wear those headband magnifying glasses, and I can see the liquid being forced out of the leather from the heat. I don't know what bothers me most, wiping the nib off a million times or my hand burning. Could it possibly be something as simple as the leather being so moist that the nib can't burn? Maybe the other leather that I first had was dryer and that's why the nib worked so much better? Should I try to dry the leather out? How?
