steveb Report post Posted February 10, 2008 (edited) Some folks are just Psycho.....this is the second attempt at this job, first one was kind of a crash and burn used three diff. background textures... some fun colors....some airbrushy stuff on the inside.. ....a neat stainless chain mail chain... steveb Edited March 2, 2008 by Johanna reduced pic sizes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freak Report post Posted February 10, 2008 Nice ! I like the diff backgrounds and the triple layer border. Did you use paint or dye on the letters and flames ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steveb Report post Posted February 10, 2008 (edited) I always use dye, never paint.. and usually try and build a complex border when the overall design allows... Edited March 2, 2008 by Johanna Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikeymoto Report post Posted February 10, 2008 Your work is incredible. Thanks for posting it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin King Report post Posted February 10, 2008 I love it. nuff said. KK Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nocturne Report post Posted February 10, 2008 Very nice.. I love that pebbley sting ray looking backgrounder, I have to get a set of that for myself so I'll stop borrowing it from a friend of mine. The byzantine weave chain looks nice, the closures look to be pretty flush. Nicely made. Did you do it? Do you do much else in the way of chainmail? (I've been into chainmail for at least twice as long as I've been a leatherworker) Also, I must know - The stamp of a head knife crossed by two mallets... is that a personal maker-type stamp? If so, love the design, and it's very nifty. If it's not a "personal" stamp... where'd you get it??? I would love to add something like that to my ever-growing leatherwork tool set. -Noc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cybertracy Report post Posted February 10, 2008 awesome work, even extra up-close your stitching is perfect. Can you tell me where to get the "pebbly stingray looking" backgrounder? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bustedlifter Report post Posted February 10, 2008 Kooowell! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luke Hatley Report post Posted February 10, 2008 (edited) Kooowell! I GOT DIZZY COUNTING JUST HOW MANY TOOLS DID YOU USE? Edited February 10, 2008 by Luke Hatley Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steveb Report post Posted February 10, 2008 Very nice.. I love that pebbley sting ray looking backgrounder, I have to get a set of that for myself so I'll stop borrowing it from a friend of mine. The byzantine weave chain looks nice, the closures look to be pretty flush. Nicely made. Did you do it? Do you do much else in the way of chainmail? (I've been into chainmail for at least twice as long as I've been a leatherworker) Also, I must know - The stamp of a head knife crossed by two mallets... is that a personal maker-type stamp? If so, love the design, and it's very nifty. If it's not a "personal" stamp... where'd you get it??? I would love to add something like that to my ever-growing leatherwork tool set. -Noc Thanks - i use the pebbly thing alot, although is getting a little played which is why i try mixing it up with other textures when i think i can, personally, i find that much more interesting to do from a hand work perspective and feel... the texture gives good "hand" to the owner -I like it when i can really work the leather texture wise... check out the back of that wallet - thats a bunch of tools and techniques at work there the chain comes form a guy who inquired about leather work from me, he was a re-enactor or something like that as i recall and i made him a fandangler for his get-up and he traded me for a few chains, in brass and stainless, you know how those medieval guys are, always short on cake...ha.... - I could never in a million years do anything nearly as detailed as that chin, shit makes me dizzy - no way - i will leave that to the rocket scientists... that crossed mallets stamp is mine, all mine!! - and as of last Oct, I had it trademarked... so if you ever see it on a piece that didn't come from yours truly - let me know please! thanks all of you for the kind words, persnoally i am getting to the point where i need to cut some time out of my workflow and craft a few new designs - I have been so busy with simply keeping up, I am missing the innovation part of this craft... i need like 2mos to simply design a few new [pieces, and i dont see that happening... its a blessing and a curse being busy with paying work I need a 29hr day!! steveb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rdb Report post Posted February 10, 2008 2 parts imagination 1 part non traditional tool work 5 parts pure work effort...great job. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steveb Report post Posted February 10, 2008 I GOT DIZZY COUNTING JUST HOW MANY TOOLS DID YOU USE? lol - i dont know Luke - my whole rack is pretty small, so at most- it aint impressive! i dont do a test, i dont have a plan, i just work an idea - i have in my head, i go after a feel i want the holder to experience when he picks it up, it is more about the feel, less about the actual "look" and appearance of the piece... it is why i use great materials, deep and dramatic tooling and diff finishes kinda weird huh - most of us go for visual appeal, i like my work to have a tactile point of difference since my art skills suck and I understand texture better from a handwork and personal "using tools" skills perspective sometimes this quest for a tactile idea turns into a indecipherable piece o crap, sometimes it comes out just as i planned - and that for me, is the fun of it steveb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
faceOdd Report post Posted February 10, 2008 I LOVE it! Well done! The texture is amazing! ~Tammy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steveb Report post Posted February 10, 2008 awesome work, even extra up-close your stitching is perfect. Can you tell me where to get the "pebbly stingray looking" backgrounder? the stitiching is courtesy of my old cast iron Boss- 277 thread top & bottom , the backgrounder is from Bob Beard Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kagekeeper Report post Posted February 10, 2008 juts 1 word..... O U T S T A N D I N G!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ETW Grumpy Report post Posted February 10, 2008 Good looking work Steve. I still want to know where you get your other types of chains from. I'll have to check out some Bob Beard tools. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomSwede Report post Posted February 10, 2008 That's a real kewl wallet. I just love the stuff you do with the backgrounds and were looking around for some of your work two days ago when I was about to do some additional backgrounding to the Motörhead skull I'm working on but couldn't find any. Solved it cautiosly. So I'm looking forward to see more of your stuff and those wild blends of colours of yours. Great stuff! Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DelNeroDesigns Report post Posted February 11, 2008 I always use dye, never paint..and usually try and build a complex border when the overall design allows... That's thinking outside the box! Great creativity I love the combinations..I'm still working from tutorials..have'nt experimented yet. Bryn Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardb Report post Posted February 11, 2008 I always use dye, never paint..and usually try and build a complex border when the overall design allows... OK, the wallet is turbo-sweet. I dig it with a shovel! But the little sample of borderwerken is almost mind-numbing. Wow. yeah, I know it's just a few simple stampings, but... just LOOK at it! You are going for a texture thing, well it's got some visual kick too. you definitely DO have an artistic eye, don't fool yourself. Wicked cool stuff. Brent Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skipj Report post Posted February 12, 2008 I bought a byzantine weave wallet chain from: http://www.hawkwolfs.com/ That may be steveb's source. Mine is made of aluminum, but he does other metals. SkipJ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shirleyz Report post Posted February 13, 2008 Really nice job Steve, as usual. shirleyZ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
