Handstitched Report post Posted June 9, 2023 (edited) This is my latest creation, a ' silhouette carved' belt. I haven't done silhouette carving in a quite a long time. The individual pieces are cut-outs, off-cuts from other stuff I make, ...I used up scraps , with a 25mm belt through the centre. This type of carving sure makes you go cross-eyed, fiddly as Good light and a steady hand helps. Apart from the black dye, I used a thinned out mix of 'camel & yellow' to get all pieces to match, although some pieces could have done with another coat . I modified a brush with only a few bristles on it for the black ...and two pairs of glasses . The idea was inspired by Al Stohlman in the ' Belts Galore' book, and the designs came from his book ' Inverted Carving' . Not a bad effort considering I haven't done silhouette carving in quite a while. Theres a few other pieces I did some years earlier , including my camera case on the right, showing the back. HS Edited June 9, 2023 by Handstitched Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fraulein Report post Posted June 11, 2023 Very nicely done! Beautiful work! Never heard of silhouette carving before but I'm very intrigued. Definitely gonna have to give it a go for myself Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fredk Report post Posted June 11, 2023 Interesting technique. Nicely carried out Carry on Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuck123wapati Report post Posted June 11, 2023 those are awesome my friend tell me your technique! Are they burned in or stamped? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gezzer Report post Posted June 11, 2023 Nicely done !!!!! I did a little inverted a while back and it gives a different look for sure . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handstitched Report post Posted June 12, 2023 8 hours ago, chuck123wapati said: those are awesome my friend tell me your technique! Are they burned in or stamped? All carved in using angled carving blades and the tip of a filigree blade. Every leather worker may do it different, but I start with tracing the designs, same as other carving, but for the small size of the designs, I start bevelling around the inside of the lines instead of outside using the smallest beveller I have , followed by the background tools and a modeling tool for the more fiddly bits including ropes, reins etc. The tools used are in the pic, although not very clear. I used an angled carving blade as well as a fine filigree blade ( not in pic) . A 'B 936' beveller, an A98 backgrounder ( a really old one) , A 104 for larger areas, a modified ground down stamping tool, and an F902 in some areas like mane, tail etc. a modeling tool ( no idea of the number) , a modified trimmed brush with only a few bristles on it and slightly larger one for larger areas...and an extra pair of specs & water based black dye. For those that wish to try this, one word : patience , don't rush it , and good light. Thank you all HS Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PastorBob Report post Posted June 12, 2023 Very sharp! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert03241 Report post Posted June 13, 2023 pretty cool Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites