Members WalterF Posted February 4, 2024 Members Report Posted February 4, 2024 Worked on a case to learn. Made it out of remnants so it has some marks, for me it just adds to the character. Modifying it a bit and it would be a great Bible case. Quote
Members DieselTech Posted February 4, 2024 Members Report Posted February 4, 2024 Awesome work!!! Love your tool work. Looks great. Is that all hand stitched or machine stitched? Thanks. Quote
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted February 4, 2024 Contributing Member Report Posted February 4, 2024 I like to turn the zipper gussets the other way ,so they're flush with the outside of the case and get burnished together.. but that looks purdy good Quote
Members WalterF Posted February 4, 2024 Author Members Report Posted February 4, 2024 11 hours ago, DieselTech said: Awesome work!!! Love your tool work. Looks great. Is that all hand stitched or machine stitched? Thanks. Thank you, it is all machine stitch. 2 hours ago, JLSleather said: I like to turn the zipper gussets the other way ,so they're flush with the outside of the case and get burnished together.. but that looks purdy good The gusset is two piece with the edge flush with the outside and another piece stitched to it for the zipper. Thank you. Quote
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted February 4, 2024 Contributing Member Report Posted February 4, 2024 6 minutes ago, WalterF said: The gusset is two piece with the edge flush with the outside and another piece stitched to it for the zipper. Thank you. looks good , tho you could have just turned the zipper gusset other way and not added that piece I like to burnish and dye the edge near the zipper before sewing on the zipper. Quote
Members WalterF Posted February 4, 2024 Author Members Report Posted February 4, 2024 2 minutes ago, JLSleather said: looks good , tho you could have just turned the zipper gusset other way and not added that piece I like to burnish and dye the edge near the zipper before sewing on the zipper. True, this gives it a different look though I have done both ways. Yeh I dropped the ball on not burnishing the edge by the zipper. Quote
Members DwightT Posted February 4, 2024 Members Report Posted February 4, 2024 So, you did this to learn. Learn what? Your work has already always been phenomenal. What more is there that you could possibly need to learn? Absolutely stunning work (as always). Was the eagle your own design or did it come from some other artwork? Either way the detail work is fantastic. /dwight Quote
Members MarshalWill Posted February 4, 2024 Members Report Posted February 4, 2024 Beautiful! I like your use of the lesser quality remnants. There are times I go for remnants just to get those character marks in the leather. I also like your tooling designs. Outstanding work. Did you also glue the sheepskin to the outside pieces or just let the stitching on the double zipper gusset hold it? Quote
Members Simplejack1985 Posted February 4, 2024 Members Report Posted February 4, 2024 Nice work Quote
Members Bert03241 Posted February 4, 2024 Members Report Posted February 4, 2024 I love it beautiful work Quote
Members WalterF Posted February 5, 2024 Author Members Report Posted February 5, 2024 5 hours ago, DwightT said: So, you did this to learn. Learn what? Your work has already always been phenomenal. What more is there that you could possibly need to learn? Absolutely stunning work (as always). Was the eagle your own design or did it come from some other artwork? Either way the detail work is fantastic. /dwight I wanted to try a few different things, gusset, handle, and Breaking Out Eagle. These are new to me. I am learning everyday from lots of people, some may not be my taste yet a technique they use may be better. Thank you for the compliment. The eagle is called Breaking Out Eagle by Robert Barr. It is free on Elk Tracks web site. 4 hours ago, MarshalWill said: Beautiful! I like your use of the lesser quality remnants. There are times I go for remnants just to get those character marks in the leather. I also like your tooling designs. Outstanding work. Did you also glue the sheepskin to the outside pieces or just let the stitching on the double zipper gusset hold it? Thank you, remnants for me are great when trying new things. They are not something to be used for a customer. The sheepskin is just glued in along with the inside flap covering the zipper ends. 4 hours ago, Simplejack1985 said: Nice work Thank you 12 minutes ago, Bert03241 said: I love it beautiful work Thank you it was fun. Quote
Members MarshalWill Posted February 5, 2024 Members Report Posted February 5, 2024 26 minutes ago, WalterF said: Thank you, remnants for me are great when trying new things. They are not something to be used for a customer. The sheepskin is just glued in along with the inside flap covering the zipper ends. Thanks. I try new things with some fairly ratty belly leather. Industrial strength crap certainly not for human consumption. It saves making something sucko out of good quality leather. Thanks about the sheepskin being glued in. Quote
CFM tsunkasapa Posted February 5, 2024 CFM Report Posted February 5, 2024 Looks good! And those marks DO add to it. Quote
Members NatesLeatherGds Posted February 5, 2024 Members Report Posted February 5, 2024 6 hours ago, DwightT said: So, you did this to learn. Learn what? Your work has already always been phenomenal. What more is there that you could possibly need to learn? Absolutely stunning work (as always). Was the eagle your own design or did it come from some other artwork? Either way the detail work is fantastic. /dwight Yes. ^ well said. Quote
Members Chipster99 Posted February 5, 2024 Members Report Posted February 5, 2024 Looks fantastic! I’m curious about what type of zipper you used? The pulls are going in opposite directions. I’m working on a project now where I want to do the same thing but the std. YKK #5 zipper tape is uni-directional, so…? Again, the case looks awesome! Quote
Members Chipster99 Posted February 11, 2024 Members Report Posted February 11, 2024 On 2/5/2024 at 4:25 AM, Chipster99 said: Looks fantastic! I’m curious about what type of zipper you used? Quote
Members jrdunn Posted February 11, 2024 Members Report Posted February 11, 2024 3 hours ago, Chipster99 said: @Chipster99, If you'll tag @WalterF in your question, he'll be more likely to see it. JM2C Quote
Members WalterF Posted February 11, 2024 Author Members Report Posted February 11, 2024 On 2/4/2024 at 7:41 PM, tsunkasapa said: Looks good! And those marks DO add to it. Thank you On 2/4/2024 at 8:12 PM, NatesLeatherGds said: Yes. ^ well said. Thank you 8 hours ago, jrdunn said: @Chipster99, If you'll tag @WalterF in your question, he'll be more likely to see it. JM2C Yes Sir. After seeing it a while the floppy handles started bothering me. Added the handle wrap out of remnants also. Quote
Members WalterF Posted February 11, 2024 Author Members Report Posted February 11, 2024 On 2/5/2024 at 5:25 AM, Chipster99 said: Looks fantastic! I’m curious about what type of zipper you used? The pulls are going in opposite directions. I’m working on a project now where I want to do the same thing but the std. YKK #5 zipper tape is uni-directional, so…? Again, the case looks awesome! Thank you, The zipper is a #3 five yard bulk roll from Amazon. With the zipper you get 10 zipper pulls, they both work well with one being slightly smoother. Possibly the one that is in the reverse direction. It posed no problem. I am sorry, not familiar with the uni-directional YKK. Quote
Members MarshalWill Posted February 12, 2024 Members Report Posted February 12, 2024 The handle wrap is a good addition. It visually balances those handles with the sides. Nice choice, there. Quote
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