dikman Report post Posted July 20 That is a LOT of work!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rktaylor Report post Posted July 20 There's a lot to like about that. Can't wait to see the final product. Randy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cattleman Report post Posted July 20 54 minutes ago, dikman said: That is a LOT of work!!! Lol... Thats why I'm charging $750 + shipping. 23 minutes ago, rktaylor said: There's a lot to like about that. Can't wait to see the final product. Randy Thank you. I'm getting excited to see it finished too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cattleman Report post Posted July 21 Dye and resist completed... Once the resist dries I'll antique. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigBore Report post Posted July 21 Stunning work. Appreciate you taking the time to bring us along with the progress pics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bladegrinder Report post Posted July 21 That looks awesome! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cattleman Report post Posted July 21 12 minutes ago, bladegrinder said: That looks awesome! Thank you. If it looked awesome before antique, it should look even better now... Now all the little details really jump out and give it some real depth. 1 hour ago, BigBore said: Stunning work. Appreciate you taking the time to bring us along with the progress pics. Thank you, and my pleasure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cattleman Report post Posted July 22 So today I managed to get both the main body panels lined and the front body panel sewn to the gusset. It's finally starting to resemble a bag!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlZilla Report post Posted July 22 @Cattleman, is the white on the flowers dye, or paint? The antiquing definitely brought out details in the flower petals. It's a pretty versatile but unpredictable thing, in my limited experience. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cattleman Report post Posted July 22 8 minutes ago, AlZilla said: @Cattleman, is the white on the flowers dye, or paint? The antiquing definitely brought out details in the flower petals. It's a pretty versatile but unpredictable thing, in my limited experience. No dye or paint on the flowers or vine work... Your probably seeing the light reflecting off the top coat. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlZilla Report post Posted July 22 27 minutes ago, Cattleman said: No dye or paint on the flowers or vine work... Your probably seeing the light reflecting off the top coat. Interesting. Between this post: https://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/118068-western-purse-work-in-progress/?do=findComment&comment=749613 And this one: https://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/118068-western-purse-work-in-progress/?do=findComment&comment=749627 The flower petals turned white. But apparently, they didn't. The surrounding background turned brown. Fun lesson. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cattleman Report post Posted July 22 2 hours ago, AlZilla said: Interesting. Between this post: https://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/118068-western-purse-work-in-progress/?do=findComment&comment=749613 And this one: https://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/118068-western-purse-work-in-progress/?do=findComment&comment=749627 The flower petals turned white. But apparently, they didn't. The surrounding background turned brown. Fun lesson. Lol... Funny how when you're focused on a particular feature, the rest just kinda disappears... Until it changes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cattleman Report post Posted July 28 It has officially become a bag... Still have some edging and dye work to do, as well as a buckle and strap. But I'm currently waiting on some hardware I ordered. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlZilla Report post Posted July 28 There's a lot to like about that purse. I'll suggest that maybe the backside of the strap get some kind of treatment. It's the only piece of raw leather I can see. Also, if you get another one, interior pockets always seem to be a big hit with the wimmin. Cell phones, pens, that sort of thing. Very nice project. Thanks for the blow by blow report. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cattleman Report post Posted July 28 1 minute ago, AlZilla said: There's a lot to like about that purse. I'll suggest that maybe the backside of the strap get some kind of treatment. It's the only piece of raw leather I can see. Also, if you get another one, interior pockets always seem to be a big hit with the wimmin. Cell phones, pens, that sort of thing. Very nice project. Thanks for the blow by blow report. Thank you. I did consider dying the back side of the strap, but decided against it as I dont want the dye to transfere to the tooling. I instead slicked it with some tokonole, as it will not be visiable most of the time. The shoulder strap will however be dyed on both sides. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoogMeister Report post Posted July 28 stunning piece of work. Your step by step pics are greatly appreciated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cattleman Report post Posted July 28 1 hour ago, DoogMeister said: stunning piece of work. Your step by step pics are greatly appreciated. Thank you. This is after slicking and dying the rest of the edges... I'm currently working on the shoulder strap... 2 layers of 6/7 veg tan cemented together, with a little detail cut end to fancy it up some... Pics to come soon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bladegrinder Report post Posted July 29 That looks great! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cattleman Report post Posted July 29 Shoulder strap, nothing super fancy. It's pretty much finished, except the hardware. Which consists of grommets and clasps to attach the shoulder strap, and a buckle for the closure strap. Also getting a rivet domer to gussy up the copper rivets a little. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cattleman Report post Posted August 3 Finally received the hardware!!! Just finished it. And the inside... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SUP Report post Posted August 3 That's very beautiful! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cattleman Report post Posted August 3 14 minutes ago, SUP said: That's very beautiful! Thank you. This one is going to be a little hard for me to put into a box and ship... It just turned out so nice. I could look at the tooling for hours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SUP Report post Posted August 3 I can imagine. All that hard work and the beautiful results. It is heirloom quality. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlZilla Report post Posted August 3 I wondered how you were doing the strap. Nice work, I enjoyed the follow along. Maybe the money will make it easier to box it up! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cattleman Report post Posted August 3 25 minutes ago, AlZilla said: I wondered how you were doing the strap. Nice work, I enjoyed the follow along. Maybe the money will make it easier to box it up! Lol... That definetally helps. Just wish I could spend more of iton something other than bills. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
