Birthday gift = WIP

[AlZilla]

The so-called splotchiness actually looks purposeful. Inside the panel, outside the carving itself. I wonder if you had some contaminant on your hand while you were carving.

I'm not a fan of perfect anyway. Vinyl is perfect. Leather lived a life and working hands don't replicate the exact same motion meticulously, exactly the same, every time for 10,000 times.

[Cattleman]

That turned out very nice. As others have said, the splotchiness really looks good... Gives it a unique character.

[Cattleman]

What I'm curious about is what caused that funny egg shaped discoloration on your tooling rock? Is it just a reflection from the lighting???

[DieselTech]

4 minutes ago, Cattleman said:

What I'm curious about is what caused that funny egg shaped discoloration on your tooling rock? Is it just a reflection from the lighting???

That is from my drafting lights I got on my work bench. I got LED light bulbs in them. 

They are the drafting lights you can adjust to about any configuration you like. 

[DieselTech]

3 hours ago, AlZilla said:

The so-called splotchiness actually looks purposeful. Inside the panel, outside the carving itself. I wonder if you had some contaminant on your hand while you were carving.

I'm not a fan of perfect anyway. Vinyl is perfect. Leather lived a life and working hands don't replicate the exact same motion meticulously, exactly the same, every time for 10,000 times.

 

17 minutes ago, Cattleman said:

That turned out very nice. As others have said, the splotchiness really looks good... Gives it a unique character.

Thanks. Much Appreciated. Yeah the splotchiness is growing on me. I am wondering if my leather had some glaze spots. I have heard of leather getting glazed & needed de-glazed before dying. 

Lol I'm not sure what to look for or how it happens. 

[Cattleman]

Glazing is usually an intentional process done to seal the leather... Alot of exotics are glazed.

More likely is that at some point that leather was placed on a surface that had something on it that transfered to the leather and acted similar to a glaze or sealer.

[DieselTech]

14 minutes ago, Cattleman said:

Glazing is usually an intentional process done to seal the leather... Alot of exotics are glazed.

More likely is that at some point that leather was placed on a surface that had something on it that transfered to the leather and acted similar to a glaze or sealer.

Yeah this particular side of veg-tan leather the wallet back was cut from, had 1 area that was really shiny, almost reflective so to speak.  

So maybe at some point is was laid on something that caused it. 

[AlZilla]

I still think you had something on your hands. You were eating chips, applying ointment or something. It's inside the panel but outside the carving. No way a random drip/spill/smear was that precise on both sides.

Or, maybe something on the tool you backgrounded with.

Edited September 28, 2024 by AlZilla

[JH837]

Amazing Work? Your swivel knife work is crisp and clean and concise. Your friend got a very nice looking wallet and I bet he was very pleased with it! You really did a great job tooling the bass and the lettering turned out great as well and the added touch of the center geometric stamping tied it all together. I hope to keep practicing and Getting better with my S.K.. just shipped the wallet I finished for my father in law and I’m excited to see what he thinks about it when he receives it in a few days. He’s always making awesome knives and gifting them to me so it made me happy to do something in return handmade for him. I enjoy leather working for many reasons but really enjoy it for the simple fact that each piece is different and a lot of thought and care goes into finishing something and making sure it looks as good as it can when it’s all said and done. Again , Great work you did a very nice job !!!

[DieselTech]

8 minutes ago, JH837 said:

Amazing Work? Your swivel knife work is crisp and clean and concise. Your friend got a very nice looking wallet and I bet he was very pleased with it! You really did a great job tooling the bass and the lettering turned out great as well and the added touch of the center geometric stamping tied it all together. I hope to keep practicing and Getting better with my S.K.. just shipped the wallet I finished for my father in law and I’m excited to see what he thinks about it when he receives it in a few days. He’s always making awesome knives and gifting them to me so it made me happy to do something in return handmade for him. I enjoy leather working for many reasons but really enjoy it for the simple fact that each piece is different and a lot of thought and care goes into finishing something and making sure it looks as good as it can when it’s all said and done. Again , Great work you did a very nice job !!!

Thanks. I appreciate your kind words. Yeah I dabble a bit in knife making too. 

Yeah my buddy has been showing that wallet to everybody he meets. I think he is tickled with it. 

Yeah my swivel knife work needs some more practice thou. 

I also know you really need to have multiple variations & types of swivel knife blades. Lol or at least I do.

I got tired of swapping blades so I bought multiple different swivel knives to find a knife that fits me well. 

Thanks again for the encouragement.