Key fobs

[Airickjay]

Here are some keyfobs I designed for my first foray into leatherworking.  I designed them in CorelDraw and cut them out on a Boss LS1416 70 watt laser.

[rleather]

For your first project, I am very impressed with your stitching. It looks like you nailed the process out of the gate.

I am not a fan of laser, old school here. I believe in carving and stamping. You have a nice product!

[chuck123wapati]

14 hours ago, rleather said:

For your first project, I am very impressed with your stitching. It looks like you nailed the process out of the gate.

I am not a fan of laser, old school here. I believe in carving and stamping. You have a nice product!

Very good stitching.

[MarshalWill]

You do have a good product idea there. I particularly like the 'hotel' designs. Especially the HOTEL CALIFORNIA one. Those should really catch some interest. I also like traditional carving and stamping but the laser does give a texture not possible otherwise. I hope they work out well for you.

Edited yesterday at 03:28 PM by MarshalWill

[Airickjay]

5 hours ago, MarshalWill said:

You do have a good product idea there. I particularly like the 'hotel' designs. Especially the HOTEL CALIFORNIA one. Those should really catch some interest. I also like traditional carving and stamping but the laser does give a texture not possible otherwise. I hope they work out well for you.

I attempted to make a stamp with my laser, Im going to try black antique gel with it, the brown doesn't stand out as much as I'd like.

I called this one "pug life"

[fredk]

Try rubbing in black shoe polish

[dikman]

Very effective. While "traditional carving" is always nice, in this case the laser lets you get fine detail on what are small items, and also lets you produce them quicker. The Hotel California is very whimsical but I daresay the subtlety will be lost on many due to them being too young!

[MarshalWill]

7 hours ago, Airickjay said:

I attempted to make a stamp with my laser, Im going to try black antique gel with it, the brown doesn't stand out as much as I'd like.

I called this one "pug life"

Your laser-made stamp looks to be good. Yes, if you want the impression to stand out more antiquing would certainly do the trick. For comparison, here's a stamp I had professionally made and the impression it makes. This one is 1-1/4" long. You may be onto a good sideline, as well.

[Hags]

Nice work! Tried a laser, can't stand the smell. I do appreciate the detail. I bought a 3d printer, going to try making stamps for that.