Members LG337 Posted Monday at 03:16 PM Members Report Posted Monday at 03:16 PM Hello everyone. I was wondering if anyone has made any placemats. My daughter asked about them and I have no idea the type of leather to use and how to finish it. She would like it at least stamped on the edges if hand carving can't be done. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Quote
Moderator bruce johnson Posted Monday at 04:54 PM Moderator Report Posted Monday at 04:54 PM I made a couple hundred probably. Some stock and some custom. My favorites (and most popular) were made from heavy chrome tan and then tooled side panels. The veg tan were harder to clean and tended to roll a bit over time. These chrome tan could roll up in a drawer for storage and lay right out flat. Handy for the folks with living quarter horse trailers. Heavy chrome tan and tooled strips. I treated them with at least three coats of acrylic finish and they wiped off well with minimal staining. I treated vegtan coasters the same. Quote Bruce Johnson Malachi 4:2 "the windshield's bigger than the mirror, somewhere west of Laramie" - Dave Stamey Vintage Refurbished And Selected New Leather Tools For Sale - www.brucejohnsonleather.com
Members LG337 Posted Monday at 05:21 PM Author Members Report Posted Monday at 05:21 PM WOW! That is some awesome work. Very talented. I'm still new at this so thanks very much for your help. I really do appreciate it. Happy carving Quote
Members LG337 Posted 11 hours ago Author Members Report Posted 11 hours ago Can I ask what thickness you use for the chrome tan & the veg tan? Any other tips you may have would be appreciated. Thanks, and again beautiful workmanship. Quote
Moderator bruce johnson Posted 10 hours ago Moderator Report Posted 10 hours ago 1 hour ago, LG337 said: Can I ask what thickness you use for the chrome tan & the veg tan? Any other tips you may have would be appreciated. Thanks, and again beautiful workmanship. Chrome tan - I wanted something with at least a 5 in the weight like 5/6. My overall favorite was anything with a shrunken grain since that tends to be heavier. Customers with no cost constraints - shrunken grain bison. I can't remember the exact cutting size. I gave all my templates and patterns for purses, bags, home decor, etc. to an up and comer years ago. Tooling leather - something with an 8 - 7/8 or 8/9 weights cut from lower side or mid belly-between the flanks remnants from those weights or split to 8 oz from skirting leftovers. They were 2 inch strips as I recall. Pretty sure I rarely cut many strips from a whole fresh side, just remnants mostly. Quote Bruce Johnson Malachi 4:2 "the windshield's bigger than the mirror, somewhere west of Laramie" - Dave Stamey Vintage Refurbished And Selected New Leather Tools For Sale - www.brucejohnsonleather.com
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