All Blacks Rule!

[SOSHorses]

ok so how did you get the wallet all black except for the design?

[UKRay]

Scary all right. Not guys you'd want to get on the wrong side of. But you think they might have been a little more creative in thinking about a name. I'm always amazed how some sports teams are named. In hockey there are the Oilers and Flames and Maple Leafs and Red Wings - and Penguins??? and Mighty Ducks???? How mighty is a duck? So they dropped the Mighty and are now just the Ducks. "Yes sir, I'm a professional hockey player. My team? I'm proud to play for the Ducks!!!" Just doesn't sound right...

Next time I go to see them play I'll mention your concerns, Denise... LOL

Frankly, when you are that big (most of these guys are huge) you can call yourself anything you like and most folk will agree with you!

Ray

[celticleather]

Some answers for Swivelsphinx, Luke and SOSHorses

The image is embossed, not carved. I've developed a technique for making flexible plastic dies, using artwork that I create in CorelDraw. I can use whatever fonts I fancy, but fairly plain lettering works best.

The image is embossed into the surface of the cased leather. The tricky part is dyeing the leather without allowing the dye to migrate into the embossing. This is achieved by using a very tightly balled pad of lint-free cotton, with just enough dye to colour the surface of the leather, and a very light touch. It can take a while to build up the colour, but patience is the only way to avoid the dye flooding the image.

The picture below is the die that I used for the wallet.

Terry