Skullbelt

[TomSwede]

I lost some weight and had to get new pants. Levis 506 fits a belt with the impressive measurement of 2,36" precisely and what a coincidence that I found a piece of leather once ordered for a guitarstrap laying around a couple of weeks ago with this exact dimension. I got a new belt now. Still needs some work on the edges but I'm to lazy right now so I just shot it at the same time as the dayplanner.

Played some with fingercuts here on that tribalistic carving and inverted colouring using blockdyeing technique (but with cottonballs tightly wrapped in a cloth instead of block). Red was applied last with a brush.

Credits for colouring goes to Kate and Marlon!!

Hey..that buckle from Tandy will ruin the leather in no time. I used the belt yesterday and it looks like crap at the closing point from that ridicilous chainborder they used. Silly suckers. A fine silvery round edge would have looked so nice for this buckle and saved the leather alot more..other than that...I think the chain border looks silly. Flames is enough.

Tom

Another pic

[Schno]

Great coloring and I love the tribal cuts! Well done as always, Tom.

[MADMAX22]

Great dye job Tom, great idea on the skull also.

What did you use to apply the black dye with? Looks like whatever it was worked very welll.

[leatheroo]

who's been practicing with the swivel knife???? lol great work tom...

[TomSwede]

Great coloring and I love the tribal cuts! Well done as always, Tom.

Thanks Schno!!

Long time no see so good to see you around!!!

Great dye job Tom, great idea on the skull also.

What did you use to apply the black dye with? Looks like whatever it was worked very welll.

Thanks MAdmax!! Oh forgot to say that the skull is drawn by tattoflash artist Bob Paulin and is layed out as a leatherbracelet so that was not my idea to put it down this way. Inverting the colouring was my idea.

I used cotton balls in a tightly wrapped linen cloth, before applying I wiped excess off on a blank paper so it wouldnt be saturated and get into the cuts.

I have done no touching up on the black colouring, just applied it with the cotton ball and thought to myself..it is what it is.

who's been practicing with the swivel knife???? lol great work tom...

Thanks Roo!!

I can promise you that there is cleaning up on every cut with the modelling spoon to make the black colouring come out allright. Only get one shot at it.

Tom

Edited June 15, 2009 by TomSwede

[Big Papa Leather]

That looks awesome. You have a knack for striking colorings.

[TomSwede]

That looks awesome. You have a knack for striking colorings.

HA ha thanks Scissormedic, feels more like it's th few colours I have left...moneydrained..lol...but a belt for me gotta be red/black, off course.

Love it!

Damon

[MADMAX22]

Cool beans man, Ill have to give that a try and see how it works out. Ive been thinking of trying that layered color thing just havnt had the project for it yet.

[TomSwede]

Cool beans man, Ill have to give that a try and see how it works out. Ive been thinking of trying that layered color thing just havnt had the project for it yet.

Yeah it's a fun but nervewrecking technique to work with. All the swivelcuts must be very even and polished down so that they don't protrude from the surface.

Here is the tut that Kate made that gave me the basic knowledge about this method:http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=2712&hl=block

Tom

[MADMAX22]

Thanks, I bumbed the thread back to the top but it got me thinking of all the places that we could really use stickied tutorials is in the dye and finish section.