BearMan Posted June 20, 2009 Report Posted June 20, 2009 Tina, That is FANTASTIC!! I love it,,, But You always do such nice stuff anyway!! Ed Quote Ed the"BearMan" polarb1717@aol.com Beary: BearMauls@yahoo.com http://tinyurl.com/BearMauls "The Best tooling mauls available today!"
Contributing Member ClayB Posted June 20, 2009 Contributing Member Report Posted June 20, 2009 Hi Tina, This looks great, as always. You always come up with such fun patterns and this one does seem to fit you. I'm with Kate on the Fiebings antique. I mix it with Tan Kote too. I like the way it thins it down. I think it makes it easier to use. I hope you find something that works for you. It's no fun when you find something you really like and then they quit making it. I've been stocking up on a few different products when I find someplace that has some left. I hope you don't write off the Eco Flow stuff altogether to quickly. I think that if you work with it a while, you might find that there are ways to make it work. Quote ClayB Badlands Leather Art blog Badlands Leather Art Website
Members Tina Posted June 20, 2009 Author Members Report Posted June 20, 2009 Tina,That is FANTASTIC!! I love it,,, But You always do such nice stuff anyway!! Ed Super Thank you BearMan:-) Quote "He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands, and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands, and his head, and his heart, is An Artist" http://vildkorpens-laderlya.deviantart.com http://tupali.deviantart.com/
Members Tina Posted June 20, 2009 Author Members Report Posted June 20, 2009 Hi Tina,This looks great, as always. You always come up with such fun patterns and this one does seem to fit you. I'm with Kate on the Fiebings antique. I mix it with Tan Kote too. I like the way it thins it down. I think it makes it easier to use. I hope you find something that works for you. It's no fun when you find something you really like and then they quit making it. I've been stocking up on a few different products when I find someplace that has some left. I hope you don't write off the Eco Flow stuff altogether to quickly. I think that if you work with it a while, you might find that there are ways to make it work. Great Thanks Friend:-) I'll try not to write the Ecco stuff of but...I'm still not sure I'm totally sold on the look of it yet. I like the Fiebings look just that one is a wee bit hard to control, maybe I get better at it with the TanKote? The pattern on this was not that hard at all, I think drawing it took the longest time:-) I mostly used the bevellers (including the pointed ones) and on the feathers I used B202L=R+L (I think the numbers are correct?) And then off course the modelers, could not do this without them, a very underestimated tool:-) Quote "He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands, and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands, and his head, and his heart, is An Artist" http://vildkorpens-laderlya.deviantart.com http://tupali.deviantart.com/
Members CitizenKate Posted June 20, 2009 Members Report Posted June 20, 2009 I like the Fiebings look just that one is a wee bit hard to control, maybe I get better at it with the TanKote? It does make the paste easier to work with. It makes it so it spreads more easily (I just squirt it on with a squirt bottle), and gives it a little more working time before it begins to set up. Kate Quote
MADMAX22 Posted June 21, 2009 Report Posted June 21, 2009 That does look amazing. Really like both the ravens and those outstanding borders that you come up with. As far as the stitching atleast in my case I can tell when I havnt done it in a bit as I get sore right away but when Im stitching for a while it gets easier to do till I take a break again. I agree though it does take a while, I dont know how those saddle makers do it lol. Quote
Members Tina Posted June 21, 2009 Author Members Report Posted June 21, 2009 It does make the paste easier to work with. It makes it so it spreads more easily (I just squirt it on with a squirt bottle), and gives it a little more working time before it begins to set up.Kate I'm going to take this and get some practise pieces going...It might just work fine:-) That does look amazing. Really like both the ravens and those outstanding borders that you come up with. As far as the stitching atleast in my case I can tell when I havnt done it in a bit as I get sore right away but when Im stitching for a while it gets easier to do till I take a break again. I agree though it does take a while, I dont know how those saddle makers do it lol. Thanks for your kind words:-) I wish I had stronger hands or something...I think I drag those threads like cracy still it looks a wee bit "sloppy". I also have a superhard time keeping the white thread clean, it takes up crap and all kinds of stuff during the trip in the leather and the white is my favorite *grrrr* Quote "He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands, and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands, and his head, and his heart, is An Artist" http://vildkorpens-laderlya.deviantart.com http://tupali.deviantart.com/
Members PANTHER Posted June 21, 2009 Members Report Posted June 21, 2009 Tina Outstanding work as always. Panther Quote
hidepounder Posted June 21, 2009 Report Posted June 21, 2009 Tina, Absolutely beautiful as always....your work is always spectacular! I'm particularly facinated with the tri-weave mix on the binding and the way you incorporated a tri-weave circle under the binding. These are the things which really create depth and distinction in your work! Masterful!!!! Always a fan, Bob Quote
Members Tina Posted June 21, 2009 Author Members Report Posted June 21, 2009 TinaOutstanding work as always. Panther Thanks a load Panther:-) Tina,Absolutely beautiful as always....your work is always spectacular! I'm particularly facinated with the tri-weave mix on the binding and the way you incorporated a tri-weave circle under the binding. These are the things which really create depth and distinction in your work! Masterful!!!! Always a fan, Bob *S* I sooo appreciate your comment and even more happy you noticed the small details :-) I try to get small details like that into my designs if possible for visual interest. That is also how I came up with the tri-weave pattern for the ridge/end of the cover, I needed to connect the both sides somehow. Quote "He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands, and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands, and his head, and his heart, is An Artist" http://vildkorpens-laderlya.deviantart.com http://tupali.deviantart.com/
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