Best Basic Set Of Tools?

[King's X]

Funny you ask. I am in the beginning works with CitizenKate on a project that will hopefully help most of us that do not have regular places to learn and tool. So please be patience.

I have tools and I am willing to travel to tool anywhere! As long as I can afford it. Unfortunately, I can do one of two things right now. I can either come up to your end or you can come down to mine. I live between Georgetown and Austin right off IH35. When I wanna tool and get away from the kids, I will drive into Tandy Leather Factory in Austin. I have a couple that live in Taylor that want me to come and teach them a Basic Western Floral Carving class in the immediate future at their home. I am doing it because they are very good friends of mine. Normally, participants have to come into Austin to take this course.

I have been looking into a place to teach/hold course for quite some time. I found a place just north of Georgetown who is willing to rent me some space, but that take $$ as with everything. I am not aware of any places north of me that you could go to. The only other place that I could suggest to you would be Hide Crafters on Saturdays in Fort Worth, but that is still a days ride on a horse from you.

You are more than welcome to join me and the OFC (Ole' Farts Club) to beat on some leather and pray that it turns out decent, but I just don't see it economical for you?

Let me know, my door is always open to other members on LW.

Good luck.

[colby]

Awesome! Thanks a lot for the invite. Driving down some evenings wouldn't be a problem at all for me, so keep me informed. I realize your time isn't free, so just let me know what a few hours of your time in the evenings would be.

On another subject, I have been tooling every night for a few hours and have a question.

1. Is there a trick besides just practicing to "walking" tools such as the beveler, shader, etc.? I think I am pretty decent with my swivel knife only to chop the pattern up with the beveler!

[terrymac]

Awesome! Thanks a lot for the invite. Driving down some evenings wouldn't be a problem at all for me, so keep me informed. I realize your time isn't free, so just let me know what a few hours of your time in the evenings would be.

On another subject, I have been tooling every night for a few hours and have a question.

1. Is there a trick besides just practicing to "walking" tools such as the beveler, shader, etc.? I think I am pretty decent with my swivel knife only to chop the pattern up with the beveler!

[terrymac]

The only way I have ever figured out to handle beveler tracks is to go back over the area just beveled and lightly tap the "tracks" themselves. If anyone out there can make a complete pass without any tracks on a single try, has my utmost admiration. If anyone does know how, I wish they would share it with me because I have tried every trick, angle, or gimmick I could come up with. I end up with an extremely smooth bevel line, it just takes more than one pass. Hope this helps.

Terry

[colby]

The only way I have ever figured out to handle beveler tracks is to go back over the area just beveled and lightly tap the "tracks" themselves. If anyone out there can make a complete pass without any tracks on a single try, has my utmost admiration. If anyone does know how, I wish they would share it with me because I have tried every trick, angle, or gimmick I could come up with. I end up with an extremely smooth bevel line, it just takes more than one pass. Hope this helps.

Terry

Thanks Terry! I have been doing that a little and it seems to help a lot.

[King's X]

Colby & Terrymac

Go to the front of the forum (main page); look up the free Paul Bennett instruction. He (in my opinion) is a great instructor. He has several lessons on beveling that could answer your question, plus he talk about the use other tools. The best thing is he uses photographs, good ones!

Good luck

If it can be work around everyone schedule, we can meet sometime. We can talk.