Repost some bracers

[TomSwede]

Thank you Ken!

Everytime someone ask I write it down, lol

Thanks back for all that you share, loved that vest you made!

Tom

[Pip]

great stuff tom, really really like far right, really clean lines..... is that paint,ink, or guilding?

[TomSwede]

Thank you Pip! I post a pic now that'll show the basic dyejob and applied on top of that was some Danish ROC gold dye. Then I sealed it all with Fiebings acrylic spray, one coat. Next I painted some Fiebings pro oil yellow dye onto the checkered part, this made it to blend with the sealer (the sealer dissolves when applying) so I had to be careful with that step. Once the yellow sealer part was dried up I applied antiquing on top of all, wiped off and sealed again.

I may add that sealing the gold and antiquing it really brings out the gold colour allright 'cuz the type I use is more champagne really if left on it's own.

Tom

Edit: found the other pic that shows after gold was applied.

Edited April 8, 2008 by TomSwede

[Spider]

Ok Tom,

I just cant get over how flippin sweet these are. WOW! Dude....I mean.....Dude....these are very nice.

[sodapop]

now i'm wonderin tom...wheres the eddie from iron maiden one??

darryl

[TomSwede]

Oh brothers, thank you alot!

So then it's just back to the drawing table with an I M logo and Eddie, lol. Why haven't I thought of it??

Truthfully the hair is scaring me a bit with figure carvings but I did some hair stuff on that flask viking. I wanna do the original style Eddie if I get to it.

I think I M is good belt stuff but my shirt's always hanging over it so I consider belts a bit of waste for myself. Maybe I can't plant that idea with some friend and I think I know one guy with tucked in shirt that will like the idea, he he gonna work him a bit.

Quite loaded with work now so I take it as it comes.

Judas Priests hellbent for leather is also a cool theme one could work with to pay tribute to old heroes oh and Accept-London leatherboys but hm well , my friends would make funny remarks if I had that on me.

Tom

[kimberangel]

Tom , these are sweeeet! i love the coloring and your lines are so clean, Nice!

[TomSwede]

Thank you Kimber! The lines of the pentagram came out crooked, mainly bcause of errors never noticed when transferring to the leather. Saw them after I started the carving.

Tom

[lindatt]

geez you certainly do beautiful work. wish you were close enough to give me some pointers... ah well... love your work. Linda

[Myriam]

This are neat, Tom! Great work!