rookie Report post Posted April 18, 2008 I just finished this purse for my wife. Just getting started in leather. I am a hatmaker by trade. So all critiques welcome. Would love to here from others about my work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hilly Report post Posted April 18, 2008 I just finished this purse for my wife. Just getting started in leather. I am a hatmaker by trade. So all critiques welcome. Would love to here from others about my work. I think you should change your name from "rookie" to "very talented". Great looking purse! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chocolateducttape Report post Posted April 18, 2008 Looks great to me! Nice work!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomSwede Report post Posted April 18, 2008 Insane!!! New to leather, wow! You sure got some talent and I think you been at least reading up on subject before tooling, right?? Your bag look really , really great and I can't imagine what stuff you could come up with. Oh since your new to leather I'm guessing your new here so welcome to the forum! I could give you a few pointers on background if you're interested but posting such nice work for the first time I didn't want to offend you with that just now. I'm thinking you must be really proud of that piece and that is very justified. Your floral looks good to me but I never ever been even near that so I think if I tried it would not look that good. Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rookie Report post Posted April 18, 2008 Tom, I new to this stuff so any pointers are apprecciated. Good or bad I listen to it all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikeymoto Report post Posted April 18, 2008 (edited) That looks really very nice. Can I presume you applied a resist to the raised portions of the carving, but not down in the depressions? Or did you resist all of the non-background areas and the antique pooled up a bit in the low areas? I think it looks great. Edited April 18, 2008 by mikeymoto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rookie Report post Posted April 18, 2008 mickey- I followed the instrucions in the sheridan style book I have on the finish. Neatsfoot first, neatlac 2nd, antique 3rd then finally tan kote. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomSwede Report post Posted April 18, 2008 Ok Rookie, if next piece comes out this good you just gotta change that name, lol. So what I thought of concerns backgrounding only. I hope I'll be able to get my message through, can be a bit awkward when a Swede try's to explain things I think. To make your work stand out even you can use a checkered edge beveler around main contours that will border against your tooled down background BEFORE working with the smaller pear backgrounder because it looks to me like when you have gone over with the backgrounder you got some of the leather mass underneath the graintop worked up against the design that you wish to make stand out. By edge beveling before, you'll get a harder mass bordering to the design wich helps keeping things in place when backgrounding, I typically also tilt the small pear backgrounder to push mass away from design when getting about one tool width from design thus creating a little a small trail from the tool around the design and this also make the impression a little deeper around the design. I think this makes the design pop out alot more and it sure is timeconsuming. Best wishes! Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spider Report post Posted April 18, 2008 This purse is awesome. I shall not let my wife see it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crystal Report post Posted April 18, 2008 Very nice job. I like the purse and tooling design! Nice stitching. Crystal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwinOaks Report post Posted April 19, 2008 This purse is awesome. I shall not let my wife see it. I think that we should instate some rules requiring disclaimers for those of us whose wife may be reading the posts with us. I just got a glare and a squinty look from my wife, followed by " Oooooooooo....I like." Thanks Rookie, ya just made another item on the honey-do list for a lot of us married guys.... And... very, very nice work. I'm sure she will proudly display that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rookie Report post Posted April 19, 2008 Tom- Thank you for the pointer. I am going to try it on my next project. Thanks Crystal, I had to hand stitch it. I am thinking of investing in a sewing machine if I end up doing more leather work. Twin Oaks- I will make sure to keep the next one on the down low. You could always tell your wife that I used the last cow with this pattern...ha ha. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beaverslayer Report post Posted April 20, 2008 rookie, first welcome to the forum, glad you found us. Also glad you posyed this wonderful looking purse. You seem to have a hidden talent in leatherworking. I'd love to see the hats you've made, can only imagine how good they are compared to your purse. Ken Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Storm Report post Posted April 20, 2008 Wow! Just starting out?!?! You must make one hell of a hat! Keep it up and keep on doing what you have been doing. I think you should change your name from "rookie" to "very talented". Great looking purse!Perhaps we should go for really gifted. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SCOUTER Report post Posted April 20, 2008 Awesome! Beautiful work! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Myriam Report post Posted April 20, 2008 Just getting started with leather? Ok, tell us, how long ago did you start? Kidding aside, you did a really good job with this purse. Looking forward to seeing more of your work and welcome to the forum! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SmkyTheBr Report post Posted April 20, 2008 GREAT JOB!!!! I wouldn't have guessed that your a beginer if you hadn't said so. Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tina Report post Posted April 20, 2008 Congratulations to a beautiful purse:-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andystevens Report post Posted May 19, 2008 Looks great and very good lines for just starting you will go far with your leather trade. Keep up the good work!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luke Hatley Report post Posted May 19, 2008 JUST KEEP ON DOING THE GREAT WORK YOU ARE DOING......EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN STYLE.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
