Members Leather Ink Posted June 24, 2010 Members Report Posted June 24, 2010 I haven't made anything for myself in a long time. Three years ago I made a wallet, but everything else has left either as gift or as product. Now I am back in school, so I am hoping to get some use out of this little guy. It is a cover for composition books. Please forgive the odd colors, I'm not very good with a camera. Day 1, half the outline done. Quote
Members Leather Ink Posted June 27, 2010 Author Members Report Posted June 27, 2010 (edited) A little more progress made today. I am really enjoying this piece, even though I am not too fond of my mistakes. I would love any tips for next time, please. Edited June 27, 2010 by Leather Ink Quote
Timd Posted June 27, 2010 Report Posted June 27, 2010 Great stuff! I love the tri-weave spine, very creative. Quote
Members Leather Ink Posted June 27, 2010 Author Members Report Posted June 27, 2010 Thank you Timd! I would love to take credit for the spine idea but I got that from Tomswede. Quote
Members Leather Ink Posted June 29, 2010 Author Members Report Posted June 29, 2010 Well, I finished carving and tooling. I dyed it using Timber Brown using Tandy's eco flow dye with an airbrush. I know the picture looks like it has splotches, but it doesn't. I'm no photographer and I had some shadows. I am very satisfied with the results so far. Next is laying down the color with cova's through an airbrush and some fine brush work. I would really like any advice on how to get a conditioner or oil in before I put down the satin shene and antique. Happy tooling all and I hope you like what I'm doing. Quote
Members TimDreamer Posted June 29, 2010 Members Report Posted June 29, 2010 I see you are using a hollow ground blade with a unique angle to it. Is this something you have done yourself? What swivel knife do you use? Quote
Members Leather Ink Posted June 29, 2010 Author Members Report Posted June 29, 2010 I'm using an ABS swivel knife from Tandy. A lot of it was carved with a 3/8" hollow ground, some with a standard 1/4" angle blade, and the rest with an old 3/8" straight I found at a garage sale and restored. Quote
Members Leather Ink Posted July 3, 2010 Author Members Report Posted July 3, 2010 (edited) Here is a few more for the updates, more coming soon. Edited July 3, 2010 by Leather Ink Quote
Members Leather Ink Posted July 3, 2010 Author Members Report Posted July 3, 2010 Finished the art work, all there is left to do is sew it up snap a few more pictures and I'll have the best looking composition notebook at my college; I hope. Quote
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