Business Card Holder

[Rawhide]

Hi LW.net family,

Here's a business card holder made for my wife. It's been tough getting to do any leatherwork here lately, but finally got to crank something out.

It's made of 6 oz, Wickett and Craig, and dyed with spirit dyes, resisted and antiqued with sheridan brown. The lace is hand cut kangaroo from Tandy's new line of kangaroo hides. Any questions or critiques are always welcome. Sorry for the picture quality (cell phone)

Thanks,

Marlon

Close up of lacing...

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Edited November 15, 2010 by Rawhide

[BearMan]

Hi Marlon,

Very nice job! Your coloring is getting better all the time! Everything looks very clean & crisp. I really like your lacing job,,, I need to do more of that. I'm sure I'm way out of practice. Thanks for sharing! Ed the"BearMan"

[pete]

Hi LW.net family,

Here's a business card holder made for my wife. It's been tough getting to do any leatherwork here lately, but finally got to crank something out.

It's made of 6 oz, Wickett and Craig, and dyed with spirit dyes, resisted and antiqued with sheridan brown. The lace is hand cut kangaroo from Tandy's new line of kangaroo hides. Any questions or critiques are always welcome. Sorry for the picture quality (cell phone)

Thanks,

Marlon

Close up of lacing...

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Marlon, WHERE YA BIN??? I've missed seeing you and your work. This is really neat. Love the color job and design.

Tell me, how did you do the star borders. Cut or double edge creaser? Either way great tooling.

stay well

pete

[CitizenKate]

Nice, Marlon! I think this is my favorite piece I've seen from you so far.

Kate

[Rawhide]

@Ed,

Thanks Ed. I've been trying to do a little more color. I still have a long way to go, but, at least I'm trying. (Notice how I slipped the maul you made for me in there?) As far as the lacing goes, It's something that I think I work hardest at second only to handstitching. I think it's these finishing touches that can set work apart...now if I can just get the rest of it down like that, I'll be good.

@Pete,

Pete I've been terribly busy. My wife and I opened a franchise in March and have been in full swing with that since then. It took me about 5 weeks on and off to complete this little thing. The star's borders are cut with swivel knife and then rounded with a modeler. Then lightly beveled on both sides.

@Kate,

Thanks a ton Kate. I'm glad to know I'm improving. Still have mountains to climb, but I'm still hiking!!!

[pete]

So glad to hear that your still among the living!

Best of luck with your franchise- what type of business did you get into?

pete

[dustin29]

Excellent looking work Marlon. As always it is a pleasure to look at your work.

[Rawhide]

@ Pete, thanks for the best wishes...it is an italian ice and frozen custard shop (www.ritasice.com).

@Dustin29, Thank you much. I enjoy doing the work, so I'm glad you enjoy looking at it!!!

[King's X]

Awesome job Rawhide! I wish I could color better. I usually have to beg another member to do it for me. Just don't have it in me yet. One thing at a time to accomplish.

I hope all is well in ice cream land.

Take care......oh almost forgot.....nice maul!

[randyandclaudia]

I bet your wife loved it Rawhide. thinking about what I can make Claudia now

Randy

[Rawhide]

@Sam,

Ice cream land has slowed quite a bit, but it's to be expected. As for the maul, gotta give credit to Mr. BearMan, Ed LaBarre. This thing is freaking fantastic. Very well balanced and I can tool with it for a long period of time. I love it.

@ Randy.

She did love it. I managed to keep it hidden from her until I completed all the coloring. She was quite the happy camper.

[electrathon]

Marlon,

What are you using as a lacing punch? Nothing but positive input on your lacing. You are doing a great job on the layout, the biggest issue I see most often is people use a punch with too much space between the slots, making the lacing too spaced out. Here is an example if the punch I use and the result: http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=23530&st=0&p=150196entry150196 Your angles are greater than mine, just curious on whick tool you used.

Aaron

[Rawhide]

Hi Aaron, I don't use a punch, I use nippers and and overstitch wheel. The only thing I use a punch for is the angle. I mark my guideline, then use a #7 overstitch wheel with 1/8" lace, and a #8 with 3/32" lace. I then take an angled punch (doesn't matter which size) and lean it so that only one finger of the punch is on the leather and use it to set the angle of the holes. I mark each location by pressing the punch with hand pressure just to get a mark. then I punch each slit with nippers. It takes a little longer, but I like the look. I also bevel my lace on the flesh side so that the edges lie flat against the surface when I tap the laces down.

I hope this kind of makes sense.

Marlon