Skulls to tell time by.....

[Froghunter]

Hi,

Great work on the clock, Love the pattern. I wanted to ask a question (some what of a newbie here) I noticed on your leaf petals you have a nice looking pear shade (something I am always struggling with), do you "walk the tool" or is that just one hit? Mine always seem to look misshappen. Any info would be appreciated.

Thanks

Tom

Tom, as a fairly unskilled and new carver, I do whatever feels right. Most leaves get a single shot, some get a bit of a walk after, depends on the width of the leaf. I was also given the tip to go in at the end of the project and give em one more shot to help give them more pop.

As far as I am concerned every piece I do is a practice piece, some get better, some don't. But carving is something I have a passion for, so practice is a good thing. Some day I hope to have half the talent as some of the individuals on this site!

My favorite thing is to do something different. I know there are "traditional" ways to do types of carving, but I don't thnk I have ever seen the "Wrong" way to do it.

Thanks to everyone for their kind words! I have decided to keep it light and add some antique to it. More pictures will follow soon I promise!

[Tina]

Tom, as a fairly unskilled and new carver, I do whatever feels right. Most leaves get a single shot, some get a bit of a walk after, depends on the width of the leaf. I was also given the tip to go in at the end of the project and give em one more shot to help give them more pop.

As far as I am concerned every piece I do is a practice piece, some get better, some don't. But carving is something I have a passion for, so practice is a good thing. Some day I hope to have half the talent as some of the individuals on this site!

My favorite thing is to do something different. I know there are "traditional" ways to do types of carving, but I don't thnk I have ever seen the "Wrong" way to do it.

Thanks to everyone for their kind words! I have decided to keep it light and add some antique to it. More pictures will follow soon I promise!

Hi Frog.

Your design is awesome, I really like the traditional carvings together with the "new stuff". Somehow, in an odd way it all make pefect sense

Edited May 13, 2008 by Tina

[Gibbsleatherworks]

Im glad I ran across this site, Im always amazed at the talent and inginuity found here. I wish I could spend more time on here than I do.

Wonderful idea and an open market for it I might add. Great looking work.

[anne newkold]

Love it look forward to seeing completed

[King's X]

So I came up with an idea for a workshop on how to make a Leather clock. We held the first class yesterday at the store and although I only had one craftsperson there it was a rousing success.

Here is my design and I will post pics of the attendees after it is finished (and I get permission)

I don't know What colors I am going with yet, but I did punch the big hole for the clock works right in the center of it all right after this pic was taken. (ya know...that's a hard thing to do!)

The design is simple, a square piece of leather, put down your design, v-gouge the sides, fold over and stitch..... Now to decide on a finish.....

Very Cool! Where did you find the skulls at? "Sheridan skulls....I like that name." Please let us see what it looks like completed. Thanks for sharing.

[shirleyz]

That looks good! I love skulls and Floral, so you won me over twice! Tooling is great!

ShirleyZ

[Renaissanceman]

Tom, as a fairly unskilled and new carver, I do whatever feels right. Most leaves get a single shot, some get a bit of a walk after, depends on the width of the leaf. I was also given the tip to go in at the end of the project and give em one more shot to help give them more pop.

As far as I am concerned every piece I do is a practice piece, some get better, some don't. But carving is something I have a passion for, so practice is a good thing. Some day I hope to have half the talent as some of the individuals on this site!

My favorite thing is to do something different. I know there are "traditional" ways to do types of carving, but I don't thnk I have ever seen the "Wrong" way to do it.

Thanks to everyone for their kind words! I have decided to keep it light and add some antique to it. More pictures will follow soon I promise!

[Renaissanceman]

Hi Frog,

Thanks for the info, I agree with you about carving, there are so many different ways to achieve great results. Looking forward to your tutorial/additional posts.

Thanks again

R-man/Tom

[steveb]

So I came up with an idea for a workshop on how to make a Leather clock. We held the first class yesterday at the store and although I only had one craftsperson there it was a rousing success.

Here is my design and I will post pics of the attendees after it is finished (and I get permission)

I don't know What colors I am going with yet, but I did punch the big hole for the clock works right in the center of it all right after this pic was taken. (ya know...that's a hard thing to do!)

The design is simple, a square piece of leather, put down your design, v-gouge the sides, fold over and stitch..... Now to decide on a finish.....

I think this is hot shit, damn i wish i could pull this out of my hands...very nice, love the mashup of styles - you nailed it

[charley]

I really like that background ... what tool did you use for that?

It's a really unique texture, that nicely sets of the contrast between the flowers and the skulls.

That's cool!

--charley