dragonspit Report post Posted April 14, 2011 Lost my first try at t his post. I hate when that happens. so I just finished this Bible cover for a friend. thought I would post what I liked and didnt and anyone can add comments. I liked the color, it was close to what I was looking for. it has an antiquish look, which I hoped for. I liked the lacing and although it was my first attempt, I did some sections, multiple times, one waaaay to many times. it could be better, but I learned a lot doing it. as this was my first figure carving, I was pretty happy with the outcome. a simple design I know, but still, not to bad. I really like my designs on the flap. the round part is really more round than it looks in the picture, I dont know why it looks like that. added the metal crucifix was a cool idea. the braiding for page marker was also my first at that., looks decent. I didnt like some of the staining process. I have some wipe marks I could rid of. a couple of real dark spots. I dunno. its ok, but not super good. I didnt realize I got some of the seal outside of the halo on the aft cover. it made it look sloppy over all which was disappointing seeing I liked the actual figure. the braiding could be tighter. i had a real pain with the liner. I wasnt going to put one, changed my mind, used some kind of glue that was not going away. so I had to pull the liner off, the glue was really hard and I couldnt get it all off so it made the new liner a little rougher than I would have liked. so those are my personal notes. anyone is free to comment. just thought Id share. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bkingery Report post Posted May 23, 2011 I'll comment since no one else did. Overall it's a good job for a first try and you pointed out the major things wrong. The thing that stands out the most to me is the lacing, but for me thats one of the first things I look at. I would do a lot more practice on keeping an even tension on it and if you can get a 4 prong Flat punch and use one size smaller than the lace if you can. another thing is the lace is twisted in a lot of places. As far as the carving goes it looks good, I would background more and go a little deeper with your tools. Good Job overall Bryan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragonspit Report post Posted May 27, 2011 I'll comment since no one else did. Overall it's a good job for a first try and you pointed out the major things wrong. The thing that stands out the most to me is the lacing, but for me thats one of the first things I look at. I would do a lot more practice on keeping an even tension on it and if you can get a 4 prong Flat punch and use one size smaller than the lace if you can. another thing is the lace is twisted in a lot of places. As far as the carving goes it looks good, I would background more and go a little deeper with your tools. Good Job overall Bryan Thanks for the comments Brian. the 4 prong punch was something I think was going to be a must if I do something like this again, and I prolly will. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FHL FERG Report post Posted September 6, 2011 Your headed in the right direction for sure. My two pennies on the twisted lace; To avoid it on mine I do 2-4 partial pulls of the lace making sure there are no twists. So basically (depending on the lacing pattern or style I am using) there will be 2-3 loops of lace sticking up from my project. And I stick the needle into the next location making sure it's straight as well with no twist. Then I back track and pull the rest of the excess lace through each section at a time. This seems to work really well for me and I usually only have to stop a few times during a project to straighten something out. Getting rid of the twists will really clean up the look and consistency of your finished product. I hope my process makes sense.... Good Luck ! FHL FERG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragonspit Report post Posted October 5, 2011 Your headed in the right direction for sure. My two pennies on the twisted lace; To avoid it on mine I do 2-4 partial pulls of the lace making sure there are no twists. So basically (depending on the lacing pattern or style I am using) there will be 2-3 loops of lace sticking up from my project. And I stick the needle into the next location making sure it's straight as well with no twist. Then I back track and pull the rest of the excess lace through each section at a time. This seems to work really well for me and I usually only have to stop a few times during a project to straighten something out. Getting rid of the twists will really clean up the look and consistency of your finished product. I hope my process makes sense.... Good Luck ! FHL FERG sorry I missed this, thanks for the input. I will have to try that next time I use a single loop. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caaront Report post Posted November 26, 2011 Very nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
