PIERCE Report post Posted May 28, 2008 I made these useing a wood grain press plate out of plywood. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trastu Report post Posted May 28, 2008 Very pretty. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bustedlifter Report post Posted May 28, 2008 Neat-o.I'm not familiar with a "press plate", could you show pics and some how to maybe? Thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomSwede Report post Posted May 28, 2008 That looks awesome, thanks for the tip. I wonder how much pressure one would need to imprint larger leathers. I'd like this for the flyfishing rodtubes someday. Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
276ccm Report post Posted May 28, 2008 Very well done.. it looks real and cool! :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leerwerker Report post Posted May 29, 2008 I wonder if you did it the same as we experimented with at the guild I belonged to in South Africa: We looked for a very old piece of wood with lots of character. One of the most popular was pieces of sleeper (the crossbeams of wood under railway tracks - they were being replced with steel and concrete and the old hardwood ones were very popular for furnature and stuff). The wood was neber very flat, so we would wrap the damp leather around the wood and rub it hard with a "blunt instrument" to impress the woodgrain on the leather. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Report post Posted May 29, 2008 I wonder if you did it the same as we experimented with at the guild I belonged to in South Africa: Hey to a fellow South African - except I've been here since '70, so It's almost like a foreign land to me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomBanwell Report post Posted May 29, 2008 Very cool effect. How much pressure are you applying, and what equipment are you using? thanks, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PIERCE Report post Posted May 30, 2008 Neat-o.I'm not familiar with a "press plate", could you show pics and some how to maybe? Thanks. The plate is a piece of plywood wire brushed to raise the grain and then I placed the leather inbetween it and a metal plate. I then proceeded to place my car on top of the two plates over night. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwinOaks Report post Posted May 30, 2008 The plate is a piece of plywood wire brushed to raise the grain and then I placed the leather inbetween it and a metal plate. I then proceeded to place my car on top of the two plates over night. OOOOooohhhhh!!! I love these new fangled high tech gadgets so much!!!! What's a car and where can I get one? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spider Report post Posted June 1, 2008 What better way to get a wood grain than to use WOOD!!! LOL I LOVE IT!!! The car idea is awesome!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carr52 Report post Posted June 1, 2008 The plate is a piece of plywood wire brushed to raise the grain and then I placed the leather inbetween it and a metal plate. I then proceeded to place my car on top of the two plates over night. Thanks for the tip. I'm going to try it. hope ine come out as nice as yours. Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johnny B Report post Posted April 14, 2011 Nice effect. I like it. Great idea. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattsh Report post Posted April 15, 2011 that's pretty cool...good job Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
