Crystal Report post Posted June 19, 2011 Hi All! Latest off the bench. All the black is veg-tan dyed with vinegroon. That was a fun to use for the first time. Thanks for looking! Crystal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RWB Report post Posted June 20, 2011 (edited) That is pretty cool! I don't have that kind of imagination. Ross Brunk Edited June 20, 2011 by RWB Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duke Report post Posted June 20, 2011 awesome work crystal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rhide Report post Posted June 20, 2011 Absolutely beautiful. Did you create the pattern for the tooling? Fantastic craftsmanship. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WinterBear Report post Posted June 20, 2011 Oh my, that is so very classic, elegant...(rambles on into incoherent muttering). wow Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leathercrafter Report post Posted June 20, 2011 Oh my, that is so very classic, elegant...(rambles on into incoherent muttering). wow crystal you did a great job on the padfolio, the pattern was quite orignal and the craftsmanship is great you should be very proud of it thanks for sharing it john Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pat h Report post Posted June 20, 2011 I knew it would be fantastic just like everything you do Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ferg Report post Posted June 20, 2011 Crystal, I am in awe. Your craftsmanship is superb. Attention to repetitive detail is an art and you have the "Touch". ferg Hi All! Latest off the bench. All the black is veg-tan dyed with vinegroon. That was a fun to use for the first time. Thanks for looking! Crystal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hidepounder Report post Posted June 20, 2011 Beautiful job Crystal!!! I'm laughing because I didn't realize that was you on facebook. Also thanks for the advice on the vinegeroon! Bobby Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David Report post Posted June 20, 2011 Crystal, What did you use as a stiffner inside the covers? Thanks, Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moeg Report post Posted June 20, 2011 That is an awesome piece of work. Moe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crystal Report post Posted June 20, 2011 Thanks so much for all the nice comments, everyone! There are things I want to change for next time around, but I wasn't sure how everything was going to work. Rhide- I started with a design I found in a Dover book called "Florid Victorian Ornament". It wouldn't fit the space, so I took one section out of it and tried to use that and that didn't work either. So a long story short and about 2 erasers later I came up with the repeating pattern with the only real remaining part from the origianl being the leafy-looking centers. Bobby- I liked being one of the boys for a while! I have to tell you, you almost made me not ship. I was packing up and stopped in here for a visit and saw yours. It was hard taping up my box after that. David- I had a clear plastic tablet holder that I took the clip off of to use for the tablet holder in the cover. The plastic front and back to that I cut the spine off. And all of the afore mentioned pieces are still on the table that wasn't where I was cementing the cover fronts and liners.... it never pays to glue at 2 am. Thanks again, everyone! Crystal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bob Blea Report post Posted June 20, 2011 I think that looks fantastic. The design is very unique and the finish looks great! Bob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
