jammon Report post Posted June 2, 2008 (edited) I made the mistake of poor planning so I picked up a guitar strap kit. This was one of the most difficult pieces I've worked on due to the quality of the leather. It was tough to carve and just wouldnt take a coat of dye consistently. This is how it looked before deglazing and using Fiebing's black to get it a consistent coloring. I wanted to just black the background in the design and use tan. I was still happy with it all black (forgot to grab an all black pic). Edited for my poor typing and grammar : ) Edited June 2, 2008 by jammon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jordan Report post Posted June 2, 2008 I have noted the same as to quality, No telling how long a kit has been packaged and there always seems to be sunlight darkening problems from sitting in the store. I will only buy a kit to use as a pattern now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Storm Report post Posted June 2, 2008 Absolutely right! The problem with the kits is that the leather is not always the best. Bets to use the kit as a pattern. I keep matte board around and make my own long term patterns from that. Nice work on the skulls. Storm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
