Crystal Report post Posted February 21, 2012 A clock I made up for a Marine's retirement gift from his family. Thanks for looking! Crystal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tatehunt Report post Posted February 21, 2012 Very nice and clean! Great job on the lettering, and carving that intricate design. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirtclod Report post Posted February 21, 2012 Really nice work on the clock Crystal !! Who ever gets it is going to be very happy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crystal Report post Posted February 21, 2012 Very nice and clean! Great job on the lettering, and carving that intricate design. Thank you, Tatehunt! Really nice work on the clock Crystal !! Who ever gets it is going to be very happy. Thanks, Dirtclod! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Colman Report post Posted February 21, 2012 Very Nice Work! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PL01 Report post Posted February 21, 2012 That is some serious work. Not just the tooling, but the coloring/gilding/dye job your've done on it. What is the size of that? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stephan Danner Report post Posted February 21, 2012 A fantastic job on this - and again some inspiration I get from this board for future projects. Never thought of a clock till now. Thank you for sharing! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JRLeather2 Report post Posted February 21, 2012 Chesty Puller would approve, Semper Fi! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewMc Report post Posted February 21, 2012 Very nice with great lettering, that's going to make someone very happy. If you don't mind me asking, what did you use for the gold colour? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boma Report post Posted February 22, 2012 Love it!great work,espcially the lettering and color. I only used "inflow" dye ,never "covering" type.so there is no white in my work:head_hurts_kr: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crystal Report post Posted February 22, 2012 Very Nice Work! Thank you, Johnny! That is some serious work. Not just the tooling, but the coloring/gilding/dye job your've done on it. What is the size of that? Thank you! The diameter to the outside gold border was 14". A fantastic job on this - and again some inspiration I get from this board for future projects. Never thought of a clock till now. Thank you for sharing! Thank you, Stephan. I was stuck on another project a while ago and someone suggested making a clock out of it. Now everything looks like a clock! Very nice with great lettering, that's going to make someone very happy. If you don't mind me asking, what did you use for the gold colour? Thanks, Andrew. I used Angelus acrylic. I think I either got it from http://peasandcornco.com/shoeandleathercare/angelusacrylicpaint.asp or from http://turtlefeathers.net/text/angelus/paint.html . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crystal Report post Posted February 22, 2012 Love it!great work,espcially the lettering and color. I only used "inflow" dye ,never "covering" type.so there is no white in my work:head_hurts_kr: Thank you, Boma. I haven't had a lot of luck painting things that get hard use. I think for those I should have just used dyes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craftsman827 Report post Posted February 22, 2012 SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL !!! I would love to see a photo of the leather, before you dyed it. I love clocks made with leather. There are so many different types that can be done using leather. "LEATHER", what a beautiful medium to work with ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crystal Report post Posted February 23, 2012 SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL !!! I would love to see a photo of the leather, before you dyed it. I love clocks made with leather. There are so many different types that can be done using leather. "LEATHER", what a beautiful medium to work with ! Thank you. Sorry- no before paint pics, I almost forgot to take an after picture. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hidepounder Report post Posted February 23, 2012 Crystal the clock is beautiful! You did and amazing job on that! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rhide Report post Posted February 23, 2012 (edited) WOW!...just...WOW! Again, Crystal, you are an inspiration. Even as an old River Rat, I can appreciate this beautiful piece of art. Edited February 23, 2012 by Rhide Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crystal Report post Posted February 24, 2012 Thank you, Bobby and Rhide! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
northquabbin Report post Posted May 30, 2012 Outstanding! I'm sure that Marine was speechless. I would have reupped for that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chief31794 Report post Posted May 30, 2012 I'm astounded, beautiful and very detailed and a very accurate depiction of the Eagle, Globe and Anchor (EGA). Just when I thought Sheridan Carving was the only way to make leather truely beautiful, you turn me around. The lettering and coloring is amazing. Ken Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
