ironhead13 Report post Posted March 30, 2012 I debated on even putting this up, decided not, but what the hell. I made this Feb. 2011 for this bike as I needed something to carry tools in and other small items as needed. Im not one for saddle bags and such and pretty much can fit anything with a bungie cord on my sissy bar (even a rim and tire!!!!). But, when your only transportation has the harley name on it.... it's a good idea to at least have tools. Last thing I want to happen is be broken down in W. Virginia 6hrs away from home and be told I gots a purdy mouth!!! I have never really been one to take pictures of things I do, so there are none of this when it was fresh. It's seen alot of miles and weather and the finished I used was not ideal. At the time I only had a single shoulder and of the eco flow stuff. I wasn't going to tool it, but I wanted the practice. I figure if it came out terrible it was going to be dyed as dark as I could with what I had anyway. So I experimented with different things, and some broken tools to try and toy around with textures and such. Probably getting way outta my league..... So I removed it a little bit ago and wiped most of the dirt and oil from it and tried to get some decent pictures. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
particle Report post Posted March 30, 2012 Ironhead - you should be dang proud of that! I think it looks sweet! Did you say that was your first attempt at tooling? If so, I can't wait to see your second attempt! You obviously are artistically inclined, so you're probably overly critical of your own work. Nice job! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cyberthrasher Report post Posted March 30, 2012 I like it. So is it the Eco Flo that's caused the brown to show through, or was that how it was when fresh? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ironhead13 Report post Posted March 30, 2012 Ironhead - you should be dang proud of that! I think it looks sweet! Did you say that was your first attempt at tooling? If so, I can't wait to see your second attempt! You obviously are artistically inclined, so you're probably overly critical of your own work. Nice job! I like it. So is it the Eco Flo that's caused the brown to show through, or was that how it was when fresh? Thanks! Not my first time no, but technically everytime is my first time! I beleive that was the third time tooling anything, and hadn't picked up the swivel knife since until just a few days ago. I'd like to practice more but as with anything it cost money which is a bit spread out these days. For the Eco Flo, I had to hunt down and find them to see exactly what I used (hadn't touched them since). It was the all in one midnight black and chocolate cherry. Not sure if I used both or not, can't remember. So, I remember doing it to give a slight worn effect, so the visable brown was the chocolate cherry color. Surprisingly, the rain it's been exposed to hasn't completely ruined the dye (been soaked and over stuffed on many occasions). The dye looked better when I first did it but it's holding up better than I expected. At the time, I had no idea how to really use staines,antiques and resist and so forth. I've been researching that more now and kinda wish I knew the proper way then. Here are two more pics though, a closer look at the crow head and skull. The crow head I used a tool that was broken from a large wooden box that was given to me before hand full of leather stuff. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
relic rider Report post Posted April 7, 2012 I like it i think the brown showing thru makes it look old and worn which is a look i like Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
