Members dragonworks Posted April 25, 2012 Members Report Posted April 25, 2012 i'm new to leather working and i have done some things and i always have a section in many little spots that when i bevel the edges a small portion of the cut line is pulled away and you can visibly see it! does anyone know why? also how can i stop it? i appreciate any and all feed back on this. thank you justin Quote
Ambassador Luke Hatley Posted April 26, 2012 Ambassador Report Posted April 26, 2012 This book will be of great help to you. "Craft Tool Tech Tips" by Al Stolhman. Quote Luke
Ambassador pete Posted April 26, 2012 Ambassador Report Posted April 26, 2012 i'm new to leather working and i have done some things and i always have a section in many little spots that when i bevel the edges a small portion of the cut line is pulled away and you can visibly see it! does anyone know why? also how can i stop it? i appreciate any and all feed back on this. thank you justin You are probably not cutting deep enough and beveling too hard. Try cutting deeper and beveling as deep as the cut. pete Quote
Members dragonworks Posted April 28, 2012 Author Members Report Posted April 28, 2012 thanks pete, i will try it, You are probably not cutting deep enough and beveling too hard. Try cutting deeper and beveling as deep as the cut. pete Quote
Members dragonworks Posted May 2, 2012 Author Members Report Posted May 2, 2012 you were absolutely right pete, my stuff looks better already, thank you somuch man. Quote
Members Spinner Posted May 2, 2012 Members Report Posted May 2, 2012 you were absolutely right pete, my stuff looks better already, thank you somuch man. Pete's on to it I believe, what you're seeing is likely that (not cutting deep enough/tooling deeper than the cut) and/or it could be that you're tooling on the cut line versus up to it. When you bevel in the cut, the heel of the tool separates the tooled area, pulling it away from the cut. If you work on tooling "to the line", meaning your tool is a hair behind the cut line it will depress the tooling like normal and the fraction of leather at the tip of the beveler will just barely fill in the line making it look very smooth and thin. Tooling 'to the line' takes quite a bit of practice but once you get it the difference is noticeable. Quote Chris Three Mutts Customs Leather - http://www.threemuttscustoms.com
Members dragonworks Posted May 3, 2012 Author Members Report Posted May 3, 2012 all you guys who answer questions on here are on it i'll try to post the piece later today , i just finished it about 2 am last night, its a lower back piece for my leather jacket, i love it Pete's on to it I believe, what you're seeing is likely that (not cutting deep enough/tooling deeper than the cut) and/or it could be that you're tooling on the cut line versus up to it. When you bevel in the cut, the heel of the tool separates the tooled area, pulling it away from the cut. If you work on tooling "to the line", meaning your tool is a hair behind the cut line it will depress the tooling like normal and the fraction of leather at the tip of the beveler will just barely fill in the line making it look very smooth and thin. Tooling 'to the line' takes quite a bit of practice but once you get it the difference is noticeable. Quote
Members Big Daddy T Posted September 17, 2012 Members Report Posted September 17, 2012 Hi there. Brand new to tooling leather and will be laying my first stamping blows later tonight. Theory question about beveling. First you have made your cut for whatever line it is you want to bevel. The cut is the valley, there is the pattern edge and the bevel edge. You will take your beveler and put the tool on the line so that when you land your blows it mashes the bevel side of the cut down completely, correct? (instead of leaving a 1 micron gap [read:small] between the bevel side edge and the stamping with the beveler) Correct? You don't want to leave a thin line between the cut and the bevel stamp is what I am asking. That would ruin the attempt at depth in the piece, right? You make a clean cut, you mash 1/2 have the clean cut down to make it look 'raised' and then walk the bevel tool all the way around the pattern edge that you want to highlight, correct? Again, just a theory question. I might look like a noob or sound silly, but I don't mind looking as such if I have more knowledge going into a project than less. Thank you, BDT Quote
Members daveottawa Posted September 17, 2012 Members Report Posted September 17, 2012 (edited) Pete's on to it I believe, what you're seeing is likely that (not cutting deep enough/tooling deeper than the cut) and/or it could be that you're tooling on the cut line versus up to it. When you bevel in the cut, the heel of the tool separates the tooled area, pulling it away from the cut. If you work on tooling "to the line", meaning your tool is a hair behind the cut line it will depress the tooling like normal and the fraction of leather at the tip of the beveler will just barely fill in the line making it look very smooth and thin. Tooling 'to the line' takes quite a bit of practice but once you get it the difference is noticeable. That's something I also never understood... 'tool up to the cut line' vs 'tool in the cut line'. Stohlman tech tips book says to put the toe of the beveler in the swivel knife cut and strike. Is that 'up to' or 'in' the line? Is one of the positions in this drawing the best way? ('Scuse the artwork!) The left side is what I understand Tech-tips to mean and what I think you mean by tooling 'up to' the cut line. Is the right side the ' to the line' position? Edited September 17, 2012 by daveottawa Quote
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