Members acowboy Posted May 1, 2012 Members Report Posted May 1, 2012 I use the A104 for almost all my large area backgrounding. Yup, of all the stamping sounds that my wife dislikes.... backgrounding large area is about the top of her list. *taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap taptap * and then I get .... "OMG!! HOW MUCH MORE TAPPING!!??" Then I just have to remind her that I gross about a penny for each taptap... hahaha.....man,,,that strikes a note with me!!!!! when my daughter was in high school, i used to bring home work to be around the family..... my daughter was at the shop recently while i was tooling,,,said, " oh my gosh,,,i had forgotten how annoying that tapping was! makes me want to cover my head with a pillow!!" Quote
Members Tina Posted May 1, 2012 Members Report Posted May 1, 2012 One of the series with background tools (including yours) in different sizes and shapes is: Going from smallest to the biggest... A104-2, A104, A105, A114 the next series with a bit bigger pattern than the last is: A888-2, A888, A889, A118... Hang on I post a picturechart I've made for them :-) Ther PA tools is from Hidecrafters... Quote "He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands, and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands, and his head, and his heart, is An Artist" http://vildkorpens-laderlya.deviantart.com http://tupali.deviantart.com/
Members OdinUK Posted May 1, 2012 Author Members Report Posted May 1, 2012 Thanks for posting the picture Tina! I have the A104-2, A104, A114 tools and the PA series. I tried to use the A114 tool on the larger areas but the pattern it leaves is coarser than the A104 so I felt that it didnt look right. I shall try out some practice tooling with all of them again on a scrap. Quote Lord Of Leather
Members Tina Posted May 2, 2012 Members Report Posted May 2, 2012 (edited) Thanks for posting the picture Tina! I have the A104-2, A104, A114 tools and the PA series. I tried to use the A114 tool on the larger areas but the pattern it leaves is coarser than the A104 so I felt that it didnt look right. I shall try out some practice tooling with all of them again on a scrap. "but the pattern it leaves is coarser than the A104" ...Could it be that these tools of yours is from different time periods of Crafttools or different makers even? The one I use the most in big areas is A105. This one is the easiest to get even and at the same time fastest to cover big surfaces...Just tapping along and go over the same/edge areas again (and again *S*) Edited May 2, 2012 by Tina Quote "He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands, and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands, and his head, and his heart, is An Artist" http://vildkorpens-laderlya.deviantart.com http://tupali.deviantart.com/
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