Anther Cuff, Well I Learned A Lot.

[Spincycle]

Well I had lots of things I wanted to try, so I combined them into this project. I used my airbrush for the first time. I sprayed the entire leather strip with diluted Febings green dye. Then I created the image and printed it on adhesive back paper. When I cut it out I realized that the small pieces probably wouldn't stick well enough to mask the green. I covered it with masking tape then applied it to the cuff. I then carefully cut the image out of the masking tape. I then sprayed the entire cuff with USMC black. I removed the mask then I buffed the black area being carefull not to go over the green. I should have tried buffing the black before removing the mask. I didnt think about that untill after. My initial idea was to seal it by spraying it with Resolene. But I decided I wanted to have a less glossy finish. I have some Febings Aussie so I melted about ten coats into the leather. I did notice that I pulled some black into the green. In hind sight this is not the type of project that I should have manually applied anything. If I do this again I will spray some Tandy pro matte or something similar instead. The Aussie did seem to seal it ok. I dropped some water on it and you have time to wipe it off before it absorbs. I think Montana Pitch Blend would work better and wish I had that instead of the Aussie. Anyway I laced it single loop as this was my first lacing project. I found the lace to be fairly ridgid and not as soft or supple as I had thought. When I hammered the lacing flat it kind of cracked a bit. I will experiment oiling or soaking the lace in water to see if I get better results. Anyway let me know what you think.

Edited November 12, 2012 by Spincycle

[David8386]

It came out good, I don't notice any of the black in the green until you look very close. On the lacing try using leather conditioner on it before you lace. Good job

David

[Wishful]

Nice job