Just Started Tooling In December

[colescarvings]

Hi all and thank you for excepting me. I started tooling leather in december so i'm fairly new at it.

i have experience in scrimshaw, pen and inks and pastel chalks (an auto accident put an end to doing those).

so 6 yrs later I decided to try something new.

i tool things for a local saddle maker, nose bands, brow bands, saddle decorations and other equine stuff. i'd like to learn to put things together and completely finish them.

i am not a painter, that talent was given to mother and grandmother.

i love carving leather and am just learning to stamp patterns like basket weaving, so that i can help the saddle maker more and also learning to do borders.

here is one of my favorite carvings that i've done so far. it's a bronc nose band.

[benlilly1]

Sorry about the accident, it sounds like you are talented being able to do scrimshaw. You're doing some fine work on leather!

[dirtclod]

Nice job !

[colescarvings]

thank you.

[Double U Leather]

Very nicely done. Isn't amazing how when God shuts one door, He always opens another? Great work.

[David8386]

Very good job, welcome to the forum.

David

Edited February 18, 2013 by David8386

[colescarvings]

thank you and yes, it amazes me the doors that have opened to me. and if it werent for the grace of god, i would be dead. 99% do die in an impact like i experienced.

i really do love creating things. i cant sew the leather so my saddle maker friend gives me projects to do the tooling on.

i'll be tooling my own saddle soon, i'm very excited and nervous about that!

[cbaunni]

very nice...

[capsterdog]

Just awesome!!

[Sir Derrin]

That is a nice job....