Members colescarvings Posted February 17, 2013 Members Report Posted February 17, 2013 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. Quote
Members benlilly1 Posted February 18, 2013 Members Report Posted February 18, 2013 Sorry about the accident, it sounds like you are talented being able to do scrimshaw. You're doing some fine work on leather! Quote
Members colescarvings Posted February 18, 2013 Author Members Report Posted February 18, 2013 thank you. Quote
Members Double U Leather Posted February 18, 2013 Members Report Posted February 18, 2013 Very nicely done. Isn't amazing how when God shuts one door, He always opens another? Great work. Quote
Members David8386 Posted February 18, 2013 Members Report Posted February 18, 2013 (edited) Very good job, welcome to the forum. David Edited February 18, 2013 by David8386 Quote
Members colescarvings Posted February 18, 2013 Author Members Report Posted February 18, 2013 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! Quote
Members capsterdog Posted February 18, 2013 Members Report Posted February 18, 2013 Just awesome!! Quote
Members Sir Derrin Posted February 19, 2013 Members Report Posted February 19, 2013 That is a nice job.... Quote
Members bustedlifter Posted February 20, 2013 Members Report Posted February 20, 2013 Looks great! Quote
Members cowgirl out west Posted February 22, 2013 Members Report Posted February 22, 2013 Well that is just beautiful! I too started leather tooling 7 weeks ago. I really like it. How did you learn? Quote
raysouth Posted February 23, 2013 Report Posted February 23, 2013 Beautiful work. You have a great talent. Quote
Members colescarvings Posted February 24, 2013 Author Members Report Posted February 24, 2013 Thank you everyone. Well that is just beautiful! I too started leather tooling 7 weeks ago. I really like it. How did you learn? I used to do scrimshaw, pyrography, pen and ink, etc. ( I can not paint LOL) i was in an auto accident in 2007 and had to give up my art work, and then i met a saddle maker, and we became friends. she told me i should try it, because most of the work is done with the left hand (if you're right handed). so i did! and i love it. i've spent countless hours on youtube watching videos, and got a 3 month membership to the tandy on line library and learned a lot from there too. and read almost all of al stohlmans books, that my friend has loaned me. Quote
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