Members tbhogstrom Posted March 30, 2013 Members Report Posted March 30, 2013 Hey all, Second project coming in: A simple card holder. I ordered some pricking irons, so my stitching should get a little more consistent when the Dixons (!!!) come in. Tell me what you think! Any comments are appreciated. Thanks, Hoggy Quote
Members Jimbob Posted March 30, 2013 Members Report Posted March 30, 2013 Nice, clean and simple.....now you need to work on your edges to burnish, as mentioned your stitching line and then you need to add flames, every cardholder should have flames and skulls on it....hahahaa... You done well, show us more and soon you be right there with this talented bunch hanging out here. Thanks for showing!! Jimbob Quote http://www.elfwood.com/~alien883 First it is just leather....then it is what-ever I can dream off...
Members tbhogstrom Posted March 30, 2013 Author Members Report Posted March 30, 2013 Nice, clean and simple.....now you need to work on your edges to burnish, as mentioned your stitching line and then you need to add flames, every cardholder should have flames and skulls on it....hahahaa... You done well, show us more and soon you be right there with this talented bunch hanging out here. Thanks for showing!! Jimbob Jimbob, I'm working on burnishing techniques, I really haven't gotten it down to a personal science yet. I need to read some more topics about differing techniques. Thanks for the input! Tyler Quote
Members Alamo Posted March 31, 2013 Members Report Posted March 31, 2013 To help with burnishing, you can use gum trag or even some glycerin in water to help you slick up the edges. Beveling your edges too might be something to think about. Quote www.WestEastArmory.com Fine Leather Goods Handmade with Texas Pride
Members artycpt Posted April 1, 2013 Members Report Posted April 1, 2013 Just and observation and misc. design note; Not sure of the measurements and fit but a generally good idea if the cards fit all the way down into the holder is to make a small cutout at the top to be able to grab the cards and pull them out easier. Feel free to disregard if your holder works just fine. For a second project it looks good and clean. The details in burnishing and stitching will come with practice. You are off to a great start. Oh and add some snakes with the skulls and flames. Quote http://www.facebook....nakebiteLeather http://www.etsy.com/shop/snakebiteleather
LNLeather Posted April 2, 2013 Report Posted April 2, 2013 FYI - Hidepounder has the best tutorial on finishing edges - just in case you hadn't seen it yet... http://leatherworker...ges-2-15-11.pdf hope this helps Quote ~Cheryl There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart... pursue those...
Members Murray Posted April 2, 2013 Members Report Posted April 2, 2013 ... then you need to add flames, every cardholder should have flames and skulls on it....hahahaa... Jimbob I knew I was missing something, just didn't know what. Tbhogstrom, thats a nice design. Quote 2 Chronicles 7:14 If mypeople, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. www.facebook.com/MHLeatherworks
Members tbhogstrom Posted April 2, 2013 Author Members Report Posted April 2, 2013 To help with burnishing, you can use gum trag or even some glycerin in water to help you slick up the edges. Beveling your edges too might be something to think about. I've been beveling with a #1, but I think I need to get a quality #2 (well, and a quality #1). Just ordered some glycerin to help with the burnishing. Thanks for the advice. Just and observation and misc. design note; Not sure of the measurements and fit but a generally good idea if the cards fit all the way down into the holder is to make a small cutout at the top to be able to grab the cards and pull them out easier. Feel free to disregard if your holder works just fine. For a second project it looks good and clean. The details in burnishing and stitching will come with practice. You are off to a great start. Oh and add some snakes with the skulls and flames. I can post up some pictures, but "standard" cards fit in the wallet with about a 1/16" overhang of leather. When designing I looked at a lot of similar products but decided against a notch to make retrieving cards easier. As a side note on aesthetics, I think the notch takes away from a clean look while only providing minimal assistance in card retrieval. Like you said, feel free to disregard my designing thoughts. Thanks! FYI - Hidepounder has the best tutorial on finishing edges - just in case you hadn't seen it yet... http://leatherworker...ges-2-15-11.pdf hope this helps Saw this, waiting for glycerin soap to come in! Quote
Members Alamo Posted April 2, 2013 Members Report Posted April 2, 2013 Ordered glycerin? To save you on some shipping costs and time, you can mosey on over to your closest drug store/pharmacy/walmart and look for glycerin in the skin care section! Quote www.WestEastArmory.com Fine Leather Goods Handmade with Texas Pride
Members tbhogstrom Posted April 2, 2013 Author Members Report Posted April 2, 2013 closest drug store/pharmacy/walmart In Vermont, the closest drug store is 20 miles away. I also was ordering Leather from SLC and just dropped it in there. Quote
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