RiverCity Report post Posted January 31, 2014 First case I have done carved more than logos etc. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steel Horses Report post Posted January 31, 2014 Exquisite! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
benlilly1 Report post Posted January 31, 2014 Beautiful work!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OdinUK Report post Posted January 31, 2014 That's a stunning case. Well made and great tooling, so much detail to look at! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
papadanny Report post Posted January 31, 2014 Beautiful in look, design and execution. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greenbarn Report post Posted January 31, 2014 WOW! all I can say is wow. The level of design, detail and the execution are amazing. I am not sure if the fact that this is your first case is inspiring or depressing. Thank you for sharing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sona Report post Posted January 31, 2014 Wow, what a nice bag. Looks awesome! I am looking forward to that day, I might be capable of sth like that Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
texback Report post Posted February 1, 2014 That is a beautiful case. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RiverCity Report post Posted February 1, 2014 Thanks for the kind words everybody, I'm still trying to get a usable pattern drawn for a fully tooled case. I've been working on that drawing for months..... Not enough erasers in the house to finish it yet.... Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wild Bill46 Report post Posted February 2, 2014 Man -O- Man River City This is really beautiful, end to end total craftsmanship, just a thing of beauty ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
electrathon Report post Posted February 2, 2014 Chuck, First I want to say that you do amazing work. Your tooling is top notch. I have one critique to interject that sucked my eye right in. Your angle on the basket weave chages throughout the case. Some of it is tipped down to the right, some to the left. The angle tipped up (or down) also changed througout the case. If you are OK with this issue, forget what I said. To me, the changing angles make it look like it was factory produced by differant toolers. Aaron Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RiverCity Report post Posted February 3, 2014 Chuck, First I want to say that you do amazing work. Your tooling is top notch. I have one critique to interject that sucked my eye right in. Your angle on the basket weave chages throughout the case. Some of it is tipped down to the right, some to the left. The angle tipped up (or down) also changed througout the case. If you are OK with this issue, forget what I said. To me, the changing angles make it look like it was factory produced by differant toolers. Aaron Thanks Aaron! The angle itself is 45 deg to the edges, with a witness line scribed on with a 45-90 triangle. I actually changed the pocket weaves direction from the lid and backstrap so that it wouldn't look factory made...... Lol Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deserttguy Report post Posted February 4, 2014 Great work and design as I see it! any chance you would consider a tutorial at some point? I know tuts are not that popular on this site which is in some ways a shame.. Yes. I also know tuts take plenty of time in the planning! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RiverCity Report post Posted February 4, 2014 Never thought about it. I might come up with something on general case making, as I do the cue cases for a living. Would something covering how to make a case to fit object "x" be of any benefit? Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Turn n Burn Report post Posted February 5, 2014 Amazing work everything looks perfect love the color contrast. I would live to make a case close to this for my fly fishing rod. A tutorial of how you achieve this would be awsome. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toolerlass Report post Posted February 6, 2014 Absolutely beautiful Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deserttguy Report post Posted February 6, 2014 Yes, the general case making support would work for me.. Thanks! Keith aka deserttguy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CareyB Report post Posted February 7, 2014 Wonderful case. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casca47 Report post Posted February 7, 2014 This is a fine piece of work. If you are located in Portland, I greet you as a displaced Oregonian now living in Texas. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
