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Here's a little case that I just finished. The tooling is based off of an old botanical illustration. I used calfskin for the lining this time around and applied the dye and tankote with an airbrush. I had planned to dye the lilies different colors but thought it looked nice as is. Let me know what you think.

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I like the outside fine. Your stitching looks good and fine a fine job on the tooling. Inside is good too but that color is just too bright for me. B)

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Sorry about the poor camera phone photos. The interior is your standard red and not crazy bright.

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Ok, That explains it then. You did a great job there.

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Very nice work David!

I love the concho, how the thread contrasts with the leather on the outside and the general simplicity and crispness of your tooling!

One question: is the leather on the inside veg tan and how did you treat the edges where they meet?

Keep up the good work!

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The inside is veg tan calf skin. I sand the edges, bevel, wet and burnish with saddle soap and a piece of denim, dye and coat with tan kote. Eventually, I plan on getting a drill press and burnishing attachment.

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I love the concho and the carving. Really awesome.

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Looks really nice....you have a winner there!

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I really, really, like your Lilly design, And your clean tooling is superb !!!!!

however, I'm not too excited about the interior, but your execution with lacing and clear airbrushing is very good.

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Sorry David, I inadvertantly typed Lacing , it should have read Stitching, my apologies

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