Molded Phone Case With Tri Weave Stamp

[Basically Bob]

This is my second project using a stamp for anything other than a border.

6oz. Belgium veg tan, hand stitched at 7 s.p.i. with 5/18 waxed linen thread. Used a Sam Browne stud and covered the inner portion with a leather, protective button.

[Rohn]

Nice job on that, Bob. Your stamping looks real good.

[Basically Bob]

Thanks Rohn!

[ETW Grumpy]

That's very tight Bob. Good work.

[Longview]

Bob,

Very nice.

[Basically Bob]

Thanks everyone, much appreciated!

[CTaylorJr]

Looks like you have the tri weave down. Good edges on the case as well.

[WyomingSlick]

Now that you have heard from all the nice guys , here's my "honest" 2 cents woth.

I can see several places where you got off-track with the stamp which is very easy to do with the tri-weaves. You did good with your recovery, and going with the black finish was a wise choice since it conceals a lot. Your moulding and assembly looks top notch.

I suggest at your next go with the tri-weave that you:

1. Cement your leather with rubber cement to a non-stretchable backing, or use a heavy tape on the flesh side. Tools like the tri-weave will cause the leather to stretch if you don't and make it very difficult to keep on line with the design.

2. Use a muti-step process. As in pic one, I stamp a lighter pattern first to make sure all impressions are on track and lined up right. I then go over those..... stamping every other row to a uniform depth. I then finish up with the rest of the rows.

[Basically Bob]

Hey ... thanks for that, WyomingSlick. Yeah, I put it in the ditch a few times for sure. Thanks for the tips and photos!

I will be giving the method you suggested a try, for sure.

Bob

[Wild Bill46]

Very nice looking case, no matter the woes that are potentially there,

I can't see many myself.

As slick states the Black is a nice ending for this job.

I have used blue painters tape on the back when tooling, and I have reservations there.

No matter, I like this case as is !

[Basically Bob]

Thanks, Bill!