Members chriscraft Posted July 6, 2014 Members Report Posted July 6, 2014 Making a strap to replace the worn out nylon webbing shoulder strap on my fishing bag. I fly fish for King Salmon on the Milwaukee River in the Fall. These are stocked Lake Salmon that run up river and are a blast to catch on a fly rod. Will be making a 2 1/2" wide shoulder strap with a Buck and Hen on it. Here is what I got so far. Quote
Members chriscraft Posted July 6, 2014 Author Members Report Posted July 6, 2014 Bob, I see your also into carving. How long would it take you to get this far into a carving? Maybe its just me, we'll I know its just me that works slow. I've never been fast at creating any kind of art. Worried I'd make a mistake at one point and have to start over again if I would speed up. I have about two hours just in tooling so far. Just wondering if that's a normal time frame. I know in the long run It's not about speed, more about how the piece turns out. Also if I were to make this again I don't think I'd be much faster. Maybe after 4-5 times repeating a same pattern would make me gain some speed. I'm also not adding as much detail to the back ground to not make it look too busy. I layed this design out so the salmon stand out from 30 feet away while wearing it even though its a small 2 1/2 inch wide shoulder strap. Chris Quote
Members Colt W Knight Posted July 7, 2014 Members Report Posted July 7, 2014 That is awesome. Great 3-d effect. Quote
Members chriscraft Posted July 8, 2014 Author Members Report Posted July 8, 2014 I'm using Fiebings products, antique paste in black. It still needs a matte finish to seal the paste when dry. Quote
Members chriscraft Posted July 9, 2014 Author Members Report Posted July 9, 2014 This shoulder strap turned out nice. Took me longer than expected to make it but I really didn't know what direction I was going. The next ones should take less time if I keep the same strap design. Chris Quote
Members J Hayes Posted July 9, 2014 Members Report Posted July 9, 2014 Well the time looks well spent, that's a pretty awesome piece. What did you use on the pebble background? I've heard that river is a lot of fun in the fall, I've been meaning to get over there for years. You'll definitely be looking good on the river with that strap! Quote
Members chriscraft Posted July 9, 2014 Author Members Report Posted July 9, 2014 I have an inexpensive 3 piece pebbler tool made by Pro Crafter. Do you know who makes a better tool? Quote
Members J Hayes Posted July 9, 2014 Members Report Posted July 9, 2014 I see some in the Barry King catalog, but you seem to be doing a pretty great job with what you have, and that Salmon is just plain awesome! Quote
Members Lowrider mike Posted August 25, 2014 Members Report Posted August 25, 2014 Great job! I really really like this a lot. Quote
Members Jimbob Posted October 9, 2014 Members Report Posted October 9, 2014 Well done, super clean work you are showing here....I like it !!! Jim Quote
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