chriscraft Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Basically Bob Report post Posted July 6, 2014 Sweet! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chriscraft Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wishful Report post Posted July 6, 2014 Great job! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Colt W Knight Report post Posted July 7, 2014 That is awesome. Great 3-d effect. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chriscraft Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chriscraft Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J Hayes Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chriscraft Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J Hayes Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lowrider mike Report post Posted August 25, 2014 Great job! I really really like this a lot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbob Report post Posted October 9, 2014 Well done, super clean work you are showing here....I like it !!! Jim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
