Members Topsnipe Posted October 12, 2014 Members Report Posted October 12, 2014 Makes me want to test my skills and make one too. Thanks for the inspiration. R/Derby (Topsnipe) Quote R/Derby (Topsnipe)
HARVEY Posted October 12, 2014 Report Posted October 12, 2014 Dad-gum beautiful! How'd you finish it; what stains/dyes did you use? What's the color? Quote
Members RiverCity Posted October 13, 2014 Author Members Report Posted October 13, 2014 Makes me want to test my skills and make one too. Thanks for the inspiration. R/Derby (Topsnipe) Thanks!Dad-gum beautiful! How'd you finish it; what stains/dyes did you use? What's the color?I didnt keep the actual recipe as I just mix until I hit what I want. But here is what was in it,X1 conditioner as a base, small amounts of fiebings med brown, and dark brown alcohol dyes, then a healthy bit of fiebings hilighter stain. The amounts of dye are small, its more akin to tinting the leather instead of dyeing it, keep putting more on till you get the color you want kind of thing. The hilighter fills in the tooling and "glazes" the leather a bit. Then take a spray bottle of water and lightly mist it here and there then wipe off the "glaze" to get the mottled worn look. Its all pretty much a matter of playing around on scrap with stuff to get the look you want to achieve. The final finish is resolene. Hope this helps Chuck Quote
Members lijadoradebanda Posted October 13, 2014 Members Report Posted October 13, 2014 Beautifoul. Me parece un trabajo increible. Quote
Members Vikefan Posted October 18, 2014 Members Report Posted October 18, 2014 Simply AWESOME!!! I love playing pool also... I have two old George Cue cases I own. One is a two/four shaft and the other is 1/2 shaft case. The bigger one has a zippered pocket, the other does not. I've had them for years and an old Schon cue with two shafts. What did you use for the inside? Thanks, Vikefan Quote
Members RiverCity Posted October 18, 2014 Author Members Report Posted October 18, 2014 (edited) Beautifoul. Me parece un trabajo increible. Thanks for the kind words! Simply AWESOME!!! I love playing pool also... I have two old George Cue cases I own. One is a two/four shaft and the other is 1/2 shaft case. The bigger one has a zippered pocket, the other does not. I've had them for years and an old Schon cue with two shafts. What did you use for the inside? Thanks, Vikefan When I made my own, it was PVC irrigation pipe and upholstery velvet. Those interiors cost me over 20 bucks in materials and about 2 hours labor to cut and prep the pipe, cut and sew the liners, then assemble. But Ive found a better cost alternative, and now have a case factory make the interiors for me. The new ones are an oval PVC tube, with a padded foam interior. Overall it saves me money, a lot of time and offers great protection for the cues inside. It also has the benefit of a lighter weight, which some people find very attractive. It cut about a pound and a half - 2 lbs off the total case weight. Thanks Chuck Edited October 18, 2014 by RiverCity Quote
Members Ofey Posted November 9, 2014 Members Report Posted November 9, 2014 Nice, very nice work! Quote http://www.facebook.com/ofey.leahter
Members HorseHerder Posted November 9, 2014 Members Report Posted November 9, 2014 Thanks for sharing this and your methods, such great results! Quote
Northmount Posted March 31, 2018 Report Posted March 31, 2018 Hey @RiverCity can you post the photos here or fix your photobucket account to allow third party hosting. None of your photos are visible to the rest of us. Tom Quote
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