Recent Off The Bench

[Chief31794]

Sort of a slow week, put these out so far. A 44" Rifle Sling with a Fox carved on it, a Banjo Strap, and two wallets, one I'd already posted. Thanks for looking.

Chief

[Rohn]

Nice stuff. I like the fox carving. That sling is really nice.

[Eddie1968]

stitchin' is good!

[Wild Bill46]

Cheif ------------------------------------------

Again, your leading the way ! These projects are great ! ------------------------ Wild Bill46

[MonicaJacobson]

Ha, slow week for you would be a busy week for me. Nice! I like the fox.

[we11ington]

can you post how you finished that ? dye brands , colors etc?

[BondoBobCustomSaddles]

Nice job chief!

Bob

[Halitech]

great work as always Chief

is the braiding on the last wallet just the round braid done flat? It looks really nice

Edited October 25, 2014 by Halitech

[Chief31794]

great work as always Chief

is the braiding on the last wallet just the round braid done flat? It looks really nice

It is a one over, one under braid, but it's done with two pieces of lace not one. Pretty easy once you get the gist of it., two rows of holes (there must be an even number), Start the first lace in the top holes centering the lace then skipping every other hole until to finish at the next to the last hole, you skip one, then cross the laces underneath to go to the next set of holes, stay consistent either left over right or right over left, at the next to the last hole bring the ends accross and glue them together underneath. Then repeat this with another piece of lace starting in the 2nd hole down and finishing the same way in the last hole, this lace will create the one over one under effect. Try it on some scrap, I do this technique on belts sometimes, it looks pretty good.

Hope that helps,

Chief

[Chief31794]

can you post how you finished that ? dye brands , colors etc?

The rifle sling is done with Eco Flo Medium Brown Antique Gel, the Banjo strap and the plain wallet are with Fiebings British tan (cut 2 parts dye to 1 part thinner), and the applique wallet was done with Fiebings Light Brown (Cut 2 parts dye to 1 part thinner)

Sorry I didn't answer your request sooner, I missed it somehow.

Chief

[Pablo27]

Beautiful work Chief, especially for a slow week, couldn't get that much done in a slow month, and not even in the same ball park. How did you get the black in tooling on the banjo strap? Did you use something besides the dye? Hope I'm not asking to many questions but the work is amazing.

Paul

[Halitech]

It is a one over, one under braid, but it's done with two pieces of lace not one. Pretty easy once you get the gist of it., two rows of holes (there must be an even number), Start the first lace in the top holes centering the lace then skipping every other hole until to finish at the next to the last hole, you skip one, then cross the laces underneath to go to the next set of holes, stay consistent either left over right or right over left, at the next to the last hole bring the ends accross and glue them together underneath. Then repeat this with another piece of lace starting in the 2nd hole down and finishing the same way in the last hole, this lace will create the one over one under effect. Try it on some scrap, I do this technique on belts sometimes, it looks pretty good.

Hope that helps,

Chief

Does indeed and you could use 2 different colors to make a nice effect as well

[Chief31794]

Beautiful work Chief, especially for a slow week, couldn't get that much done in a slow month, and not even in the same ball park. How did you get the black in tooling on the banjo strap? Did you use something besides the dye? Hope I'm not asking to many questions but the work is amazing.

Paul

Pablo,

Don't ever worry about asking too many questions, most people on this site don't mind questions at all and I don't either. To answer your question the black in the depressions is just the Eco Flo Antique Gel, I dampen the item since the gel is water based don't know if that helps but I've always done it, (Denatured Alcohol for spirit dyes and distilled water for water based dyes), it seems to help distribut the dye and make the color more consistent), then with the antique gels I apply them with sheeps wool, put them on pretty thick and get it very even and covered completely making sure it gets down in all the depressions well, then wipe the surface with clean cloths until I get the excess off, I also take a damp (not heavy) cloth and gently wipe the surface to remove residual pigment, then wipe again with cloth. You want to make sure that you don't remove the gel from down in the depressions, then let it dry for at least 12 hours then put two light coats of Neat Lac to seal it. Hope that helps,

Chief

[Pablo27]

That's what I suspected, however I miss understood your post about the Banjo strap and plain wallet being done with British Tan (2 parts dye,, 1 part thinner) I thought you had dyed the strap instead of using antique, do you thin the antique? I love your work and appreciate all the help you give those trying to learn. Thanks again.

Paul

[Chief31794]

That's what I suspected, however I miss understood your post about the Banjo strap and plain wallet being done with British Tan (2 parts dye,, 1 part thinner) I thought you had dyed the strap instead of using antique, do you thin the antique? I love your work and appreciate all the help you give those trying to learn. Thanks again.

Paul

I don't cut the Eco Flo Gel nor the Fiebings Antique Stain (I use both), this was the eco flo straight out of the bottle.

Chief