Flaming Skull Flask Sleeve

[ltracy1000]

Well, it has been a bit since I have posted or made anything, but I wanted to share the step by step of how it came together, and gather some input on this flask sleeve. It's my first attempt at tooling and staining, so please feel free to give me some input.

This is border tooled into the sleeve:

This is the original clip art:

This is the design traced into the work piece:

This is the design carved into the work piece:

Started tooling:

Tooling finished:

Stained (I liked the grained look, so I left it alone):

Finally, a front and back view with it clear coated, laced, and on the flask:

Anyway, thank you all for looking. Next time I think I will be adding color to the skull and maybe backgrounding some, depends on what the client chooses.

[Ta2ooz]

Looks pretty cool. Me like

[Basically Bob]

Did you use a swivel knife & beveller? Modelling spoon?

Looks good.

[ltracy1000]

Thank you Ta2ooz!

Bob, yes, I basically just used a swivel knife and beveller. There was a very small amount of pear tool use for a little smoothing, but overall, I kept it very simple, as this is really my first full tooling project.

Thank you for your input.

Edited January 12, 2015 by ltracy1000

[LeatherCollector]

That is a very cool flask!

[Billy Bragg]

I used that same clipart for a maglight handle i made.

http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=54124&hl=

[raysouth]

Great work.

Please show us more when you do them.

God Bless.

Ray