Thor Posted March 24, 2015 Author Report Posted March 24, 2015 There's not much to say to those pictures. They are self-explanatory. I stripped the box and cleaned it up a bit. Will have to clean it a bit more and then start adding some reinforcement to this cheap box. Quote
Members DoubleC Posted March 24, 2015 Members Report Posted March 24, 2015 Thor that is such a cool project and I'm sure your daughter will love it. Cheryl Quote http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoubleCCowgirl
Thor Posted May 6, 2015 Author Report Posted May 6, 2015 Well I thought I should post an update on my sax case. After a while I finally found the time to work on that case again plus I wasn't so happy with my initial design and well the leather. Still need to get some leather and an awful long zipper to go around it or I might have to think of something else. It'll take some time, but I'll be getting there. Right now it's just ugly, but I'm quite sure in the end it'll turn out just fine. On the one picture you can see of which picture the design is from. We'll see if she'll look somewhat close to that in the end. It sure is fun to carve and tool something different than the traditional stuff and gives my tooling a whole new learning curve. Quote
Members leatherwytch Posted May 6, 2015 Members Report Posted May 6, 2015 I am sure it will turn out very well, you are well on your way. Quote Creative people need maids. Http://www.LeatherWytch.com
Members MonicaJacobson Posted May 7, 2015 Members Report Posted May 7, 2015 Thor, I just ran across this and saw what you're planning with the sax case. I'm very interested to see how it turns out, as I've thought a couple of times about doing the same thing with a mandolin case. At the time, I thought I'd muff it and ruin the leather, but I'm very interested to see how you manage all the details on yours. Quote http://monicajacobson.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/TrimGoTrix?ref=si_shop
Thor Posted May 7, 2015 Author Report Posted May 7, 2015 I kinda feel the same, but when it happens it happens and I'll have to do it again. It's only about 25" tall. The eye is giving me headaches and I guess she'll have to wear a bit of makeup in the end. But the body is coming along okay. That's another thing I'll be learning with this project. Haven't done any coloring on leather yet. Just dyeing. I'm not so sure about the background yet as I don't want to use a lot of standards. I'm thinking of some chiprock look. Might have to make a stamp myself for this. Will keep you posted on the process. Definitely has a huge impact on my learning curve. Requires a lot more moisture than standard tooling. Quote
Members rjmccants Posted May 7, 2015 Members Report Posted May 7, 2015 Since I'm a musician and educator, I'll be watching this with great interest! Love Alicia Keys! Looking great so far!!!! Quote
Thor Posted May 8, 2015 Author Report Posted May 8, 2015 Just a quick update on this project. You're seeing today's work and the tools I'm using for modelling thus far. It'd sure help to have some real modelling tools. Might have to stop into one of the crafting places or a knitting store to get something for the detail work. Quote
Thor Posted May 12, 2015 Author Report Posted May 12, 2015 Just another quick update. The eye is still giving me a hell of a time, but I think she's coming along okay. My wife thinks she's looking like an old woman, so I might have to do some plastic surgery. Thus far I just stamped the background down a bit to have some room for modelling and to get a better view on things. Don't think I'll leave the background as is, but for now I guess it's time to get some scrap pieces and test the colors to see what I can do with those. I really like that project as the learning curve is totally different on this and it's not just ordinary stamping. Quote
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