5x8 Organizer

[Bree]

Great job Bob!

Another fabulous piece of work. It's a thrill everytime I see new stuff from you.

[hidepounder]

Thanks David & Bree.....I appreciate your comments!

Bob

[BUBBA]

Thanks Ed!Thanks Larry!

That is pretty unbelievable. I have only been doing leatherwork for a couple of years but have started making a few dayplanners nothing as nice as what you are making. Everything i do is usually basketstamped, but am starting to learn how to do some floral carving. How do you dye the background a different color than the rest of your project? Do you paint it by hand or do you block out what you want to stay the natural color? I hope this all makes sense. I really want to lean how to do better work and learn new things. Thanks

[Rawhide]

That is pretty unbelievable. I have only been doing leatherwork for a couple of years but have started making a few dayplanners nothing as nice as what you are making. Everything i do is usually basketstamped, but am starting to learn how to do some floral carving. How do you dye the background a different color than the rest of your project? Do you paint it by hand or do you block out what you want to stay the natural color? I hope this all makes sense. I really want to lean how to do better work and learn new things. Thanks

I'm not Bob, but I can tell you how I would do it. I'd dye, by hand, the background first, then depending on the look I was after, either antique and seal, or seal then antique. I'd probably seal with Neatlac for a glossy finish, or leather balm or tan kote for a mellow finish.