cwiehle0 Report post Posted February 23, 2016 I have rustic forged chopper I made ( no pics right now) and wanted to do something freehand to kinda match. I know this isn't pretty, just looking for tips on where I can improve next time, and maybe make some alterations before I stain. I also understand tooling is difficult at this stage, but I kinda want to add a moon and clouds upper left but don't know how. Thanks Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cwiehle0 Report post Posted February 23, 2016 I just realized I posted this in the wrong forum. I meant to put in Critique My Work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Colt W Knight Report post Posted February 23, 2016 This is my opinion. Your leather wasn't "cased" long enough, or you were being to delicate striking your beveleresume because I am not seeing any burinating on your stamp impressions. I think your swivel knife marks are a bit shallow-they should be 1/2 the thickness of the leather. The beveling looks a bit weak, could be due to the casing, the swivel knife marks, or simply not using a heavy enough maul. A checkered beveler would really improve the contrast Also, using a background ingredients tool would make that shape pop out. If that shape is suppose to be wood, using a modeling spoon to add some wood grain would look nice. I am no expert, been learning slowly for a few years. These are things I would work on if it were my piece. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cwiehle0 Report post Posted February 23, 2016 Hey, thanks Colt! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
