Jwilli2213 Report post Posted October 13, 2016 (edited) Here are some pics of my first project, 3rd year anniversary gift for my wife. Swivel knife is something I need to work on, cutting the letters in proved to be much more difficult that I thought it would be. Im still working on the right dampness of leather to cut. I think I cut some of these letters while the leather was to damp (got a little ahead of myself). Overall I'm very happy how it turned out for a first project. But still lots to learn. Open to any and all critiques. Anything that will help make me better. Edited October 13, 2016 by Jwilli2213 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wedgetail Report post Posted October 13, 2016 Looks great to me Jason! Better tooling than I can do, even after a couple years. Haha Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikermutt07 Report post Posted October 13, 2016 Looks great. Happy Anniversary. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bdpeters Report post Posted October 13, 2016 nice job. I think your swivel knife work looks real good. very thoughtful. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rejerome Report post Posted October 13, 2016 Nice. On the lettering, one thing that I have found that improves them is to use a modeling tool and very slightly round over the sharp edges of each letter. A modeling tool can also be used like a "magic" eraser to remove/improve small errors. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greggers Report post Posted October 13, 2016 Looks great! Nice work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billybopp Report post Posted October 13, 2016 Looks good! And yeah ... Letters can be a bitch. If you miss your cut or tooling just a little bit on flowers and leaves, it's just a little natural variation like you meant it to be. On a letter, everybody knows better. Getting bevels done around those really tight parts of your letters kinda sux too, you just have to do the best you and and use a really small beveler. I'm convinced that when it comes to casing your leather, it takes a good deal of time and experience to figure out what is exactly the right amount of moisture. It takes a good deal longer to develop the patience to learn to wait until your leather is at that moisture level before you start working on it!! You're off to a good start! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ToddMaine Report post Posted February 18, 2017 NICE!! I havent tried letters yet. Still working on scrolls and such but it looks good to this newbee Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
