Members cjartist Posted March 16, 2017 Members Report Posted March 16, 2017 Beautiful work Bob! Quote Check out my Unique Marketing Strategy and see if it might also work for you to get paid for your art.
Members LeatherBeast Posted March 19, 2017 Members Report Posted March 19, 2017 That is such a sweet gift idea. I love it. It looks great! Quote Sign up for the FREE beginner leatherworking mini-course at www.leatherbeast.com
Contributing Member Bob Blea Posted March 24, 2017 Author Contributing Member Report Posted March 24, 2017 On 3/11/2017 at 4:51 PM, TonyP said: Looks great! I'm curious how you did the design in the oval ring around the flowers. It looks like it's sewn or is it a stamp? Tony- I apologize I didn't see your post until now. That is a stamp. It is called a Geer Braid and it's made by Barry King and is available on his website. It makes a great impression of being some kind of sewing or braiding and it worked really well in combination with the lacing. I really should be using it more. Thanks all for the compliments! Quote There are always possibilities.... Bob Blea C and B Leathercrafts Fort Collins, CO Visit my shop at http://www.etsy.com/shop/CandBLeather?ref=si_shop Instagram @bobbleacandbleather
Members CraftyNick Posted March 24, 2017 Members Report Posted March 24, 2017 That is beautiful! It's inspiring. I have tried to figure out how a leather cover should work, does it have inside layers that the cover of the note book slides into? Did you use a resisting finish to keep the leather so light after antiquing? Now I am also wondering what leather you used to start with because it seems most leathers, at least the more high quality ones, are much darker tan, but I'd love to know where you can get light leather like that. Quote
Contributing Member Bob Blea Posted March 27, 2017 Author Contributing Member Report Posted March 27, 2017 On 3/24/2017 at 5:26 PM, CraftyNick said: That is beautiful! It's inspiring. I have tried to figure out how a leather cover should work, does it have inside layers that the cover of the note book slides into? Did you use a resisting finish to keep the leather so light after antiquing? Now I am also wondering what leather you used to start with because it seems most leathers, at least the more high quality ones, are much darker tan, but I'd love to know where you can get light leather like that. Hi Nick, My notebooks typically have a pigskin lining across the entire tooled outer part. On smaller notebooks I just cut a slot in the lining that the notepad can slide into, and that part of the lining doesn't get glued to the tooled outer cover so the cardboard backing of the notepad can slide into it. I've done the same thing for these bigger 8.5 x 11 notepads and it worked OK but that's a lot of weight to hang off the pigskin. So for these bigger notebooks I prefer to build a separate pocket out of 2/3 oz veg tan leather, cut the slot in that and let that hold the notepad. It gives more support that way. I believe this notebook came from a hide from American Leather Direct. It's the first hide I've gotten from them but it tooled really well. It was a very light veg tan leather, but I've got the same basic light color in tooling leather I've received from Herman Oak and Wicket and Craig. The antiqing actually darkened this quite a bit to a more tan color. Hope that helps! Bob Quote There are always possibilities.... Bob Blea C and B Leathercrafts Fort Collins, CO Visit my shop at http://www.etsy.com/shop/CandBLeather?ref=si_shop Instagram @bobbleacandbleather
Members CraftyNick Posted March 27, 2017 Members Report Posted March 27, 2017 Bob, thank you for answering my questions! I appreciate it. Was browsing your work on etsy and really like your style. Quote
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