Members Rolandranch Posted August 7, 2017 Members Report Posted August 7, 2017 Hello, everyone! My mom is on a trip so I decided to make a surprise for her when she gets back. This purse is from 6 oz. veg tan and lined with suede. The strap is 8 oz. I hand tooled all of it from a pattern in a book. It took me an estimated total of 30 hours from start to finish. Let me know what you think! (My mom hasn't seen this yet!) Quote
Members Mattsbagger Posted August 7, 2017 Members Report Posted August 7, 2017 I'm no tooler but your mom's gonna love it. That pretty awesome work. Quote
Members Sanch Posted August 7, 2017 Members Report Posted August 7, 2017 I for one can say she will moved to tears that is beautiful work young sir! Keep it up!!! Quote
Members Rolandranch Posted August 7, 2017 Author Members Report Posted August 7, 2017 21 minutes ago, Mattsbagger said: I'm no tooler but your mom's gonna love it. That pretty awesome work. Thank you! The tooling was a lot of fun! 1 minute ago, Sanch said: I for one can say she will moved to tears that is beautiful work young sir! Keep it up!!! Thanks for the kind words. I appreciate it! Quote
Members CTaylorJr Posted August 7, 2017 Members Report Posted August 7, 2017 Yep, tears and hugs coming soon! Very nice work for sure! Quote Charlie
garypl Posted August 7, 2017 Report Posted August 7, 2017 Great job! She will love it. 30 hours of labor - you would have to charge someone a premium price to recoup your labor time if you were selling it! Quote Cowboy 4500, Consew 206RB-4
Members Rolandranch Posted August 7, 2017 Author Members Report Posted August 7, 2017 3 minutes ago, garypl said: Great job! She will love it. 30 hours of labor - you would have to charge someone a premium price to recoup your labor time if you were selling it! I know. That's why I'm not selling it. Thanks! Quote
Members KingsCountyLeather Posted August 7, 2017 Members Report Posted August 7, 2017 That's a great job on the bag! Your Mon will be very happy to have a bag that her son made with his own hands. I think it's rare these days that sons and daughters go to that effort to make their parents happy. It's a credit to you! keep up the good work. Quote
Members Rolandranch Posted August 7, 2017 Author Members Report Posted August 7, 2017 9 minutes ago, KingsCountyLeather said: That's a great job on the bag! Your Mon will be very happy to have a bag that her son made with his own hands. I think it's rare these days that sons and daughters go to that effort to make their parents happy. It's a credit to you! keep up the good work. Thank you! It's the least I can do for her. Quote
Members YinTx Posted August 7, 2017 Members Report Posted August 7, 2017 I say it rocks. Your decorative cuts stand out as your own style already. Stitching is pretty good too. Just trim/melt that thread hanging out and you have a perfect project! YinTx Quote YinTx https://www.instagram.com/lanasia_2017/ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK6HvLWuZTzjt3MbR0Yhcj_WIQIvchezo
Members Rolandranch Posted August 8, 2017 Author Members Report Posted August 8, 2017 1 hour ago, YinTx said: I say it rocks. Your decorative cuts stand out as your own style already. Stitching is pretty good too. Just trim/melt that thread hanging out and you have a perfect project! YinTx Aw, I thought no one would catch that! Good call. I have already trimmed and burned the thread ends. There are a few other things I might want to fix that you haven't caught yet. Do you think I over did the dec cuts? Thank you! Quote
Members YinTx Posted August 8, 2017 Members Report Posted August 8, 2017 I've only carved and tooled three things so far... only thing I've understood is that there are no set rules, so if you like em, keep em. I think it looks good. YinTx Quote YinTx https://www.instagram.com/lanasia_2017/ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK6HvLWuZTzjt3MbR0Yhcj_WIQIvchezo
Members Chief Filipino Posted August 8, 2017 Members Report Posted August 8, 2017 Nicely done sir! Quote Halo-Halo Creations your home of culturally inspired handmade leather, calligraphy, and more. http://tinyurl.com/hhcreations
Members Rolandranch Posted August 8, 2017 Author Members Report Posted August 8, 2017 (edited) 56 minutes ago, Chief Filipino said: Nicely done sir! Thank you! I see you're from Tucson as well! Where in Tucson are you? Edited August 8, 2017 by Rolandranch Quote
Members Rolandranch Posted August 8, 2017 Author Members Report Posted August 8, 2017 Here are some pics of the steps: Quote
Members Rolandranch Posted August 9, 2017 Author Members Report Posted August 9, 2017 She got home today and was thrilled with it! She was even happier that it came with a clean house. Quote
Members Fire88 Posted August 10, 2017 Members Report Posted August 10, 2017 Well done that is some fantastic work! Quote
Members Rolandranch Posted August 12, 2017 Author Members Report Posted August 12, 2017 On 8/9/2017 at 7:33 PM, Fire88 said: Well done that is some fantastic work! Thanks! Quote
Members Chief Filipino Posted August 19, 2017 Members Report Posted August 19, 2017 On 8/8/2017 at 0:06 AM, Rolandranch said: Thank you! I see you're from Tucson as well! Where in Tucson are you? I'm over on the East side, where abouts are you? Quote Halo-Halo Creations your home of culturally inspired handmade leather, calligraphy, and more. http://tinyurl.com/hhcreations
Members Rolandranch Posted August 19, 2017 Author Members Report Posted August 19, 2017 16 hours ago, Chief Filipino said: I'm over on the East side, where abouts are you? I'm Southwest in Drexel Heights. Quote
Members Stetson912 Posted August 24, 2017 Members Report Posted August 24, 2017 Nice. The thing with decorative cuts is that it is more a personal preference kinda thing. Some people like to balance it out, some like a lot of cuts, and I've seen very nice work that didn't use them at all, not that the artist couldn't do it, just that he preferred not to. There are many styles and approaches to them, you just have to do what you like and make them your own. It's only too much if you think it is. I think your approach is more along the traditional route, and nothing wrong there. Quote
Members Rolandranch Posted August 24, 2017 Author Members Report Posted August 24, 2017 26 minutes ago, Stetson912 said: Nice. The thing with decorative cuts is that it is more a personal preference kinda thing. Some people like to balance it out, some like a lot of cuts, and I've seen very nice work that didn't use them at all, not that the artist couldn't do it, just that he preferred not to. There are many styles and approaches to them, you just have to do what you like and make them your own. It's only too much if you think it is. I think your approach is more along the traditional route, and nothing wrong there. Thank you. That is helpful. I think in the future, I will do fewer cuts. (Part of the reason I did a lot of cuts was because I was having so much fun and I guess I got a little carried away. lol!) Quote
Members Stetson912 Posted August 24, 2017 Members Report Posted August 24, 2017 Haha yeah. It's easy to get lost in it. Quote
Members plinkercases Posted August 24, 2017 Members Report Posted August 24, 2017 A good gift from a good son! Well done. I think the cuts are OK over all but lighter maybe (not less) on the vines and ferns. Quote "Oh my God....I beseech thee grant me the grace to remain in Thy Presence; and to this end do Thou prosper me with Thy assistance, receive all my works, and possess all my affections" Brother Lawrence c.1614-1691 plinkercases.ca
Members Rolandranch Posted August 24, 2017 Author Members Report Posted August 24, 2017 1 hour ago, plinkercases said: A good gift from a good son! Well done. I think the cuts are OK over all but lighter maybe (not less) on the vines and ferns. Thank you! I see what you mean. I think I will go lighter and maybe longer next time. Quote
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