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Just a lil basketweave.. on some Hermann Oak!


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Really enjoyed using my Beard basket stamp with a Barry King beader and Craftool Pro beveler...and an old border stamp on this Hermann Oak leather!  Looking forward to finishing this project, this is version 3 of the same thing since I wasn't happy with the first two rounds..  Stamped from the center out, came out fairly straight I think..

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YinTx

 

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Admirable precision!   Perfectly aligned design!

 

 

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I wish I could get my stamping that straight! I know...practice. I'm liking that beader, too.

So much leather...so little time.

 

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13 hours ago, alpha2 said:

I wish I could get my stamping that straight! I know...practice. I'm liking that beader, too.

Normally, I would blame my tools for accomplishing this task.. but the pile on my right would attest that your comment about practice is on point...

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Thank you all for the positive comments on my basket weave, that was unexpected!  I was pretty excited it came out so straight, didn't know if anyone else had that same obsession for good basketweave... now if I could just get the *%$(* antique to look decent I'd be a happier man!

YinTx

 

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That's some marvelous basket weave stamping. Really straight down the line, for sure. Good job, is right. ;-)

 

So eh, keep at it, will only improve over time. Ha

I need to get mine, to look similar to yours... 

 

Chas

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2 hours ago, YinTx said:

Normally, I would blame my tools for accomplishing this task.. but the pile on my right would attest that your comment about practice is on point...

BasketPracticeLoRes.thumb.jpg.aa17fa48edac06d4890c8053e471f058.jpg

Thank you all for the positive comments on my basket weave, that was unexpected!  I was pretty excited it came out so straight, didn't know if anyone else had that same obsession for good basketweave... now if I could just get the *%$(* antique to look decent I'd be a happier man!

YinTx

 

What are you doing with all those basket weave samples? Are they dining table place mats?

 

Those combined, must have taken you many hours to complete, so I wonder about their ultimate use.

Ah, perhaps you are practicing for a super western saddle build.

Here's a short video that explains a few things about finishing your basket weave stamping.

Chas

 

 

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Chas,

I have watched that video in the past, several times.  Interesting he shows the bottle on all the dyes and resists he uses, except the antique!  Just calls it high lighter.  In another video he did he mentions in the comments that it is water based, so I am presuming Eco Flow.  All of the antiques I have are acrylic or the Fiebing's paste style antique.  Resist I have been trying are Bee's, Angelus Acrylic, Clear-lac, Saddle lac, Tan Kote, Resolene, and probably some others I can't recall right now, none of which I have had great success with yet.  I have had some success with using no resist, but then I don't get the coloring effects I am looking for.  One day I'll hit the right note.

Those aren't really samples, more like attempts I wasn't happy with.  A couple of them came out well enough to use, they'll be on book covers, Ipad covers, 3-ring binders, etc.  The rest will likely end up in the scrap bin, not a fancy saddle.  And yes, many, many hours - and many other pieces that aren't shown.

YinTx

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