Paper Weight

[JMcC]

1 minute ago, Mjolnir said:

?you added sand? that isn't a coaster.

Lol...nope, it's a paper weight  I don't use rounders for coasters anyway...don't want them ruined by sweaty drinks. I bought some mini picture frame holders from Hobby Lobby and use them as holders to display the tooled rounders and give them as gifts.

 

[JMcC]

2 minutes ago, Mjolnir said:

nice work. You got me curious.

Thanks Mjolnir!  They are fun little practice pieces that don't eat up a lot of time but still give you practice at tooling.

[Mjolnir]

framers use round leather discs like yours. filled with lead shot to hold down stuff. you just inspired me. thanks!

[JMcC]

1 minute ago, Mjolnir said:

framers use round leather discs like yours. filled with lead shot to hold down stuff. you just inspired me. thanks!

If I were going to be making more of  those I would use a lighter weight leather for both sides. The rounders are probably around 7oz. leather. I would use 3-5 oz. on both sides if I were going to be doing that again. I just happened to do that one on a whim and the rounder which was the top piece, was so stiff it was hard to get much sand in it due to the fact that it wasn't very flexible. Just an fyi before you go and buy rounders for paper weights

 

 

[Mattsbagger]

My Tandy rounders measure 8 oz. I do like the idea of a weight for holding projects while stamping.

[Mjolnir]

3 minutes ago, JMcC said:

If I were going to be making more of  those I would use a lighter weight leather for both sides. The rounders are probably around 7oz. leather. I would use 3-5 oz. on both sides if I were going to be doing that again. I just happened to do that one on a whim and the rounder which was the top piece, was so stiff it was hard to get much sand in it due to the fact that it wasn't very flexible. Just an fyi before you go and buy rounders for paper weights

 

 

old enough to understand the value of a paper weight  funny that my first tooling attempts where on a circle. Cutting the circle is part of the process. I'm still finding it difficult to break away from art tools I've used since I was a kid. honestly don't understand the appeal of a swivel knife. It's a dull x-acto to me.

1 minute ago, Mattsbagger said:

My Tandy rounders measure 8 oz. I do like the idea of a weight for holding projects while stamping.

spray mount for stamping. but I am digging the rounder weights idea!

[JMcC]

3 minutes ago, Mjolnir said:

old enough to understand the value of a paper weight  funny that my first tooling attempts where on a circle. Cutting the circle is part of the process. I'm still finding it difficult to break away from art tools I've used since I was a kid. honestly don't understand the appeal of a swivel knife. It's a dull x-acto to me.

Lol Mjolnir...I am guessing you don't do much tooling? I wouldn't trade my swivel knife for a train load of x-acto knives

[JMcC]

10 minutes ago, Mattsbagger said:

My Tandy rounders measure 8 oz. I do like the idea of a weight for holding projects while stamping.

That sounds right on the weight. I always glue my projects down with something so as to avoid the leather getting stretched out from stamping and beveling, etc...the paper weight I gave away as a gift.

[Mattsbagger]

I back mine with tape. But I'm talking about holding it still with more than my wrist. It's something I saw Bruce Cheney do on YouTube. 

[JMcC]

3 minutes ago, Mattsbagger said:

I back mine with tape. But I'm talking about holding it still with more than my wrist. It's something I saw Bruce Cheney do on YouTube. 

Makes sense for larger pieces for sure. Most of the stuff I have done hasn't been any bigger than a square foot in size. It is a pain rotating the slab of granite with the leather glued down to it to get at certain areas which I am tooling or beveling or shading.