Padfolio Second attempt

[Rossr]

@YinTx Best I can do on the picture.  It isnt great but u can see what I mean if you look at the point on the leaf on the bottom right  you an see a cut line following it from the point up and to the right.   I suspect it has to do with improper casing of the leather or I didnt bevel it deep enough.

[Instinctive]

That works. I really do need to break our the basket weave stamps now.

I'll bet the liner was easier to do without the pad sleeve stitched on the left side like the last one.

[kiwican]

pretty sweet!

[Rossr]

18 minutes ago, Instinctive said:

That works. I really do need to break our the basket weave stamps now.

I'll bet the liner was easier to do without the pad sleeve stitched on the left side like the last one.

Sure was and Thanks for that comment. Real happy with it that way actually!   

 

14 minutes ago, kiwican said:

pretty sweet!

Thank you sir

[Dun]

1 hour ago, Rossr said:

  I considered making the edges longer and wider skiving them down and then rolling them to the inside after the pig skin...but that would add a level of difficulty I am not ready for

 

That is my current hurdle as well. I'm going to attempt some pigskin skiving tonight without any proper skiving blades!

[Rossr]

Just now, Dun said:

That is my current hurdle as well. I'm going to attempt some pigskin skiving tonight without any proper skiving blades!

I have in the past not liked the saftey skivers.   That was until I put a new blade in one and it worked pretty well.   I did skive down the suede under the flaps on the inside and that was ok...but i still have all the rest around the parts where no flap.   Give it a go its all about learning

[YinTx]

3 hours ago, Rossr said:

improper casing of the leather or I didnt bevel it deep enough.

Close up looks better than a close up of mine would.  Did you bevel before you textured/back grounded?

I have a padfolio I made, that I have been carrying around for nearly 2 years, from a single layer of 5 oz leather.  It seems plenty stiff enough for me, I can rest it on a knee and write in the pad without it flexing too much.  10 oz plus liner plus a stiffener must be like carrying a board around!

YinTx

[Rossr]

1 minute ago, YinTx said:

Close up looks better than a close up of mine would.  Did you bevel before you textured/back grounded?

I have a padfolio I made, that I have been carrying around for nearly 2 years, from a single layer of 5 oz leather.  It seems plenty stiff enough for me, I can rest it on a knee and write in the pad without it flexing too much.  10 oz plus liner plus a stiffener must be like carrying a board around!

YinTx

Yes they are heavier than I would like...but no horrible.

I did bevel first and then did the pebble background last.

 

[Stetson912]

@Rossr, I'm nowhere near as proficient a carver as you are, but they look like over cuts. When you are cutting in do you connect your lines at the points? Whenever I see people (like Chan geer or Jim linell) carving I notice they don't connect their lines. There is a small gap. It's later fixed when they bevel. 

That's just my novice observation. I'm not sure if that's the case or not. Just a thought. I wouldn't have noticed them myself if you haven't said they were there haha. 

[Sheilajeanne]

Speaking of pad folios, I have one that I am quite fond of, and am planning to use it as a guide when I do one for myself. I've had it for quite a few years, and don't remember where it came from, except it was a gift. I just took a closer look at the way it's made and spotted something that really gave me a surprise. 

I'd assumed all this time it was made of plastic. NICE plastic, but plastic nonetheless. Then for the first time, I noticed the maker's stamp. It's LEATHER!! And someone must be a master craftsman, because the way this is made is NOT something I'm prepared to tackle! The edge binding and folded edges are beyond my skill set right now, though I do plan to copy the basic layout, and may choose to line it with fabric rather than leather, which is what Geoffrey Allen has done with this pad folio.

 

Edited January 19, 2018 by Sheilajeanne