Contributing Member Bob Blea Posted March 28, 2018 Contributing Member Report Posted March 28, 2018 Here is something that I made for my wife. It's a notebook designed to hold a 5" x 8" refillable notepad. It has a floral carvings in the corners front and back with a hummingbird and my wife's initials on the front and a geometric design on the back. The geometric on the back is probably too busy for the floral carving, as it kind of gets lost in the stamp design. If I did it again I would probably leave the floral off the back and just use the geometric design. I've had quite a few comments and questions on my Instagram account about this stamp, so I'll just say up front that this is a combination of stamps from Barry King. It is his Tri-Hex Hollow stamp and the Seashell Filler. The edges are laced with Tandy Calf lace and the interior is lined with pigskin. The whole piece was antiqued with Eco-Flo Saddle Tan to highlight the carving and stamping. Quote
Members Rohn Posted March 28, 2018 Members Report Posted March 28, 2018 That is a real nice cover. Good work. Quote
Members Sheilajeanne Posted March 28, 2018 Members Report Posted March 28, 2018 Very, very nice work! Did you put any sort of stiffener in the panels to keep the leather from bending? Quote
Contributing Member Bob Blea Posted March 28, 2018 Author Contributing Member Report Posted March 28, 2018 On 3/28/2018 at 8:19 PM, Rohn said: That is a real nice cover. Good work. Expand Thanks Rohn! On 3/28/2018 at 8:20 PM, Sheilajeanne said: Very, very nice work! Did you put any sort of stiffener in the panels to keep the leather from bending? Expand Thank you Sheilajeanne! Not really. The leather is 4-5 oz to start with and once the pigskin liner is glued to it, it makes it firm like a hardback book cover, but still flexible. Quote
garypl Posted March 28, 2018 Report Posted March 28, 2018 Bob - that is a very nice piece of work - I'm certain your wife was very pleased with it! Gary Quote
Contributing Member Bob Blea Posted March 28, 2018 Author Contributing Member Report Posted March 28, 2018 On 3/28/2018 at 9:06 PM, garypl said: Bob - that is a very nice piece of work - I'm certain your wife was very pleased with it! Gary Expand Thanks Gary! And yes she was. She loved it. Quote
Members YinTx Posted March 28, 2018 Members Report Posted March 28, 2018 Some seriously nice work there. Love the tooling. Creative use of stamps on the back as well, and you are getting your antique to do what I only wish mine would do for me. Did you do any dye on the background, or was it all antique coloring? YinTx Quote
CFM Tim Schroeder Posted March 29, 2018 CFM Report Posted March 29, 2018 (edited) Excellent job. Like the geometric design on the back. Edited March 29, 2018 by Tim Schroeder Quote
Rockoboy Posted March 29, 2018 Report Posted March 29, 2018 I like the whole piece just as it is. The flowers on the back don't get lost in the geometric pattern, not for me anyway. Quote
Contributing Member Bob Blea Posted March 29, 2018 Author Contributing Member Report Posted March 29, 2018 On 3/28/2018 at 9:47 PM, YinTx said: Some seriously nice work there. Love the tooling. Creative use of stamps on the back as well, and you are getting your antique to do what I only wish mine would do for me. Did you do any dye on the background, or was it all antique coloring? YinTx Expand Hi YinTx, Thanks for the compliment! The background areas are only antiqued, no dye. It has taken me a while to get the antiquing down to where it is consistent. That is definitely an art unto itself. Quote
Contributing Member Bob Blea Posted March 29, 2018 Author Contributing Member Report Posted March 29, 2018 On 3/29/2018 at 12:55 AM, Tim Schroeder said: Excellent job. Like the geometric design on the back. Expand On 3/29/2018 at 1:55 PM, Rockoboy said: I like the whole piece just as it is. The flowers on the back don't get lost in the geometric pattern, not for me anyway. Expand Thank you both! Quote
Members Jack1970 Posted March 30, 2018 Members Report Posted March 30, 2018 I love that! Beautiful! Quote
Contributing Member Bob Blea Posted March 30, 2018 Author Contributing Member Report Posted March 30, 2018 On 3/30/2018 at 1:28 AM, Jack1970 said: I love that! Beautiful! Expand Thank you Jack! Quote
Members Stetson912 Posted April 1, 2018 Members Report Posted April 1, 2018 Another beautiful piece. I wish I could get to that point haha. I know ecoflo gets a bad rep, but I do like the saddle tan gel antique. Quote
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