Members JW Posted May 3, 2018 Members Report Posted May 3, 2018 Hello forum, It has been a bit, and I wanted to display something I finished recently. This is a valet tray I tooled a traditional Hawaiian design on it; a good friend of mine drew the design for me. It's not perfect, but it was a definite learning curve. It is surprisingly hard to translate a complete 2D drawing, into something with a 3D feel. Lemme know what you guys think, critiques, changes, etc. I'll take them all. --JW Quote
Members Double Daddy Posted May 3, 2018 Members Report Posted May 3, 2018 Stunning craftsmanship...l like that you chose a rectangular shape rather than the typical square layout...and the button studs for the corners are a nice touch. Quote Have a great day! Chris
Members Instinctive Posted May 3, 2018 Members Report Posted May 3, 2018 Looks fantastic. Carving straight lines and curves is one one of the toughest things to do (at least for me). Minimizing the coloring is really good to. I like my coffee to taste lake coffee and my leather to look like leather. Quote Eric Fisher Fisher Custom Leather "A Retirement Project" https://fishercustomleather.wordpress.com/
Contributing Member LatigoAmigo Posted May 3, 2018 Contributing Member Report Posted May 3, 2018 That is the nicest valet tray I have ever seen. Beautiful work. Quote
Members bullmoosepaddles Posted May 3, 2018 Members Report Posted May 3, 2018 Stunning. Unique. You should be very proud. Quote
Members Tugadude Posted May 3, 2018 Members Report Posted May 3, 2018 Absolutely love it. Well executed and unique pattern. Does that style have a name? For some reason it makes me want to travel to Fiji or Tahiti or somewhere like that... Quote
Members Retswerb Posted May 3, 2018 Members Report Posted May 3, 2018 That is sweet. I really like the decorative cuts in the woven looking part at the top - great texture and depth. Quote
Members Aven Posted May 4, 2018 Members Report Posted May 4, 2018 JW ~ that is just stunning. I love everything about it. Quote
Members Tugadude Posted May 4, 2018 Members Report Posted May 4, 2018 OK, so I re-read the description and feel foolish. Hawaiian! Doh! Quote
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