Progress pics of Threepersons with San Carlos borders

[Josh Ashman]

6 hours ago, LederRudi said:

As always: excellent work!

I'd like the holsters to retain their natural color.

 

Thanks LederRudi!

As for the color, these 2 will just get highlighter so they'll be mostly left "natural". It a big order and I cut and stamped the 3rd this morning. It'll get black antique. They would look nice with just a few light coats of oil and left in the sun for a day, but I'll have to save that for one of my own sometime!

All the best, Josh

[plinkercases]

Josh thanks for the insight into your craftsmanship.  Looking forward to seeing the whole order completed.

[dikman]

Josh, another quick question if you don't mine? In another post you mentioned when doing a serpentine stamping you cut first with a swivel knife and then use the knife to bevel the cut edge to act as a stamping guide - is that curved blade in the knife the bevel blade you were talking about?

[Lobo]

That is some beautiful workmanship right there!

[Josh Ashman]

15 hours ago, dikman said:

Josh, another quick question if you don't mine? In another post you mentioned when doing a serpentine stamping you cut first with a swivel knife and then use the knife to bevel the cut edge to act as a stamping guide - is that curved blade in the knife the bevel blade you were talking about?

Hey dikman,

That first picture shows my swivel knife, which has a hollow ground blade and the other tool with the white nylon deal where the blade would otherwise be is the beveler I use. Basically, you cut the like then go back over it (with a fair amount of down pressure) to bevel it. It's doesn't do as good of a job as an actual beveler stamp, but it's quicker and you don't get the "choppy" look that you sometimes do if you're not great at beveling (I'm better now than I once was, but still have tons of room for improvement). I'm not sure that the swivel knife blade being hollow ground makes it any better, but it's the blade I always use. I've had it for a long time, probably about 30 years, although I didn't use it much until the last 7 or 8 years. It was purchased from Tandy in the late 80's when I was in grade school shop class and we did a little leatherwork for one of the school projects. I'm not sure that a Tandy blade purchased today would be the same thing but that one works well for me. 

14 hours ago, Lobo said:

That is some beautiful workmanship right there!

Thanks Lobo! I appreciate that! Hope retirement is treating you well sir! 

All the best, Josh 

[Scoutmom103]

very nice.  Thank you for showing the progression and answering questions regarding your work.

 

[dikman]

Thanks mate, now it makes sense. Something else for me to make.

[Josh Ashman]

On 6/20/2018 at 12:34 PM, Scoutmom103 said:

very nice.  Thank you for showing the progression and answering questions regarding your work.

 

Thank you Scoutmom! My pleasure to answer a few questions!

19 hours ago, dikman said:

Thanks mate, now it makes sense. Something else for me to make.

I did a quick google search and came up with this video that shows a guy using them and how he made one. I guess it's OK for me to share a Youtube video? If not search "leather speed beveler" and you'll come right to it.

All the best, Josh

 

[dikman]

Gotta love youtube! Excellent video, short and to the point.

Josh, I seem to be spending a lot of time thanking you lately .

[Josh Ashman]

On 6/21/2018 at 6:24 PM, dikman said:

Josh, I seem to be spending a lot of time thanking you lately .

Happy to be helpful

All the best, Josh