Members Stetson912 Posted October 8, 2018 Members Report Posted October 8, 2018 (edited) Howdy folks, just finished this one up. Just a bifold for a friends uncle. I used wickett and Craig 5oz for the back and 2-3 for the interior and linings. Used an airbrush and Feibings mahogany and mop n glo to seal. Got a bit thicker than I'd like but it'll do the job. A little wonky stitching in one of the corners too. I had to fight this one a little though. Always open to critiques and comments thanks! Edited October 8, 2018 by Stetson912 My phone apparently can't spell... Quote
garypl Posted October 8, 2018 Report Posted October 8, 2018 Looks good Stetson - how did you carve the name - did you freehand it? Gary Quote
Members Stetson912 Posted October 8, 2018 Author Members Report Posted October 8, 2018 Well I went into inkscape found a font I liked and sized it to a size that I liked for the wallet. Traced it onto damp leather and Then I used a 1/4" angle blade in my swivel knife and carved the outline of the letters. Then I dyed it and sealed it. Went back with some watered down black apple barrel acrylic paint to fill in the lettering. And a few more coats of mop n glo to seal that. Not exactly free hand but I didn't have any stamps or anything I used but I followed the "template" I made Quote
garypl Posted October 8, 2018 Report Posted October 8, 2018 3 hours ago, Stetson912 said: Well I went into inkscape found a font I liked and sized it to a size that I liked for the wallet. Traced it onto damp leather and Then I used a 1/4" angle blade in my swivel knife and carved the outline of the letters. Then I dyed it and sealed it. Went back with some watered down black apple barrel acrylic paint to fill in the lettering. And a few more coats of mop n glo to seal that. Not exactly free hand but I didn't have any stamps or anything I used but I followed the "template" I made Well, you did a nice job with it! Gary Quote
Members Stetson912 Posted October 9, 2018 Author Members Report Posted October 9, 2018 34 minutes ago, garypl said: Well, you did a nice job with it! Well THANKYOU! haha. I like the smaller projects like this sometimes. But even these take me a week to do sometimes. Between work n stuff lol I hope to have one or two more done up soon. I'm trying to figure out a good fabric for lining them Quote
garypl Posted October 9, 2018 Report Posted October 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Stetson912 said: Well THANKYOU! haha. I like the smaller projects like this sometimes. But even these take me a week to do sometimes. Between work n stuff lol I hope to have one or two more done up soon. I'm trying to figure out a good fabric for lining them I have the same problem finding time to work on projects. It also takes me a long time to finish projects because of work commitments. If I’m thinking about my other business I can’t concentrate on leatherworking and that’s when I start making mistakes. Quote
Members battlemunky Posted October 9, 2018 Members Report Posted October 9, 2018 Looks really well done Stetson! Quote
Members Stetson912 Posted October 9, 2018 Author Members Report Posted October 9, 2018 1 hour ago, garypl said: that’s when I start making mistakes. I hear ya there, takes a lot of concentration not to really mess up a project. @battlemunky, much appreciated. Not perfect but I was real happy with the name color and finish of it this go around. Quote
Members Scoutmom103 Posted October 9, 2018 Members Report Posted October 9, 2018 Like the name, it looks very nice Quote
Members Stetson912 Posted October 9, 2018 Author Members Report Posted October 9, 2018 2 hours ago, Scoutmom103 said: Like the name, it looks very nice Thanks! Quote
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