Need help with my swivel knife

[gengado]

i do this image by swivel knife but is not be good at all 

i would to used this tool right please any advise

[Hildebrand]

No expert here but you need to just cut the basic lines then do the stamping with the bevelers, shaders, seeders, etc before you add the decorative cuts to the flower petals.

[Sheilajeanne]

Yes, decorative cuts need to be done AFTER stamping, as otherwise the pear shaders, crescent shaders, etc. will close up the cuts.

The swivel knife work looks pretty good to me, though some of the cuts could be deeper. It looks like you have good control of your blade, though.

How did it feel when you were cutting with it?  If the leather is properly cased, and the knife properly sharpened and stropped, it should just glide through the leather, like a hot knife through butter. If it sticks, either it isn't sharp enough, or the leather is too dry.

Edited October 13, 2018 by Sheilajeanne

[gengado]

18 hours ago, Hildebrand said:

No expert here but you need to just cut the basic lines then do the stamping with the bevelers, shaders, seeders, etc before you add the decorative cuts to the flower petals.

thanks for advises

 

[battlemunky]

What leather is that? It looks a little strange and that may be where you are getting the difficulty from. 

[Gabriel Rasa]

It looks like you may be using the wrong kind of leather -- the texturing on it suggests that it's been milled, and you need something stiff for doing tooling. It also looks like the leather was too dry when you did your carving, which is why the knife didn't want to cut in very deep. Make sure your leather has been properly wetted, enough to saturate to the core, and then allowed some time to let the surface slightly dry again, so that it isn't soggy and clinging to your knife.

Edited October 23, 2018 by Gabriel Rasa
clarification

[gengado]

2 hours ago, Gabriel Rasa said:

It looks like you may be using the wrong kind of leather -- the texturing on it suggests that it's been milled, and you need something stiff for doing tooling. It also looks like the leather was too dry when you did your carving, which is why the knife didn't want to cut in very deep. Make sure your leather has been properly wetted, enough to saturate to the core, and then allowed some time to let the surface slightly dry again, so that it isn't soggy and clinging to your knife.

thanks for your clarification