Members Retswerb Posted January 15, 2019 Members Report Posted January 15, 2019 Geez - that’s beautiful. What’s your time estimate on this one? Quote
Members Kulafarmer Posted January 15, 2019 Members Report Posted January 15, 2019 Very nice, thats some serious carving Quote
Members Rhale Posted January 16, 2019 Members Report Posted January 16, 2019 GreT job young man, keep up the beautiful work you have a great future in leatherwork! Quote
Members LeatherPlusArtGalore Posted January 17, 2019 Members Report Posted January 17, 2019 Very sharp. You do excellent work. Quote
Members TxLeather2 Posted January 17, 2019 Members Report Posted January 17, 2019 WOW Ryan, WOW as usual! Quote
Members benlilly1 Posted January 17, 2019 Members Report Posted January 17, 2019 (edited) Just beautiful!! Edited January 17, 2019 by benlilly1 Quote
Members CraftsmanUK Posted January 26, 2019 Members Report Posted January 26, 2019 That's beautiful - Quote
Members noobleather Posted January 26, 2019 Members Report Posted January 26, 2019 Stunning work! Quote
Members Rolandranch Posted February 15, 2019 Author Members Report Posted February 15, 2019 Thank you all for the kind words! @VYO Thanks! Believe it or not, I did not use a lifter at all in this piece. I used the b935 beveler for all the "lifting." It worked really well although it was a bit time-consuming. @bland Thank you! I agree. I asked the owner if she would like the corners rounded but she said not to round them to make it more box-like. Also, I would have braided rather than looped but the deadline came too soon and the only lace I had was so thick that the braiding would have been awkwardly bulky. @JLSleather I woulda dun some different things too... but it ain't my bag! @Rbarleatherworks I used fiebing's tan antique finish and then used super shene. The best thing that made it look good was a layer of pure olive oil and a few hours of sunshine. @JKHelms I used Tandy's craftool pro bar grounders... BUT, I did not like them. The dots stick too easily inside the holes and tear out occasionally. I think I'll try barry king bar grounders next. @Retswerb tooling took 66 hours... the whole thing took a little over 100 hours... Yes... I'm a very slow leathercrafter! -Ryan Quote
Members billybopp Posted February 15, 2019 Members Report Posted February 15, 2019 tooling took 66 hours... the whole thing took a little over 100 hours... Yes... I'm a very slow leathercrafter! ... If slow gets you that kind of results ... then by all means go slow!! - Bill Quote
Members VYO Posted February 16, 2019 Members Report Posted February 16, 2019 12 hours ago, Rolandranch said: I used the b935 beveler for all the "lifting." It worked really well although it was a bit time-consuming. It worked out really well. I have some lifters but still need to practice with them. I also have 935 so I'll try that too. If I can do 1/4 as well as you did I'd be super pleased. Quote
Members hawgrider Posted February 16, 2019 Members Report Posted February 16, 2019 Wow! The tooling is fantastic. Quote
Members rustyj58 Posted February 24, 2019 Members Report Posted February 24, 2019 Ryan, Good GOD son! You truly have God given Talent! Beautiful work. You really are gifted. And I PREDICT that you WILL Receive the Al Stholman award in the near future! Keep up the Beautiful work! Rusty (Glendale) Quote
Members RemingtonSteel Posted February 24, 2019 Members Report Posted February 24, 2019 So young... Yet so much talent. keep up the great work! Quote
Members Rolandranch Posted February 26, 2019 Author Members Report Posted February 26, 2019 On 2/23/2019 at 6:46 PM, rustyj58 said: Ryan, Good GOD son! You truly have God given Talent! Beautiful work. You really are gifted. And I PREDICT that you WILL Receive the Al Stholman award in the near future! Keep up the Beautiful work! Rusty (Glendale) Thanks! Will you be going to the Leather Worker's trade show in Prescott this week? I'm excited to go for the first time probably Friday and Saturday. Quote
Members Wild Bill46 Posted March 10, 2019 Members Report Posted March 10, 2019 Gorgeous piece ! every aspect looks great ! Your not headed to the big leagues though ? YOUR ALREADY THERE ! Great work !!!!!!! Quote
Members Bubblehead Posted March 10, 2019 Members Report Posted March 10, 2019 That’s amazing, might have to meet up with you. I will bring the sweet tea. Quote
Members Rolandranch Posted March 10, 2019 Author Members Report Posted March 10, 2019 3 hours ago, Wild Bill46 said: Gorgeous piece ! every aspect looks great ! Your not headed to the big leagues though ? YOUR ALREADY THERE ! Great work !!!!!!! Thanks! 1 hour ago, Bubblehead said: That’s amazing, might have to meet up with you. I will bring the sweet tea. Sounds good! I go to Tandy leather on palo verde rd often. If you ever want to meet up to ask questions or just chat, pm me and we'll figure out a time to meet up. Quote
Members SickMick Posted March 11, 2019 Members Report Posted March 11, 2019 LOL...that's my local Tandy as well........ Quote
Members arashikage Posted March 11, 2019 Members Report Posted March 11, 2019 Impressive as usual! At your age, I hope you stick with this because you work is already amazing and can't imagine what it could be in 10 years! Quote
Members Bubblehead Posted March 11, 2019 Members Report Posted March 11, 2019 22 hours ago, Rolandranch said: Thanks! Sounds good! I go to Tandy leather on palo verde rd often. If you ever want to meet up to ask questions or just chat, pm me and we'll figure out a time to meet up. Will do. Quote
Members Tugadude Posted March 11, 2019 Members Report Posted March 11, 2019 As others have indicated, the piece is amazing. I particularly like the 3-D effect and the photo you took at an angle shows it off nicely. I've seen some work that just didn't have the depth to really make the flowers "stand out" so to speak. One question I did have is the attachment of the braided handles to the bag itself. How did you accomplish that on this project? I could see where that could be a bit tricky. Quote
Members Rolandranch Posted April 30, 2019 Author Members Report Posted April 30, 2019 On 3/11/2019 at 1:54 PM, Tugadude said: As others have indicated, the piece is amazing. I particularly like the 3-D effect and the photo you took at an angle shows it off nicely. I've seen some work that just didn't have the depth to really make the flowers "stand out" so to speak. One question I did have is the attachment of the braided handles to the bag itself. How did you accomplish that on this project? I could see where that could be a bit tricky. Thank you! Sorry for the late reply. Hardware probably would have been better, but the lady wanted it this way. I glued and stitched the ends of the braids to the panel, then glued and stitched the shield cover over it. I did a practice piece and pulled on it as hard as I could and it wouldn't budge. So as long as she doesn't carry gold ingots in the bag I think it'll be alright. Quote
Members PigasusStudio Posted July 26, 2019 Members Report Posted July 26, 2019 On 1/7/2019 at 5:32 PM, Rolandranch said: Great work. I love that you both date and number them. :0) Quote
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