Members gordond Posted February 26, 2019 Members Report Posted February 26, 2019 Album cover bag ... made recently and taken on board this year's "Cruise to the Edge" - autograph collecting (another of my interests) Solid 2 layer sculptured plugs ... ~ 1.5mm top leather... turn back edges .. hand stitched... black oil dye (plus commercial black refinish) Colour - acrylics .. resolene sealer plus wax sealer .. Inner supports - 3mm hardboard with soft liners ... simple shoulder strap.. line snap closures (least obtrusive fitting - which did work well) Nb: posted on some FB pages also Quote
Members HaloJones Posted February 26, 2019 Members Report Posted February 26, 2019 Ohh, I like that, good contrast of the design Quote
Members GRod Posted February 26, 2019 Members Report Posted February 26, 2019 NICELY done! What an ambitious design... I played that album practically to death many, many moons ago. "There behind the glass stands a real blade of grass. Be careful as you pass. Move along, move along" Can't remember what I had for lunch yesterday, but I can remember obscure, deep-track lyrics from 1973 (Karn Evil 9, 1st Impression, Part 2) [sigh] Quote
Members spacedog Posted March 2, 2019 Members Report Posted March 2, 2019 I really like this. Nice work on a very unique item. Quote
Members jmkjmk2 Posted March 2, 2019 Members Report Posted March 2, 2019 Wow that is all I got to say Quote
Members gordond Posted March 4, 2019 Author Members Report Posted March 4, 2019 Thanks very much All for the compliments Having issues with the gallery function on the forum was hoping to post more photos there before I replied here .. I think the admins are quite busy with certificate issues. (error ext 1064) ...I probably broke it?!! Background on this project : an icebreaker on many levels. I haven't carved leather for a few years and no Embossing in over 30 years (even then just a one off and a very small job). this was test of my own and machinery capabilities... Well sure did identify the gaps between imagined vs reality - lol! Biggest one - I need a bigger workshop! (plus sharpen everything..repair this that and also everything else..lol!) The other unexpected icebreaker was the reaction to this bag by some famous musicians in my autograph quest..... "wow - what's that!".. certainly had some entertaining discussions. Quote
Members Sofaspud Posted March 22, 2019 Members Report Posted March 22, 2019 That is fine work! I still listen to ELP regularly, and have always enjoyed Giger's artwork. Very well done. The fact that it opens to show the image of Isis is really cool. I had a large poster of that inner image above my bed back in my college days. Wow! Quote
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