bikermutt07 Posted March 4, 2019 Report Posted March 4, 2019 Don Gonzales has just completed a 4 part series on his YouTube channel. It includes a free PDF pattern for you to download and follow along with him. He seems like a very down to earth teacher and really comes across well in his own style. I don't do any tooling yet myself, but I sure enjoyed the videos. Enjoy. Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Members TargetRockLeather Posted March 4, 2019 Members Report Posted March 4, 2019 I have also watched all four of the videos in the series. He gives some excellent information. I've been trying my hand at some tooling and this video series showed me some things I'm doing wrong. He also gives recommendations on which tools to buy if you want to accomplish this type of tooling. All of his videos are worth watching. Quote http://targetrockleatherworks.com
Members Rhale Posted March 4, 2019 Members Report Posted March 4, 2019 Excellent video, I have been tooling for a lot of years and Dons videos are very helpful and full of information no matter what your experience level is. You seem to always learn or re-learn something in his videos. Quote
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted March 4, 2019 Contributing Member Report Posted March 4, 2019 I did see one of his videos before about coloring leather, or dyeing leather, whatever he called it. Lost me when he threw acrylic stuff at an otherwise great lookin' belt. Each his own, I suppose. This one here, just fast forward a couple of times for the hi-lites, I see he calls a flower center a "one hit tool" 3 times, then hits 2 of them 3 times and 3 of them 2 times Few minutes later, he goes back over those same centers, bops 'em a couple more times .. so , they're "one hit again"? ETA: I see in V4 he goes back over the "undercuts", though he made a point of saying he doesn't like to go back over anything. Still, at a glance - I do like that he's showing how to firmly tap the tool into the leather. This is why I sometimes have moved to calling it "bop" the leather - since SO MANY people you see almost look like they're afraid to hit it. BOP maybe relays the idea you supposed to HIT it. No question there's some info here worth seeing. He backgrounds WAY before I would .... just shows more 'n' one way to skin a cow. Quote "Observation is 9/10 of the law." IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.
Members Rhale Posted March 4, 2019 Members Report Posted March 4, 2019 Gosh JLS leather I must have missed all those good utube videos that you put out that were so helpful! I am sure they are there because of all your expertise! Sorry but negative people tend to piss me off! Quote
Members Akube Posted March 4, 2019 Members Report Posted March 4, 2019 I'm with you Rhale. Don is spending his time to deliver something some of us [ at least me] can certainly use for free. If you don't like don't watch it. Thank you Don, great videos. Quote
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted March 4, 2019 Contributing Member Report Posted March 4, 2019 Negative? Did I say something that wasn't true? I would have thought that 5 hours ago, JLSleather said: I do like that he's showing how to firmly tap the tool and 5 hours ago, JLSleather said: No question there's some info here worth seeing. were something other than negative. But, I suppose if I continue on that idea it begins to look like someone's opinion matters to me ... Quote "Observation is 9/10 of the law." IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.
Members Rhale Posted March 4, 2019 Members Report Posted March 4, 2019 I am sure none of it matters to you what anyone thinks but if someone is putting info out there to help others some of us appreciate not only the content but the effort involved to give us that info free of charge! People like you and your negative comments make those giving that free info tend to think why bother, so for those of us who don’t know everything we would like to see that info that people like Don Gonzales and others are kind enough to put out there for us to learn and enjoy. In other words if you can’t say something good you should keep your mouth shut!! Quote
bermudahwin Posted March 4, 2019 Report Posted March 4, 2019 33 minutes ago, Rhale said: Gosh JLS leather I must have missed all those good utube videos that you put out that were so helpful! I am sure they are there because of all your expertise! Sorry but negative people tend to piss me off! You may well have missed the huge opus of good he has given free of charge on this forum and through his website. I've never commented on any YouTube videos, as they seem to polarize people, and they some folk comment without all of the available information. Different strokes for different folks. AND this is NOT a comment on the quality of Don's nor anyone's videos. Does Don ever comment on this forum? Just a query, never seen it. Quote No longer following it.
bermudahwin Posted March 4, 2019 Report Posted March 4, 2019 16 minutes ago, Rhale said: In other words if you can’t say something good you should keep your mouth shut!! As an unbiased and somewhat uninterested observer, did you read what you put immediately before this? Quote No longer following it.
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