ABHandmade Report post Posted September 15, 2019 On 9/6/2019 at 2:09 PM, MikeRock said: AB, just had the idea that one of those suture needles in a swivel knife type holder would let you 'flow' the hair lines very well. The triangular cutting surface would be below and behind the swivel point so some nice curves could be made quite easily. God bless Thank you for idea! Recently, a lot of things have piled up ... But still, I managed to devote time to my hobby and finish coloring this work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JLSleather Report post Posted September 15, 2019 EVERY BIT as nice as I had expected. You really picked up the hair texture here ... this looks great! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ABHandmade Report post Posted September 15, 2019 3 minutes ago, JLSleather said: EVERY BIT as nice as I had expected. You really picked up the hair texture here ... this looks great! Thank you, Jeff! In addition to hair, I had to seriously to work on ears - after all, a lioness’s ear rises 3/4 inches above the mane of a lion. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikesc Report post Posted September 15, 2019 Beautiful..I'm smiling from ear to ear :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ABHandmade Report post Posted September 15, 2019 58 minutes ago, mikesc said: Beautiful..I'm smiling from ear to ear Thank you, Mike! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeRock Report post Posted September 15, 2019 Boy, I didn't think it could get any better. I was wrong! Simply lovely..... lovely........ God bless Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northmount Report post Posted September 15, 2019 3 hours ago, ABHandmade said: Recently, a lot of things have piled up ... But still, I managed to devote time to my hobby and finish coloring this work. Wonderful! Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TSes Report post Posted September 15, 2019 Just beautiful. A true piece of art. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nrk Report post Posted September 15, 2019 cool Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scoutmom103 Report post Posted September 16, 2019 Beautiful. So lifelike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ABHandmade Report post Posted September 16, 2019 10 hours ago, MikeRock said: Boy, I didn't think it could get any better. I was wrong! Simply lovely..... lovely........ God bless Thank you so much! 10 hours ago, Northmount said: Wonderful! Tom Thank you, Tom! 10 hours ago, TSes said: Just beautiful. A true piece of art. Thank you! 9 hours ago, nrk said: cool Thanks! 5 hours ago, Scoutmom103 said: Beautiful. So lifelike Thank you, @Scoutmom103! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toxo Report post Posted September 16, 2019 If I didn't know better no one could convince me that that was a piece of leather. Simply outstanding. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ABHandmade Report post Posted September 16, 2019 4 hours ago, toxo said: If I didn't know better no one could convince me that that was a piece of leather. Simply outstanding. Thank you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sofaspud Report post Posted September 20, 2019 Man, that is amazing! Your carving is fantastic. The coloring really brought it to life! As good as any leatherwork I've ever seen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ABHandmade Report post Posted September 20, 2019 3 hours ago, Sofaspud said: Man, that is amazing! Your carving is fantastic. The coloring really brought it to life! As good as any leatherwork I've ever seen. Thank you for compliments! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikesherman Report post Posted September 20, 2019 Beautiful, thank you for sharing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ABHandmade Report post Posted September 20, 2019 12 minutes ago, mikesherman said: Beautiful, thank you for sharing. Thank you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gamli Report post Posted January 14, 2020 Amazing. Just out of curiosity. What weight leather did you use. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ABHandmade Report post Posted January 14, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, gamli said: Amazing. Just out of curiosity. What weight leather did you use. Thank you. 4 oz for the carved area and a stack of leather 8 oz x 5 layers (or 10 oz x 4 layers, I don’t remember exactly ) for the embossing insert. Edited January 14, 2020 by ABHandmade Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gamli Report post Posted January 22, 2020 Thx for the info. I figured the emboss had to be fairly thick to get that kind of depth Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
