Start of another Clutch wallet

[sinpac]

This is a resized Chan Geer design. If I ever master floral design drawing I'll be winning. I am not to bad on the flowers it the vine and transitions drawing that is challenging. If it was easy everyone would be doing it.

Chris

[YinTx]

That flower is turning out really well, and I like the decorative cuts!  most difficult part for me...

YinTx

[sinpac]

Just now, YinTx said:

That flower is turning out really well, and I like the decorative cuts!  most difficult part for me...

YinTx

Yes I struggle a bit on the left angle decorative cut and I am left handed. LOL

[JLSleather]

Lookin' good. You tool different 'n' me (I don't background til everything else is done).  I've done that design before, lookin' at this I think I mighta done it upside down

 

 

[sinpac]

10 hours ago, JLSleather said:

 

(I don't background til everything else is done)

I know it's doesn't follow standard protocol. I do have it under glass, but I never know when I will get pulled away. I don't want to keep rewetting the leather and lose the burnish. I read somewhere guys put their project in a zip lock bag and stick it in the fridge. I have never done thing, something to think about. On a side note i have been using the modeling spoon on the hard bevel lines and it does look a lot better. Another area I have to work at is lifting the swivel knife out of the leather at the end cut.

 

 

 

[JLSleather]

Well, I aint suggesting doing it that way is "wrong",.. just different.  Each his own, and all that  

But you're right about NOT re-wetting the leather - that's a no.  I have covered areas I wasn't able to get to , and went ahead and completed the section I was working on (as you did here).  That does work, though as a rule I absolutely try to finish a carving once i start it.  Just FYI:  when you need to cover it - whatever reason - I find that the tracing film you used for the design works just fine (the clear film, not the paper).

And I don't fridge, or dish soap in the water, or stand on the left leg to tool on Tuesday.  Honestly, I don't know WHERE some of that stuff comes from   "Cool to the touch" is another one gets used a lot, but means nothing.  If my shop is 65%, then leather is "cool to the touch" no matter how dry it is or isn't.

Yer toolin's lookin' purdy good .. carry on!