Bob Blea Report post Posted February 3, 2020 This was one of my Christmas orders. The customer wanted a pretty specific design and layout. This was the first time I have done a notebook where everything was black except the tooled areas. That seems to be a popular style these days and I was glad to give it a try. She was thrilled with the result and I think I'll be glad to make this style again, though maybe in a smaller size. The basket weave design is all hand carved. I don't have a block stamp that size. I thought that would be a fairly simple design but I really underestimated the amount of work required to tool that large of a design. I did like how it turned out though and would do it again despite how labor intensive it turns out to be. I'm happy to hear any feedback. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YinTx Report post Posted February 3, 2020 Just awesome! I really like the tooling design, in particular the over/under pattern in the center. That is a whole lot of tooling for sure! I have a bible cover that I am a bit reticent to start because I know it has a ton of tooling. Any idea how long it took you? YinTx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fredk Report post Posted February 3, 2020 very nice indeedy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bob Blea Report post Posted February 3, 2020 57 minutes ago, YinTx said: Just awesome! I really like the tooling design, in particular the over/under pattern in the center. That is a whole lot of tooling for sure! I have a bible cover that I am a bit reticent to start because I know it has a ton of tooling. Any idea how long it took you? YinTx Thank you! It wasn't too bad since the front and back are mirror images of each other. I didn't keep good records on how long it took but I think the floral carving took 3-4 hours per side. 54 minutes ago, fredk said: very nice indeedy Thank you very much! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JLSleather Report post Posted February 3, 2020 Certainly looks good. I always thought the hard part was buffing the black and keeping it off the not black! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bob Blea Report post Posted February 3, 2020 27 minutes ago, JLSleather said: Certainly looks good. I always thought the hard part was buffing the black and keeping it off the not black! Yes Sir, that was certainly a challenge for this one. It took a lot of work to get it buffed and sealed without getting dye particles everywhere they shouldn't have been. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CalanColeman Report post Posted April 2, 2020 This looks really nice! It looks like the spine doesn't have any problem flexing or binding. what weight leather did you use? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
battlemunky Report post Posted April 2, 2020 Beautiful and precise geometric work Sir! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
