Oxbo Report post Posted March 16, 2020 Well ...... Here's second biker wallet, lots to be desired .... But that's life in the big city, I thought it'd be better, but, it is what it is = lots more practice ! ! ! ! I like this wallet design because of the overlaying of another piece of leather over the tooled piece but that cuts down on the tooling real estate to work with = smaller stuff = harder etc, etc ... Thanks to Fonzarellis for his tip ..... The "save all" for a bad tooling job on a biker wallet is to dye it black LOL ! ! Hides all the screw ups ...... Danny Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rohn Report post Posted March 16, 2020 Very nicely done. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oxbo Report post Posted March 16, 2020 The good thing about doing a bad job is that ya learn very well ..... Am trying to get patterns /templates made up for future items etc ... This floral design came up way short, but ....... I can see it now after having done it etc etc ...... should be much better next time etc, etc .... Tx's Rohn ............ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JuntoPi Report post Posted March 17, 2020 What tool did you use to stamp around the design? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oxbo Report post Posted March 18, 2020 Those tools were "A104" and "A105" background tools .... I'm calling this thing "Rosemary's Baby" = it looked terrible when I finished it, but as time goes on and the more I look at it = it's really not that bad = we are our own worst critics, something like that..... Still, is sure not what I was expecting, especially the leaves = I forgot the old axiom "Test before you commit" My biggest complaint with it is there is toooo much background, not enough foliage but I saw too late that this was the way it was coming out etc... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oxbo Report post Posted March 19, 2020 And .................... Here's next step ....... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwoCelts Report post Posted March 19, 2020 Very nice! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oxbo Report post Posted March 20, 2020 14 hours ago, TwoCelts said: Very nice! Tx's = it's a comin ........ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oxbo Report post Posted March 22, 2020 And ....................Moving right along ............... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oxbo Report post Posted March 27, 2020 Finally got this thing done .... Stats = Tooled piece of leather was 7/8 oz the rest is 2/3 oz .... Wish I had some 5/6 oz but didn't so went with what I had = Note to self, get some ... I sprayed the inside pieces with some Saddle Lac (heard that was good stuff) and when I was scraping off edges for glue I noticed that Saddle Lac was "flaking" off= not good = don't think I'll use that stuff anymore.... I kinda really don't care for that shiny laquer look (super sheen) but it looks OK on some stuff.... And, I got a little carried away with the edge dressing .... The vertical card slots were pretty tight = got to alter pattern a little ... Other than that, I'm gonna buff the outside up a bit and call it done ..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
