Just trying out some of my new tools...

[YinTx]

Tried a little practice piece, and decided to make it into something.  Trying the new Robert Beard and Barry King and Sergey Neskromniy stamps.

Here is what I came up with.

YinTx

[Rohn]

Beautifully done!

[billybopp]

Looks good!   I especially like the "pillowing" on the back!   

- Bill

[battlemunky]

You've improved a good bit @YinTx! I too like the pillowing and I think that both the flower and the leaf look great!

[YinTx]

  On 7/3/2020 at 12:16 PM, Rohn said:

Beautifully done!

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Thanks much, @Rohn!

  On 7/3/2020 at 12:21 PM, billybopp said:

Looks good!   I especially like the "pillowing" on the back!   

- Bill

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Appreciate it @billybopp.  The back was done with the Sergey stamps.  I had designed one in my mind after putting so much effort into the tufted look a while back, but then he made this so I gave it a whirl.  Came out well enough!

  On 7/4/2020 at 3:32 AM, battlemunky said:

You've improved a good bit @YinTx! I too like the pillowing and I think that both the flower and the leaf look great!

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Thank you @battlemunky.  I did a few practice runs, and a certain someone got upset that I was spending hours making something that was going into the garbage can, so I decided to practice on something big enough I could make something small out of it if it came out well enough.   Here were the offending practice pieces:

They came out ok, but the scrap pieces were too small to make into anything.

YinTx

[cardinal leather]

nice job Yin, why u worrying about what someone else thinks? Last winter i worked to complete Steve Yezeks challenge of 100 flowers in one hundred days. It didn't work out like i wanted (took more than 100 days) but did manage to complete around 100 + flowers n other things. i dated and numbered them then put them in a 3 ring binder as i completed them that way i could track if i was making any headway. i learned a lot and could use the completed pieces to test new techniques as i already had a good idea of what i did wrong on the finished ones. and i used up a pile of scrap that i wouldn't use for anything else. sad to say I'm a long way from Steve's class but had a great time behind the hammer.

[YinTx]

  On 7/5/2020 at 1:08 AM, cardinal leather said:

nice job Yin, why u worrying about what someone else thinks?

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If you are referring to the individual that was upset my scrap bits of tooling like the ones I showed were going into the garbage, it's because I like to spend on tools and leather without complaints from the other half.    Keep her happy, keep me happy!  When she likes what I make, she doesn't frown too much when I order tools like the ones I used on these!  Her point is valid, the time is more valuable than the leather, if it comes out well, I can make it into something, if not, eh - out a bit o leather!

  On 7/5/2020 at 1:08 AM, cardinal leather said:

Steve Yezeks challenge of 100 flowers in one hundred days.

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I don't think I'd manage it either, way too many interruptions.  And that's a lot of flowers!  You should start a thread showing every 10th one (10 total photos) so we could see how much improvement happens with the technique!

YinTx

[AlexOstacchini]

Great stuff as usual

[YinTx]

  On 7/5/2020 at 6:57 PM, AlexOstacchini said:

Great stuff as usual

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Thanks much, I aspire to be as good as you!

YinTx

[YinTx]

  On 7/4/2020 at 5:40 PM, YinTx said:

The back was done with the Sergey stamps.

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as in @arbalet12's stamps.  If you are on the fence at all, don't hesitate.  They are well made and work well for the price point.

YinTx