Members RemingtonSteel Posted March 26, 2021 Members Report Posted March 26, 2021 Bruce, for a California kid turned Florida cowboy, I would say you nailed it. I would be thrilled if my florals looked as good as this. That laziness of yours must be addictive, as I suffer from it too. Do you wet mold the back to increase retention? Quote
Members JamesRiley Posted March 26, 2021 Members Report Posted March 26, 2021 Beautiful. I hope to get there some day. Quote
BruceGibson Posted March 26, 2021 Author Report Posted March 26, 2021 13 hours ago, RemingtonSteel said: Bruce, for a California kid turned Florida cowboy, I would say you nailed it. I would be thrilled if my florals looked as good as this. That laziness of yours must be addictive, as I suffer from it too. Do you wet mold the back to increase retention? LOL! Yep, California's WAY back in the rearview mirror! I still need a LOT of work, but I sure do appreciate the compliment. I do wet and detail the back panel--it all has to be done by hand because I can't cheat and squeeze it in the press with the carving on the face. Quote "Don't squat with your spurs on." www.GibsonLeather.com
BruceGibson Posted March 26, 2021 Author Report Posted March 26, 2021 13 hours ago, JamesRiley said: Beautiful. I hope to get there some day. Thank you--but believe me, I'm not good. Better than I was, but with a long way to go. Keep practicing (and I need to practice what I preach) and you'll leave me behind in no time. I've spent what seems like a million dollars on books, videos, DVD's, etc., and if I had to pick the one thing that was the turning point for me, it would be the Jeremiah Watt floral carving DVD's. All of the stuff I invested in helped, and it still does--but I felt like I made major improvements quickly with the Watt DVD's. They're expensive, but I'd buy 'em again if I had to. His website is www.Ranch2Arena.com if you want to have a look. Quote "Don't squat with your spurs on." www.GibsonLeather.com
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted March 26, 2021 Contributing Member Report Posted March 26, 2021 I've said it afore, but I'ma fixina say it agin --- I LOVE the color you get in these! Quote "Observation is 9/10 of the law." IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.
BruceGibson Posted March 26, 2021 Author Report Posted March 26, 2021 16 minutes ago, JLSleather said: I've said it afore, but I'ma fixina say it agin --- I LOVE the color you get in these! Thank you, sir! Quote "Don't squat with your spurs on." www.GibsonLeather.com
Members Viking Posted March 30, 2021 Members Report Posted March 30, 2021 Beautiful work. The color is great. I’m assuming very high quality leather with oil, antiquing & resolene? No dye? Quote
Members Josh Ashman Posted March 30, 2021 Members Report Posted March 30, 2021 Simply amazing work Bruce! Thanks for sharing! Quote
Members RemingtonSteel Posted March 30, 2021 Members Report Posted March 30, 2021 (edited) On 3/26/2021 at 11:05 AM, BruceGibson said: Thank you--but believe me, I'm not good. Bruce, you are either a perfectionist, humble or both, in addition to being your own worst critic. I actually don't believe you, cause I can see with my own eyes the quality of the work you are doing. If you don't trust yourself, trust the objective viewpoints of fellow members here. You've got to know that if JLS and Josh are throwing compliments your way, your doing good. I was going to follow that up with "Trust me, I wouldn't lie to you", but I realized that I already have. When I said in a previous post that "I would be thrilled if my florals looked as good as this", was the lie. Truth be told, I would be thrilled if my florals looked half as good as yours do. As you can see below, my carving ability is not even close to being in your league, but I am working on it. Edited March 30, 2021 by RemingtonSteel I guess I can't spell very well either! Quote
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