Members AzShooter Posted February 27, 2022 Members Report Posted February 27, 2022 I tried to carve a rose and my initals in this holster for a Heritage Rough Rider. Just a simple holster made of 7 ounce leather, dyed with Chocolate dye. I decided I don't like Chocolate. It's too dark for me. Quote
CFM chuck123wapati Posted February 27, 2022 CFM Report Posted February 27, 2022 the holster and tooling looks pretty good to me for a first. The chocolate looks black in the pics. Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
CFM tsunkasapa Posted February 27, 2022 CFM Report Posted February 27, 2022 (edited) Try reducing the dye. Maybe 1 dye-5 alcohol. Keep reducing until you get the shade you like. Edited February 27, 2022 by tsunkasapa Quote Hoka Hey! Today, tomorrow, next week, what does it matter?
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted February 27, 2022 Contributing Member Report Posted February 27, 2022 full on chocolate looks almost black. Thin the dye and it's one of my all time favorites (now they have 50 shades that didn't used to exist). These were done ONLY with chocolate Fiebing's. The background of the top one is FULL STRENGTH chocolate, the rest is thinned about 30:1. Same thing on the belt with the 3-piece buckle set. This belt is chocolate ONLY, about 15:1 if I remember right, and the notebook binder background is the same dye, applied with an airbrush. 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.
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted February 27, 2022 Contributing Member Report Posted February 27, 2022 Oh, wait.. you wuz talkin' HOLSTERS in chocolate ... The first and third are chocolate dye ONLY. Teh middle one is done with Fiebing's "dark brown" (thinned) and shown here to show the difference in color... teh dark brown is clearly more reddish ... 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.
Members AzShooter Posted February 27, 2022 Author Members Report Posted February 27, 2022 Thank you all. Time for me to get some alcohol and experiment. Quote
Members Bert03241 Posted February 27, 2022 Members Report Posted February 27, 2022 Looks good AZ just pretty dark as has been said. I haven't had the courage to try carving yet. Quote
Members AzShooter Posted February 28, 2022 Author Members Report Posted February 28, 2022 On 2/27/2022 at 11:14 PM, Bert03241 said: Looks good AZ just pretty dark as has been said. I haven't had the courage to try carving yet. Expand Thank you very much> I tried another one tonight and will probably post tomorrows It's on a new holster design for Steel Challenge matches and should be fun. Quote
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