Creating A Tooled Leather Eye Glass Case - Should You Purchase Project Patterns?
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- Опубликовано: 3 июл 2024
- Enjoy following along as I create a tooled leather eyeglass case. I will be using a pattern that I purchased from DG Saddlery at the Heart of Texas Leather Trade Show in Waco Texas. Keep in mind that this case should not be copied without permission from Don Gonzales. The better way to create this case would be to purchase the pattern pack like I have.
I recently began my leather tooling journey with classes from Don Gonzales. Don is an awesome instructor. Having Don over my shoulder really helped. Today there were a few times that I would have like to raise my hand to ask a question or two. Yet, it did force me to figure it out. I think that the case came out pretty good. I will be following it up with a second case to reinforce today’s lessons. Don Gonzales does offer an online leather tooling course. I’m sure that it would be a great way to learn. Don will also be instructing clinics at the leather trade show in Sheridan Wyoming in May of 2024.
Overall I am happy with the results. If there was anything lacking it was not the pattern pack that I purchased from Don Gonzales. I just need to dedicate more time to mastering my swivel knife and other Barry King Tools.
If you are interested in watching a master at work check out @DonGonzalesMaker videos. You can also visit Don’s website to purchase the pattern pack with tooling patterns. You can find Don’s website at DGSaddlery.com
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Love your videos and this one hits the mark as well as all the others! Thank you! I've a tooling tip for you,... Don't use "masking tape" on the back. I know masking tape the #1 tape used by most of our leatherworking heroes but, the primary reason for masking tape is to seclude (mask) an area on a project that you don't want to get paint on. For that reason, "masking tape" is made to bend and follow height contours as well as STRETCH around tight spots that a painter wants to "mask". Bottom line is, it WILL allow a level of stretch that you are trying to negate in the first place. An alternative is 3M Heavy Duty shipping tape (don't get the extra heavy duty, too much glue). You'll find there is zero stretch and it comes off just as cleanly as masking tape does. Aaron Heizer still uses masking tape, but I think he'd tell you that he does it to truly "mask" the backside from getting dyed where he doesn't want it to be.
I had to learn the hard way on a large(r) piece that I was doing. I used high quality masking tape on a large legal pad portfolio on 7-8 oz, Hermann Oak. The tooling was asymmetric with more tooling on one side than the other. I also cut an opposite, mirror image piece of leather for the backside and tooled it as well. I'm positive that all right angles were cut "square" before tooling. I bordered, tooled and made the stitch lines for lining. When I went to match up the opposing back and front sides, I found that I now had two parallelograms instead of squared off corners (Of course, they didn't match, even though I had a 50/50 chance - LOL). I asked everyone that I could and never got the answer as to what caused such weird distortion of the original pieces. Everyone asked me if had taped the back real good before tooling, and of course I had. I finally figured out what had happened a couple months later while masking some molding on a small wall painting project, Eureka! Masking tape is MADE to stretch while holding firm (hiding the stretch). Thats the purpose of all those wrinkles in the tape! I went back to shipping tape and never had a stretch problem again. Hope this helps!!!
Thanks for the tip. I’m still learning the tooling process and willing to try different ways. I’ll give that a try! Thanks again I know it takes time to give a detailed response. I hope you have a great week!
Robert, this was not one of your biggest projects, but the time and detail you put into this case was out outstanding. You are a professional.
Kenny
Thanks Kenny! I still have a ways to go on tooling to fine tune the look. Only one way to get experience is to put the time in.
Great video of your growing skills.
Thanks Rick. If not growing skills, definitely working on developing patience. LOL
Cool video. Nicely done. You do a great job with the tooling
It’s not bad! More practice needed.
Cool eye glass case.
Thanks!
Love the use of pencil for tracing
It helps me to control the tracing. Have a great day!
OLD Leather Smith here, nice job Robert. GOD'S BLESSINGS ✝️🥎🙃
Thanks. It did come out nice.
Nice project Robert! Looks like your recent tooling classes really paid off. I typically use Fiebing's medium brown antique when I decide to antique a project, which is not very often. I also like the mahogany antique and would recommend you give that a try.
Thanks! Thanks for the input. I’m about to place an order and will look at the mahogany
I like the Sheridan brown
Thanks! I will look at that color.
Neat. 👍🏻👍🏻👋👋
Thanks Noel
I like th Feibings medium brown antique. I also have the dark brown like in this video, but prefer the medium brown. I have also made Don's eye glass case. I didn't have anything thin to use on the inside, so I used some faux shearling. I had to make the pattern a bit larger to compensate for the thickness of the shearling, but it looks cool and protects my glasses!
Thanks for the color recommendation. I like the idea of using the shearling. I need to try a couple projects with it. Thanks for taking time to comment.
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Thanks for watching
That is beautiful, great job. How much was your swivel knife?
Thanks. The knife was $60. You order the knife $40 and the blade for $20. The blade I used was a straight 1/4”. What antique do you use?
@@InMyBusyLittleShop thanks. Antique?
Sorry. What antiquing paste do you use on your leatherwork? I use Fiebing’s
@InMyBusyLittleShop I have some stuff I got from hobby lobby. I need to upgrade to the good..better stuff!
It's fiebings brand!
What did you say you printed your pattern on and where do you get it?
It’s vellum, well a modern day vellum that you can purchase from office supply companies. This is a thinner weight version. It’s not affected by moisture as much as paper. You can also run a stylus over it without damaging as easy as paper.
@@InMyBusyLittleShop Thanks.