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.
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!
Great content, Robert. Don also has on his website some free patterns for folks. Including an alphabet pattern. You know, the biggest challenge that I have with carving is carving consistent lines (vines) and the biggie, making sure I don't create tool marks when stamping. But like anything practice makes perfect which is why I so adore the craft of leather making. It is very rewarding. I also appreciate the help & mentoring such as your channel, Don's, Aaron's and many more. I'm currently working on a fly fishing lure wallet for a friend of mine. I didn't have a pattern and then I remembered I had a Field Notes acrylic pattern. The next challenge is trying to trim down the shearling so it doesn't look like it was done by a lunatic. 😂 It's fun and relaxing. I have found countless free patterns over the years and of course I have made my own. Drawing them up by hand as I'm useless trying to create them through the computer. Thanks once again for all your encouragement, Robert.
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.
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.
Love the use of pencil for tracing
It helps me to control the tracing. Have a great day!
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
Great video of your growing skills.
Thanks Rick. If not growing skills, definitely working on developing patience. LOL
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.
Cool video. Nicely done. You do a great job with the tooling
It’s not bad! More practice needed.
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!
Great content, Robert.
Don also has on his website some free patterns for folks. Including an alphabet pattern.
You know, the biggest challenge that I have with carving is carving consistent lines (vines) and the biggie, making sure I don't create tool marks when stamping. But like anything practice makes perfect which is why I so adore the craft of leather making. It is very rewarding.
I also appreciate the help & mentoring such as your channel, Don's, Aaron's and many more. I'm currently working on a fly fishing lure wallet for a friend of mine. I didn't have a pattern and then I remembered I had a Field Notes acrylic pattern. The next challenge is trying to trim down the shearling so it doesn't look like it was done by a lunatic. 😂 It's fun and relaxing. I have found countless free patterns over the years and of course I have made my own. Drawing them up by hand as I'm useless trying to create them through the computer.
Thanks once again for all your encouragement, Robert.
I feel honored to be included in and group with Don and Aaron. Thanks for watching and following along
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.
I like the Sheridan brown
Thanks! I will look at that color.
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.
Cool eye glass case.
Thanks!
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Thanks for watching
Neat. 👍🏻👍🏻👋👋
Thanks Noel
OLD Leather Smith here, nice job Robert. GOD'S BLESSINGS ✝️🥎🙃
Thanks. It did come out nice.
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!