Second Attempt at Carving...

xaman

xaman

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Okay, so the last time (which was the first time,) I tried to carve after the sheath was already glued up. Obviously the pressure caved the front piece in, so I couldnt press hard. I ended up with very little contrast or relief.

Leatherman told me to carve first, with the piece flat on the table (duh, makes WAY more sense :o)

This one came out better. I Still need to invest some time and money into some training dvds...

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What tool do you use to "press" the entire background? Is there a special one, or just your simple modeling tool? And if you just use that one, how do you keep from seeing little square marks everywhere???

Anything obvious that I could do better? Just looking for simple pointers :thumbup:
 
Xaman, I think you need to start sharing your tutorials. That looks great.
 
Sweet work, xaman, your carving looks really good. The area around the two sets of double vines looks like it was really hard to do.
 
Excellent original pattern and the layout is perfect. The carving of the pattern is excellent as well. Beautiful overall job.

Paul
 
Night and day! The difference is amazing. :) Is the fish at the bottom intentional? I love looking for hidden images. ;)

As for the background tools I'll have to look up the numbers. Theres dozens of patterns to choose from. As for how to get them smooth looking, practice practice practice. And so many hammer blows that the wife will want to kick your noisy butt out of the house. :o

The above is from actual experience....... :p
 
Thanks guys, that means a lot coming from you all.

Dwayne, as far as practice, i still have plenty of knives to sheath, and tons of the W&C leather left, so practice should be no problem!

Oh, and Mary already convinced me to set up a little shop area in the garage/study -- she's even trying to get me to consider a window unit A/C in the garage :eek: :D
 
xaman said:
Given the talent you have already displayed, I'd say a dedicated shop would really put you on the fast track. You need to get off the kitchen table and into an area where you can really produce quality. Oh, a window A/C would be really nice too.

Paul
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Thanks Paul.

I had enough money saved up this spring for a nice grinder ---- had been thinking about the possibility of knifemaking. After a lot of thought (not saying much for me) I decided to stick with making leather and collecting knives, at least for a while longer.

I took a little of that money and bought some quality leather and a few better tools, then took the rest and blew it at Blade!

Now I'm seeing that there's still TONS to learn in this craft.

BTW, I'll be in your neck of the woods the week after next (a little family vacation time around the Frio River and Garner area...) Are you going to the Central Tx Knife Show?

-eli
 
Yes, I will be at the Central Texas Show on Saturday only. You are going to be pretty close over at Garner. If you come through Kerrville give me a holler. All my contact info is at the bottom of each post.

Paul
 
examan, I will guarantee that any time (even 5 minutes) spent with Paul Long will be some of the best time you will spend anywhere. And I am not limiting that to his experience in leather (which is fantastic) but to experience in extending the hand of friendship. Grasp it,you will treasure what you receive! ---Sandy Morrissey---
 
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