Whacha Been Up To......

[Gary W. Graley]

This is one large slip joint folder! See more detail here at Knife Center
The fellow requested that embossing and asked if I could dye it red, I warned him that it is tricky to do as the embossing is in and trying to keep the black out will be difficult at best and he said go for it and it went pretty good, the knife snaps into place nicely

Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr

Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr

And I’m making a lanyard for his knife using a bead that he sent along with the knife.

Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr

G2

 

[Horsewright]

Thats cool Gary.

Finished off a new batch of knives and sheaths:

A Rodeo.

A Cowboy.

A Vaquero.

Also finished up a holster for this older Beretta:

NIchole has been busy too:

A notebook cover.

A travel bag:

And a new Crossbody Purse design, a prototype for herself:

Completely canvas lined and all interior seams are bound:

We've been doing this awhile. In front of the Alamo in 2003. They didn't call me Chief Greybeard back then:

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

A 2-in-one for my always “black dye” customer.

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

This is one large slip joint folder! See more detail here at Knife Center
The fellow requested that embossing and asked if I could dye it red, I warned him that it is tricky to do as the embossing is in and trying to keep the black out will be difficult at best and he said go for it and it went pretty good, the knife snaps into place nicely

Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr

Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr

And I’m making a lanyard for his knife using a bead that he sent along with the knife.

Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr

G2

That looks fantastic, Gary! Nice job on the two tone. I love doing that as well, and have to agree, it’s tricky. I’m still trying to figure out a better way to do it.

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Thanks and yes, not a fun job, very tedious and time consuming at best. My steps to do it is to first coat the base area with some bagcote before dyeing it, then dye it red, then another layer of bagcote and then another coat of red followed by yet another layer of bagcote. THEN I'll carefully dye the black areas keeping it out of the red as best I can. THEN I'll use a mixture of black highlighter and bagcote to darken around the edges and face of the red areas, wiping it down once it's applied and then...you guessed it, a final layer of bagcote. The overall sheath then gets a coating of leather protector as well. If I charged by the hour, I'd be a lot richer lol....
G2

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

That’s quite the technique, Gary and works well!

I hear ya on the “by the hour.” Haha.

 

[Gary W. Graley]

hehe yes, and very fine little lines on some parts, it didn't help that the embossing red areas are sunken, you know leather loves to wick into places you don't want it to.

The layers of bagcote allows that if a fleck of black falls into the red zone, you have a little bit of time to wipe it out so it isn't as visible, otherwise it would soak in, so the bagcote is key for things like that.
plus little tiny paint brushes lol are helpful as well.
G2

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

hehe yes, and very fine little lines on some parts, it didn't help that the embossing red areas are sunken, you know leather loves to wick into places you don't want it to.

The layers of bagcote allows that if a fleck of black falls into the red zone, you have a little bit of time to wipe it out so it isn't as visible, otherwise it would soak in, so the bagcote is key for things like that.
plus little tiny paint brushes lol are helpful as well.
G2

I just got little paint brushes to try. The handful of times I’ve done it, I used a toothpick. That is not fun. Haha.

 

[RickHuf]

Black is the only way to fly! Gary, thank you for some tips the other day.

This is just a simple front pocket wallet I made last year. The sheath is my latest project to match the wallet. Nice new case stockman to hold in it.


A few foul ups but overall it's not bad. With the exception of the one stitch that is MIA... It looks good and securely holds my new sharp and pointy object. I have no clue what happened to that stitch on the left side.. From the back there is none missing. Weird. Maybe I'll throw one through there just to fill it in.



Fun project. The molding looked better at first but by the time I was done stitching it up, it lost some of the sharp lines.

 

[Lorien]

that's a wrap!

 

[Horsewright]

Nother batch my ownself:

A sheath for this outside knife:

Kinda looks like one of my California Coyotes I made years back but its not:

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

Nother batch my ownself:

A sheath for this outside knife:

Kinda looks like one of my California Coyotes I made years back but its not:

You still got it, Dave!

 

[RayseM]

I really love this one Coleman - elegant and purposeful

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

I really love this one Coleman - elegant and purposeful

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Thanks Ray!

 

[Ebbtide]

G2, you are good. You answered my question without me asking it!
For the record the question was “Can I dye over the bagcoat/hi-liter combo?”

I’m working on a piece with type and am concerned about the type not ‘Popping’ with just the bagcoat & hi-liter.

Cheers!

 

[Gary W. Graley]

You're most welcome of course! and the key is patience, need to let things dry before moving on.
G2

 

[jfk1110]

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[Horsewright]

You still got it, Dave!

Thank you sir!

 

[DanF]

Been playing with the Cowboy Outlaw stitcher some since it came in last week. Finally felt comfortable enough with it for a test drive.

 

[Ebbtide]

So wifey came home with this plain, unfinished wood bone sign to make for our daughter.
Initially I thought wood burning tool. But that’s pretty limiting.
Paint? Too many options lol
I realized “Who am I kidding? I’m a leather guy!”

Mr Callahan hisownself!