just messing round

[cowboy316]

heres something i was messing around with last night thought you guys might like to take a gander at this LOL

[Johnny McCrae]

Howdy Cowboy,

That's some pretty good "messing around". Very nice!

[Ace Lungger]

Cowboy, i wished I had that Talent!
ACE

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

                  Cowboy that's dang nice Pard, your just a natural at this carving stuff 


                                                         tEN wOLVES   

[cowboy316]

Thank you guys for the kind words ive been at the leather for since i was like nine years old and now that i cant really work cuz of my knee all i can do is sit and do leather work so im getting lots of practice
     Cowboy316

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Nice messing, Cowboy. What you going to do next?

[cowboy316]

Marshal
thank you for the kind words Im thinkin bout recreating (or trying to LOL ) the tandy catalog cover but need to get more leather
    Cowboy316

[Johnny Dingus]

Nice carving cowboy,  looks like you could teach a class on it.
You could do some bigger leather pictures like Will G. does.  Sell them at cowboy events.
I'll bet you could do horses and cowboys great.

Johnny Dingus

[cowboy316]

heres some more playin around this is off one of my drawing ive done so enjoy pards

[Marshal Will Wingam]

That moose is quite realistic. You sure do have the ability. Figure carving is a different ballgame. You have a knck for it.

[cowboy316]

Marshal
thank ya for the kind words i try to do things that look real i just got done doing a mountain lion but it turned out to be more like a tick off house cat LOL
     Cowboy316

[Marshal Will Wingam]

i just got done doing a mountain lion but it turned out to be more like a tick off house cat LOL

[cowboy316]

ok ok ok just for the Marshal ill post the ticked off house kitty here ya go Marshel a good laugh is needed by all tonight LOL
this one is for you Marshal
    Cowboy316

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Thanks, Cowboy. Great fun.

Where'd you get the picure of my cat?

[cowboywc]

Howdy Cowboy
Those all look real good.
Are you using figure carving bevelers or regular bevelers?
WC

[cowboy316]

WC
im using a combination of both figure bevelers and regular bevelers but most of it i use the modeling toog
if ya got any pointer let me know
     thanks for the kind words
       Cowboy316

[cowboywc]

Howdy Cowboy
From all the classes I've taken from Masters like Bob Beard, the bevel in figure carving should fade away to nothing.
It's different from regular carving where we want to see the edge of the beveling. Try to get of the halo made by the beveler.
I'll post some pix after while.
WC

[cowboy316]

WC
thanks i understand what your talking bout and for just starting out in figure carving it is a lot different let me tell ya LOL
but i enjoy all aspects of leather work just wish i had more money to do the bigger projects but oh well ill just keep swiveling away
  thanks guys you guys keep me lookin forward
        Cowboy316

[cowboywc]

Howdy Cowboy
I know what you mean. when I did my first figure carvings I didn't know there were special bevelers for it.
Here is one of my best attempts at it.
Hope it helps.
WC

[Marshal Will Wingam]

That shows the fade-off nicely, WC. I use a figure bevel most of the time, even for floral stuff. I find them easier to do smooth beveling. Nice snake, pard. Makes me want to make sure I have my boots on. Thanks for the link.