How to Two Tone?

[Hank Rugerman]

Well before I hounded you guys here, I did a search on a topic, and came up dry.

Two tone leather working like the one Wiley has done here
http://www.cascity.com/forumhall/index.php/topic,228.2160.html

How do you two tone leather and not get any bleed over?
He has nice clear cut lines. Nice job Wiley....

[Marshal Will Wingam]

I dye the edge of the darker color with a very fine camel hair brush. If the brush is too wet, the dye will wick into where you don't want it. A little practice will tell you how much dye to have in your brush. With a very small, pointed brush, you run less risk of putting too much on.

I always change color against a swivel knife cut. The kife cut doesn't need to be beveled, either. Look at the trim on the airplane in this pic, there is a very fine swivel knife cut outlining it.

Forgive the blemishes on that case, It has a whole lot of air miles on it and is showing some wear.

[cowboywc]

Howdy
I work my color up to my cut line so my brush is drier and less chance of bleeding over.
WC

[JD Alan]

That is a great picture Will. I assume you did the work.

[Hank Rugerman]

Well OK a brush it is...but of course if your like me...it will something akin to a Bull in a China shop concerning finesse and grace....

Oh well...no guts no glory.....thanks guys...I appreciate the heads up.


and I concur.....Nice work on the case...

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Thanks, pards. I made that a number of years ago.

[Wiley Desperado]

Thank you Hank for the nice compliment very much appreciated.  I can't add anything to what Will and WC said they have light years of experience on me. I echo what WC said about starting with the brush away from the line and work towards it as the brush has less dye on it. 
Nice stagger-wing Will beautiful airplane and you did it proud. 
Wiley 

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Thanks, Wiley. The staggerwing is one of my favorites.

[Freedom]

Very nice carving Marshal!..... I just caught myself following the lines of that plane with my finger just to make sure my screen was still flat.

As a pilot I can sure appreciate your good taste. Thank you for posting this.

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Thanks, Freedom.