chan geer class in portland oregon project pics more pics added

[knucklehead]

this is the back of the 3 ring binder.

first pic i took

[knucklehead]

2nd pic taken before the initials were carved in.

this is the first time i carved letters in anything.

forgot to mention this is the back of the 3 ring binder

[knucklehead]

pic of the back with initials carved in.
the back is all done now.

all tools used were my new barry king tools.

barry king tools are amazing compared to the tandy swivel knife and stamps that i have been using till now

[GunClick Rick]

Wow,dang nice sampling of stamping..And who are you callin an Elf I may have short man syndrom but gee wizz..

very nice work.

[knucklehead]

started on the front.

1st flower carved. i still need lots of practice on sheridan flowers.

[knucklehead]

2nd flower carved.

need to practice more on my sheridan style carving

[Skeeter Lewis]

Nice work. Congratulations.

[Johnny McCrae]

Very nice! Sure wish I could have been there.

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

        Very nice Knucklehead, thanks for sharing, this was a worth while class to take,

                Regards

            tEN wOLVES 

[knucklehead]

this is the pic of front and back before color and asemble.

i will post pic of completed project very soon. still need to finish sewing it.

[Gun Butcher]

  Wow, if you say you need practice then I am in serious trouble. that look pretty durn good to me.

[knucklehead]

thanks for the atta boys. i feel this is my best work so far for this style of tooling.
my basketweaving came out amazing. just love the barry king basket weave stamp. the impressions are crisp and clean.

yep i still need practice.

my swivel knife cuts are still rough. now that i have a good swivel knife i will practice practice practice with the swivel knife.

still hit the border area with the stamping tools once in a while.
had troubles with the undercut beveler on one leaf. luckly i was able to hide my oops with the backgrounder and matting tool.
also my decorative cuts are not deep enough.

so yes i still need more practice. but my flowers are getting way better now. you can actualy see flowers instead of a mess like my first try at flowers. i was so mad at the way my first flower looked that it went into the fire and i went to oak leaves swore to never do flowers again. then tandy leather factory was able to get Chan Geer to teach a  3 day class in at the store, i signed up.
he showed me the way to do flowers and now i will keep doing them so that flowers wont beat me anymore.

probably wont be able finish sewing this till i get back from my 2 weeks of anual training. the army is sending me to camp dodge saturday.

[GunClick Rick]

Olive drab floral carved holsters? Hmmmmmm SAAAALUTE!

[knucklehead]

Olive drab floral carved holsters? Hmmmmmm SAAAALUTE!

hmmmmm  wonder if someone makes olive drab dye
just may have to do that if i could find enough dye for the holster.
it would have to be a western holster for a 1911 though

[Marshal Will Wingam]

That looks really good, Knucklehead. Nice work on the florals and the basket weave. I am looking forward to seeing the finished project.

Lessee, OD dye..... maybe green with some black mixed in? If too green, it could be toned down with a little brown. What an interesting idea.

[Ace Lungger]

Howdy Knucklehead,
Great looking job you did on the complete thing! Looks to me that you have the carving on the down hill side!! I can only hope to be that good some day!!
GREAT JOB!!
ACE

[knucklehead]

dont worry ace, you will get to carving good in no time. just keep practicing.
if you want i can scan a few of the flower patterns i have and send em to you via email.