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Arm guard leather carving (Finally finished!!)
DEllis:
That's real nice work. I like to use the leather antique finish that tandy sells. You wipe it on heavy wait a bit and then wash the tops off with a damp (not wet) cloth. It fills in the background/shadow work nicely.......and also any dings scrapes or scars in the hide get highlighted. A bit different look than the dies.
Darcy :)
Lee Slikkers:
Beat me to the punch Darcy! Was just gonna snap a pic of the container and post it up ;D
Pat B:
Darcy, that was gonna be my next suggestion! ;D
Cameroo:
Thanks guys, that is a good idea. I actually have some mahogany antique gel, but I don't think it would look right for this, it's a little too purply. I'd have to go get a different color I think. I could do that for the majority of it, but I want to put more detail into the deer at least. I'm kinda going by the technique used in this book I got at Tandy (by Al Stockman I think??). He uses different strengths of the same dye (diluted with alcohol, or in my case, I'd have to use water) to achieve different shades. I want to give that a try.
Michael C.:
Wow that is cool. :o
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