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BigV · 04-09-2011, 04:08 PM

pic 01: Here's what it's gonna look like, eventually. I've just dry fitted all the layers together. You can also see in this picture (and the previous one) that I've radiused the inner edge. These are pretty close quarters for this kind of work and the tool I usually use for this is MUCH better suited for straight lines. Consequently, I had to do a bit of just plain hand carving, whittling almost. I will trim the inner red layer that is hanging over the edges before I bolt it all together.

pic 02: In other projects, I learned too late that if I intended to dye the leather, it's easier to do it when it's all apart and then just assemble the finished pieces. So here I've treated the undyed leather with some medium brown shoe polish. I really like this look.

04-09-2011, 04:08 PM	#16
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	pic 01: Here's what it's gonna look like, eventually. I've just dry fitted all the layers together. You can also see in this picture (and the previous one) that I've radiused the inner edge. These are pretty close quarters for this kind of work and the tool I usually use for this is MUCH better suited for straight lines. Consequently, I had to do a bit of just plain hand carving, whittling almost. I will trim the inner red layer that is hanging over the edges before I bolt it all together. pic 02: In other projects, I learned too late that if I intended to dye the leather, it's easier to do it when it's all apart and then just assemble the finished pieces. So here I've treated the undyed leather with some medium brown shoe polish. I really like this look. Attached Images __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.