Can’t wait to try this out on a project. I’ve practiced on some scrap and am really loving the look. Most excited about using it for lettering. Think it will look so interesting. Thank you!
Johan Thank you so very much, It's easier to grasp now. As soon as I saw your rope technique, I immediately bought the 6910 tool. I've been making leather sheathes and small items since 1966, but never decided to try my hand at tooling until recently. The stamping thing isn't too bad, but I'm rapidly finding out that tooling and carving isn't for me. I've already trashed 2 perfectly good sheathes trying to tool them. My swivel knife technique isn't very good :~)))) Thank you again. Keep up the very detailed videos, they're great. All my best to you in the new year ! Dave Pappy Dave's Knives
Hello Johan I don't know how to contact you directly with questions, so I have to do it here. Here's my question. When you cut with a swivel knife for any tooling project, how deeply do you cut? I've seen people who say " half way through the leather. " That may be correct, but to my way of thinking that seems a bit deep? I did a basket weave stamp on a pouch style knife sheath and cut the outline of the stamping about half way? When I folded the pouch over to stitch it, the cut opened up and looked VERY ugly! I was able to downplay the look with some well placed antique acrylic stain and saddle wax, but I would rather do it right the first time in the future. Thank you for your time. God bless my friend. Dave Pappy Dave's Knives Berwick, Pa.
Johan When you do any tooling project, can you tell me how deeply you should cut with your swivel knife ? I've had people tell me half way through the thickness, any while that may be true, it seems a bit deep to me? I made a pouch style sheath for a large hunting knife and did an outline cut prior to the basket weave stamping of about half way through? After the stamping, when I folded the leather to stitch it the outline cut opened up and looked very ugly? I was able to hide the problem with some well placed Acrylic Antiquing and saddle wax. I want to be able to do it correctly in the future, NOT have to FIX my mistakes! Thank you. God bless Dave Pappy Dave's Knives Berwick, Pa.
Stoney327 Hi Dave, My email address is leatherworker at gmail dot com Cutting halfway into leather is kindof the maximum for me. It depends on the leather thickness too: I would not cut too deep on a thin leather. This is the sort of thing that I always test before I work on the actual project. Do the cuts and some tooling on the same thickness of leather and see how that works out. If you do the swivel knife curs for carving, then the size of the detail dictates how deep you cut - you can go nice and deep around the body of a deer, but the eye of the deer is just scratching the surface - otherwise you destroy some of the minute detail. I hope that helps!
Johan I'm having trouble seeing which way your 6910 is pointed? Is the point end away from you or pointed toward you on the first ( straight ) rope stamping. On the second pass on the opposite edge is the stamp pointed the same direction and just half way between the previous stampings? Thank you. I'm trying desperately to comprehend this. I think it looks fantastic and want to replicate the effect on some of my knife sheathes.. God bless Dave Pappy Dave's Knives
Dave, In every case the point of the stamp, the toe, is pointing towards you. You can look at www.johan-potgieter.com/ll/?p=32 that will hopefully explain further and as soon as possible I will add a few photos to clarify. Johan
Even 7 years later, I still find this tutorial priceless! Thank you Johan.
By far the best teacher on leather. I say Thank You Sir👍
Can’t wait to try this out on a project. I’ve practiced on some scrap and am really loving the look. Most excited about using it for lettering. Think it will look so interesting. Thank you!
Excellent Johan. I enjoy watching your videos. Very calming.
Very good I've been tooling for a few years but I continue to find new techniques that you have awesome job again keep up the great work
Johan
Thank you so very much, It's easier to grasp now. As soon as I saw your rope technique, I immediately bought the 6910 tool. I've been making leather sheathes and small items since 1966, but never decided to try my hand at tooling until recently. The stamping thing isn't too bad, but I'm rapidly finding out that tooling and carving isn't for me. I've already trashed 2 perfectly good sheathes trying to tool them. My swivel knife technique isn't very good :~)))) Thank you again. Keep up the very detailed videos, they're great. All my best to you in the new year !
Dave
Pappy Dave's Knives
Hello Johan
I don't know how to contact you directly with questions, so I have to do it here.
Here's my question. When you cut with a swivel knife for any tooling project, how deeply do you cut? I've seen people who say " half way through the leather. " That may be correct, but to my way of thinking that seems a bit deep? I did a basket weave stamp on a pouch style knife sheath and cut the outline of the stamping about half way? When I folded the pouch over to stitch it, the cut opened up and looked VERY ugly! I was able to downplay the look with some well placed antique acrylic stain and saddle wax, but I would rather do it right the first time in the future. Thank you for your time. God bless my friend.
Dave
Pappy Dave's Knives
Berwick, Pa.
Johan
When you do any tooling project, can you tell me how deeply you should cut with your swivel knife ? I've had people tell me half way through the thickness, any while that may be true, it seems a bit deep to me? I made a pouch style sheath for a large hunting knife and did an outline cut prior to the basket weave stamping of about half way through? After the stamping, when I folded the leather to stitch it the outline cut opened up and looked very ugly? I was able to hide the problem with some well placed Acrylic Antiquing and saddle wax. I want to be able to do it correctly in the future, NOT have to FIX my mistakes! Thank you. God bless
Dave
Pappy Dave's Knives
Berwick, Pa.
Stoney327 Hi Dave,
My email address is leatherworker at gmail dot com
Cutting halfway into leather is kindof the maximum for me. It depends on the leather thickness too: I would not cut too deep on a thin leather. This is the sort of thing that I always test before I work on the actual project. Do the cuts and some tooling on the same thickness of leather and see how that works out.
If you do the swivel knife curs for carving, then the size of the detail dictates how deep you cut - you can go nice and deep around the body of a deer, but the eye of the deer is just scratching the surface - otherwise you destroy some of the minute detail.
I hope that helps!
@@leatherworker @Stoney327...Gr8 explanation sir. Exactly as I would put it.
Great vid
Oh, that’s excellent!
very nice!
Johan
I'm having trouble seeing which way your 6910 is pointed? Is the point end away from you or pointed toward you on the first ( straight ) rope stamping. On the second pass on the opposite edge is the stamp pointed the same direction and just half way between the previous stampings?
Thank you. I'm trying desperately to comprehend this. I think it looks fantastic and want to replicate the effect on some of my knife sheathes..
God bless
Dave
Pappy Dave's Knives
Dave,
In every case the point of the stamp, the toe, is pointing towards you.
You can look at
www.johan-potgieter.com/ll/?p=32
that will hopefully explain further and as soon as possible I will add a few photos to clarify.
Johan