Shaped and sanded then treated
Still can't bolt it in there a stick going in there
Still can't bolt it in there a stick going in there
Pure class swear this thing doesn't want me to finish
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I really need to improve my wood working skills. Very nice work.
Trying would burnt monarch head badge next
That tank fits your build really well! I like the 'preserved aged' look you achieved.
One thought on the wood burning of the head badge. Maybe 'transfer' the image from paper to the wood, either tracing it, or carbon paper copy, and then burn out the dark background parts and let the logo / letters be the natural wood color. Like a layman's laser engraving.
One thought on the wood burning of the head badge. Maybe 'transfer' the image from paper to the wood, either tracing it, or carbon paper copy, and then burn out the dark background parts and let the logo / letters be the natural wood color. Like a layman's laser engraving.
Doing something along that line making a stencil with my cutter then using ammonium chloride on the negative space. Apply then pass a heat gun
I don't think I noticed the cool cracks and valleys in the tank wood before. They really pop out and add so much character to the tank now.
That chemical wood burning looks pretty sharp. This should be fun.
That chemical wood burning looks pretty sharp. This should be fun.
It wasn't in it before I didn't like the first one so I did it twice
This just in
Started the seat
Knee foam and spray glue
Cut the the seat out wish I had the rest of the
cow so @Slow-Rider could make a hamburger
Wet it to stretch 5oz leather works best for this
Sorry no photos of me stretching this hands were busy.
Knee foam and spray glue
Cut the the seat out wish I had the rest of the
Wet it to stretch 5oz leather works best for this
Sorry no photos of me stretching this hands were busy.
Time to age this thing tea light and felt pad
Rub the wax on the pad and rub the leather
Rub the wax on the pad and rub the leather
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Cool aging technique on the leather!
You get a stencil and you can actually burn images in the leather. The friction burns the leather
Never seen that technique before
Rubbing alcohol works really well to, rubbing dry sand works excellent to. Thats a natural belly so plane veg tan I met the cow it came from
Seat mounted
Added shim
And the shifter so soon I can mount the tank
Got a flat haven't got around to fixing it
Added shim
And the shifter so soon I can mount the tank
Got a flat haven't got around to fixing it
Spent the rest of the day geocaching with young guy
Here hes diving in
Here hes diving in
Well this is a problem inspected the weilds before paint then this happened today
Can't see it well in the photo but the weild broke
Can't see it well in the photo but the weild broke
That seat came out great. Cool technique.
Hate to see that the weld broke though.
Hate to see that the weld broke though.
