Carved Leather Wall Plaque

[Dreadhead]

This week I decided to be greedy, put commissions to one side, and treat myself to another little present. I have wanted a new banner for my blog and such so decided to carve one on leather, and it ended up becoming a plaque I will mount above my work space.

Its made from 4mm veg tan half-butt which I have found to be an absolute pain to tool. It is very tough leather but the grain is very soft, so impossible to get a crisp edge and difficult to layer properly like with regular veg tan. I went down the route of backgrounding everything behind the features with a tiny backgrounding stamp. The plaque is around one foot long and half a foot tall.

Not very bushcrafty but I wanted to show someone

Thanks for looking
Hamish

 

[crosslandkelly]

Very nice indeed mate.

 

[Toadflax]

Another nice bit of work. I know what you mean, when you're making stuff for other folks all the time, you either don't get anything yourself, or you get the prototypes and seconds!

But that definitely isn't a second.


Geoff

 

[HillBill]

Lovely stuff Hamish, i like it

 

[WildHog]

Oh dear, than you had a lot of work... but the wall plaque (just learned a new word, YEAH) is very nice!! I like celtic motives, they are my favourite!

 

[copper_head]

Very nice work

 

[Albus Culter]

Very nice :notworthy

Now know where to call for any leather work

 

[Dreadhead]

thanks for the positive feedback folks The plaque isn't anything special I only used a few basic tools and the most basic of techniques but im chuffed how it has come out as it is for myself

 

[Angst]

i'm diggin that tree bruv...

 

[rustix]

nice work like it very much

 

[Bardster]

Nice work Hamish, very much your style.

 

[Barn Owl]

Cracker Hamish, looks great

 

[Corfe]

Lovely work - really like that tree.

 

[topknot]

That looks top's .

Keep your powder dry
Topknot.

 

[Dean]

Great work am liking the tree.

 

[Mafro]

That's cracking Hamish. You should be chuffed with that mate!

 

[Dreadhead]

thanks for the feedback everyone

 

[Tengu]

The design is more norse than celtic, to my eyes

 

[Dreadhead]

It's just a couple of things thrown together I didn't go for any particular style, I simple love knots and triskeles

 

[greensurfingbear]

that is SWEET piece of self indulgence marra!

the curves are really crisp and smooth, and the tree is cracking!

How you mounting it?