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New Video! Setting Swarovski Crystals in Heavy Leather using Rimsets

2013-10-06T21:29:21+00:00Tutorials, Videos|

Swarovski crystals provide much more sparkle than the widely-available acrylic "crystal" rivets. It was challenging finding any tutorial on this, so I tinkered until I found a way that worked. I hope this helps, and thanks for watching!

New “Rainbow Fish” Leather Dog Collar

2015-08-22T19:21:03+00:00Dog Collars|

I was reading some figure carving techniques in Al Stohlman's "Figure Carving Finesse" book, and I took interest in his section on snake scales. Now, I'm not particularly fond of snakes, however the technique for creating the texture was intriguing. It starts with a series of criss crossing sine waves, and textured using a pointed [...]

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