Christmas Gift For My Grandfather - Tooling

[MacBean]

His and yours are lovely. What are yours made of and how did you make them?

[artificer]

Both works are outstanding craftsmanship!

I'm sure they will be treasured.

May I ask how large are the pieces?

Tom

Thanks Tom,
they're pictured nearly at life size. The panels are 7.5"H x 7"W

His and yours are lovely. What are yours made of and how did you make them?

They're tooled leather.

[Nighthawk]

I love your dying job! A good buffing and that should be all the evening out of the colors that you need! What kind of dye/highlighter combination did you use? I recently became aware of the existence of the EcoFlo all in one dyes and have been playing with the dark brown and acorn for a few days with some similar and (might I add) very nice results.

Oh, and I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who has trouble making perfect curves... Trying to get arcs exact is a skill that escapes me! I'm never satisfied with "nearly perfect..." Overall, those are spectacular! The tooling job is fantastic. The background texture especially!