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  • Hi Dave:

    I enjoyed your video. I am amazed at how well your decorative cuts look like wood. And you don't sound scary at all!

  • where do you buy your leather?

  • @problynevergonnause The best leather is called Herman Oaks. You can find it online and sometimes in the Tandy Shops. When you are just learning, It's best to start with the cheap tandy stuff since yer gonna have a lot of waste.

  • what do your knuckles say? btw great job, your an amazing artist, im looking to get into leather work do you know a good website to use to get leather and leather crafting supplies

  • @disturbedALOT1223 Glad you liked it. The tattoos say "RIDE FREE."

    The sites you want to visit are Tandy Leather and Hidecrafters. There are others but those are a good start. Ebay is a good source for tools and scraps as well.

  • I'd like to see more whoring from you because you're good with this stuff and you never advertise. Really, people are ok with some advertising. I spend a lot of time on twitter and people are very tolerant of a bit of advertising from people who are real people and don't treat others like numbers. Your work is unique and personal. Surely there's some cafe/restaurant in L.A. that would love to have furniture made the way you do it. Hell, you could make leather nametags for servers.

  • @P00P0STER0US Yeah I consider upping the advertising slightly but the leather and furniture stuff really have a very specific audience who respond to it. So, we shall see. Right now I am working on a book of how to create certain kinds of furniture.

  • @thechurchofdave I'm sure you know your audience though I'd have to note that your site isn't linked in a place that's easy for me to find. Well, not on twitter or youtube anyway or at least not where I went digging. Anyway my point is that regardless of where your audience lives, a link is free. And people like me would be happy to tweet or otherwise whore some current videos that get people interested in the hand-crafted authenticity of your work.

  • @P00P0STER0US Almost all of my videos have links to my website in the description box. I stopped adding them the last couple months because 1. it wasn't generating any business and 2. garageband (the place I give out my free mp3s) gave notice that it was going to close.

    Since garageband was closing, I have to modify the links on all 130+ videos. So I am waiting until I decide where my mp3s are going before I go back to adding links.

  • @thechurchofdave Good call. I noticed that you link your mp3 download site on your main channel, and it's a bummer that youtube doesn't allow more than one link. I tried the garageband link and it didn't work for me. Since your viewers know you make music, perhaps you can link both your product site and your music site in the description, and put your product site on your channel.

    At this point you're probably annoyed with me but I'm ok with that.

    I'll stop pestering anyway :)

  • So I know this really has nothing to do with the actual video and art in itself (Which is amazing by the way) but I lovee the compass tattoo!!

  • Love ya ink mate! and great Vid really helpful I'd really love to learn this kind of art

  • Nice video, I understand how hard it is to get 10 minutes of anything let alone you made a 50+ minute into 10... I really like what you say about critiquing your own work and how your so close with it what you don't like others can love. I shared it on my facebook wall...Nice to meet you Scary Dave, I did not know who you were before tonight and I am so glad I found this video. Awesome Dude!

  • How much does leather cost.

  • dropdeadugly100: Depends upon the quality, thickness and brand. Roughly speaking it's around 3-6 bucks a square foot.

  • depens on the leather type. Best leather form the supreme shift is most expensive (about 1-4 mm thick) costs about 110 euros for 2.5 square meters

  • Man ur awesome ^^

  • deprez2000 : Thank you for the kind words. :)

  • So nice to see something that doesn't look like the Tandy catalog. This makes me want to pick up my tools again, thanks.

  • Lengsel7: Always good to be a little different :)

  • Dude if u sold to native american dancers. U'd make so much no joke. I've been trying to make a turtle on leather but thought it was impossible. DO u do custom orders

  • @nativehoney5 I would love to work for the dancers. I have actually done trades with a silver smith in Santa Fe. I would be more than happy to do your turtle for you. Custom orders are what I do most.

  • @thechurchofdave sweet cuz I've been trying to come up with this idea for a year now.

  • Brilliant! Love your work, thanks for sharing with us!

  • Good skills, too bad all your work is lowbrow or macabre.

  • @ASSEMblerEX : There seem to be enough people doing acorns and oak leaves or Sheridan style stuff. I am bout to go into Steampunk stuff though. We shall see. Right now I like tattoo influenced stuff.

  • Steam punk sounds awesome, i would love to see that.

  • Hello there! i think yo are a great artist...I too am an artist, but I never worked with leather...Can you please sennd me a list of the tools you used in this vid as well as what kind of paint or ink,,,,please. Thank you and keep up the great work!

  • GrayBird28 : You can get a good start with a basic tool set from Tandy leather or ebay or hide crafters. A swivel knife, smooth and checkered bevelers a mallet/maul and a leather working spoon is all you really need to do figure carving.

  • Thanks for sharing your craft with us. Now we can do it ourselves instead of paying someone to do it for us.

  • mfalzon: I do not make my own tools but a person could.

    I have heard of a guy who uses nothing but a sharpened fathead screwdriver.

    Anything can be done once you practice enough I suppose. If you want to make your own tools try going through catalogues and looking at the tools for sale and then copy them. Bevelers are the most important tools to have.

  • thanks for the video man. I am about start working with leather and I appreciate people like you giving advice and techniques. As an artist in the computer media, I am also critical of my work, just comes with the territory. My "crap" is something someone else really likes. Very weird...

  • machine1376: Glad you liked it.

    There will be plenty more of this sorta stuff coming in the near future. I am looking forward to doing lots more "How to" videos on various types of useful art.

  • What y'all need to remember is this: No onew was born knowing how to do stuff. Anyone who is good at anything got there by making mounds of crap. I carve wood and turn wood, and every project goes throw what I call the 'crap stage' or the 'why-did-I ever-think-this-was-a-good-ide­a-its-never-gonna-turn-out-the­-way-I-picture-it' stage. I sell my finished goods, and jocan is right, the customers never see all the flaws you do. We are all our own harshest critic.

  • Thanks so much for posting your video! It was great to watch you; I just started learning the art of tooling leather and it is interesting to see how efficiently (is that the word I want?) you tool. Thanks again!

  • qazwsxedc1297835648: Now imagine how much crap I made before I got good ;) Crap is a path to greatness! Keep goin!

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  • omg... Thats so awsome!!!!

  • I hear ya about being critical of your own work. I also do leather work and I ALWAYS find problems with my finished pieces, but then the customer just raves and raves. Go figure huh? I also then to under price stuff as I don't see it as I should. Thanks for saying you critique your pieces too. Now I'm gonna go make me a coffin bookmark for some Dean Koontz books!

    John

  • jocan55: There ya go :)

  • jocan55: I would love to see a video response with your finished project.

  • Very talented. You have no reason to ever be a negative critic of your work.

    Watching you do this makes me envious of craftsman's ability.

  • Thanks Dave, i'm in and looking forward to the new content..

    Leo.

  • looks fabulous but where do you get your tools and ink supplies from what sort of ink is that ? thanks

  • poosaypirate: I get my tools from a number of sources. Tandy leather is a good place to start out. Once you know what you want, Ebay is a great place to get tools as well. I Have even done well placing anted ads on craigslist.

    The dye in this video is from Tandy but is no longer available. They do sell a new line of products which are good enough. If you are in or near a large city, you should look for a company which supplies shoe repair or manufacture shops. They will have leather dye.

  • i tried looking for the new channel, the search brought up this video, and I thought I had seen them all..well was wrong..

    dave even with the leather work details there are life teachings as well, thats what makes your channel so special..

  • leokimvideo: A link to the new channel can be found in the description for this video. If yer fast, you might win the bragging rights of being the very first subscriber ;)

  • scary dave you're my leather idol! :D can you do a video of you making a book cover? have you ever tried leather burning?

  • GeishaCat I have made many book covers and have one which needs to get done so yet I will make a video on it soon. Please subscribe to my new channel (primitivecustoms) where all my new "how to" videos will be posted.

    As for leather burning, I have toyed with it and it seemed fun. I have seen some pretty decent results from other people. You can get an inexpensive wood burning kit from most craft stores and it works well.

  • Thats pretty awsome. I have always seemed to get the concept of just about anything when it comes to basic drawing, but drawing the detail on wood like that is not easy. Especially on leather with a knife lol

  • I really love the book mark. how long have you been doing leather work?

  • I have been doin this for about 4 years or so. It took me about 6 months to get a good hobby level and between a year and two years to get to where I felt like a pro.

  • lovly detail

  • Nice job :O

    it looks so real.. with those details 'nd stuff

    Tho I dont like the colour of the cross that much.. I do like the the rest of it :D

    Thnx for vidding !

  • Great trade man!

  • very fine work. i work with leather too and i suppose to post some clips of my newer works on youtube too.

  • Awesome leatherwork!

  • thank you for a great tutorial it was enjoyable and what ya said is true ive saved all my art exept what i gave to family someone else will enjoy it once i get itup for sale 12 long years of painting im going to get my leather coats and paint them up

  • Ginasart : An artist who isn't spreading their art is like a tree which doesn't give shade :) Get to work! :)

  • nice man... if i read much, i'd definately buy something like it.

  • very nicely done man

  • what kinda paint did you use to paint it?

  • opticon12000 : I am using a leather die which is unfortunately no longer available. Check with shoe repair supply houses or leather hobby shops to find out what is available now.

  • that was nice work! you could sell it on ebay 4 more!

  • The artwork:child reference is great!

  • Nice you really are talented OH yah and you do good work on leather too! xoxo

  • You did the grain of the coffin very well, I am impressed.

  • damm funny dave uve been busy on this video with talkin lol

    u hope for some busnes

    hahah its all good huh

  • Wow, DAve. This was impressive. And I've seen the previous vid with some of your artwork and its absolutely awesome.

    Just wondering, do you ship to Europe? Would be awesome to have a custom guitar strap!

  • Ben0it : I'll ship to anywhere once the payment is confirmed. It's just a little extra paperwork due to customs and all.

  • Beatleologist : The bike was, sadly, sold to finance my move to be closer to my kids. I'll build a duplicate someday though. I have online auctions and a web site and merchandising being assembled right now. For examples of my work see the video "ScaryDAve and my leather biker artwork" Pretty much, if you can think of it, I can make it. Within reason.

  • I'll be damned... that was pretty impressive, sincerely... SO glad I subscribed.

  • Oh wow! You just brought the summer camp memories flooding back.

    You're much better at it than I EVER was, though.

  • Hey neat DAve. A craft I haven't tried yet, got some tools passed on by a relative, will have to try it out. Thanks for showing us how. Maybe I'll try some 'show and tell' when I have a camera...gawd knows when.

  • that is truly amazing artistry. Where you painting on stain? wow! :¬) a gent of many talents!! :¬))

  • Oddsweb : "Where you painting on stain?" I wanted the cross to look old so I painted over the x-1. This way when I sealed and polished it (steps not shown) some of the color rubbed off to give it a slightly aged look.

  • very nice ScaryDAve... i'd love some custom work created

  • Addicted2YT : "i'd love some custom work created" Not as much as I woudl love to make it for you :) Just a few of the things I make : Key chains, book covers, book markes, patches, pockets, belts, guitar straps, bracelets, jacket backs, custom biker anything, spur straps, dog collars, leashes, handbags, masks, the list is endless. My art, your art, whatever you like.

  • Really cool, Dave! I do a little wood carving but I'm going to have to try that with some of my celtic knotwork designs.

  • CasualDaveDotCom : "I'm going to have to try that with some of my celtic knotwork designs." So what your saying is your a fuckin masochist hehehe.

  • I hadn't really thought about it but now that that you mention it... Geez, that explains alot

  • OMG I WANT THAT!

  • You have amazing talent with leather artwork

  • Awesome stuff, DAve.

  • awesome vid DAve

  • I had never seen someone work leather before. You make me want to try it out. Looks like so much fun :D

    What was the first liquid you poured on the surface? Just paint or varnish?

    And, are the tools expensive?

  • I actually have this sort of carving pen which burns surfaces (pyrograph pen? I forgot the name). I might be able to use that kind of tool too.

    Oh, I actually made a crappy book cover out of carton with this tool haha (I used an old binder and ripped the plastic of the carton). I should show it to you sometimes!

    Anyways, nice work. Keep on doing what you love :D

  • dont you just hate when youtube prevents you from posting comments that are more than 500 characters :((

  • hinoraito : The first liquid I put on the leather was called X-1 an it's a tandy product. It sits in the cracks an wipes off the surface. It is for making the cuts stand out. The die I painted the cross with is no longer available. Wood burning (soldering irons) tools are fun to work with for certain things. Also available (with custom tips) at hobby and craft shops)

  • Good tools (in my opinion) are quite expensive. You can find some cool stuff on ebay though. It's not so much that each tool is pricey so much as there are just sooooo damn many of them.

  • nice work dave, brought back some memories.

  • was that marble or granet that u where workin on?

  • budgray18 : I really don't know what kinda rock my table is made out of. I have two pieces on green and one black I used the green one in this video so it would actually show up on camera. BOth are scraps from counter tops. Granite is the best but marble will do (as I am told)

  • yea lol my dad is a carpet salesman here in dallas and is well known too... but hes showed me some granite and marble and it looks like granite, teh high dollar stuff too..

    we got our kiten decked out in(counter tops 3cm thick.. that means the thik ness of the counter top)

    and it was realy.. pricey

    but nice vid

  • Nice work man.

  • wow, nice dude, you've got skill there man ! 5 stars

  • lame

  • lame? you need a cane with that?

  • That really is some nice work. It is kinda inspiring me to go thru with my Idea to do a series on tilesetting. Educational for the most part, But I want o finish it with a fancy ass mosaic :-P As always you are teh man!

  • The original recording was over an hour long and included stories about my teacher and my learning process as well as my philosophy about art. In order to get it down to a manageable length I had to cut most of that out. I am very happy to see that the video was still enjoyable for ya'll to watch. Thanks for the kind words!

  • Hey, I can see you take great care in what you do, that's a fine piece of leather there, you're exceptionally talented!!

  • very cool what you said about people being to critical of there own art.

    "one mans trash is another mans treasure" Nice work. Never saw this side of you.

  • Hey Dave...just wondering...do you do wallets?

  • Yes I do make wallets. They are quite difficult and time consuming though so they are far from inexpensive. A simple one starts around 200.

  • Those 1st book covers are really GREAT!

  • How Cool is this? Answer: VERY COOL....

    5 STARS WORTH OF COOL! DUde, that texturing of the "WOOD" is phenominal. Superb Detail

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