Crafts / Craftsmen / craftswomen (craftspeople, I suppose)

You have a message Ed! 😁

I decided to have a go at making a bust. Always fancied having a go. It’s very much work in progress I’ve got the basic structure down but as you can see his head’s way too big so will need to address that.

Everyone meet “Patrick”

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Started a mig course last week, tons of fun.

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Started these. I’m going to bring in the bottom of the dish at 45 degrees a little.

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Are there any craftspersons here who work with leather? I'm just starting, as a rank amateur bodger.

Yep. There are a few I believe.

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Lovely. Your own work?

Yep. Cheers. Although. My two year old leaves very little time for making things these days

Vegan leather. Any good suppliers out there?

Faux cows?

Just get heavy canvas, will be better in all ways.

^ This, vegan leather is basically just plastic. I've heard better things about Piñatex specifically, and at least that's mostly made from bio materials, tho it still has a PU resin coating.

I had a play with biothane for straps. Not a nice material to work with. Strong though

Anyone know of a good online guide for achieving different finishes? I'm restoring/altering old jackets and coats and boots, using my stash of leather scraps. Am experimenting with Furniture Clinic products and Angelus paint and finishers.

Thanks. Will look into it.

I was looking at a video where they show you how to culture mycelium fungus and then wax and press it with heat to make a very tough vegan leather. Seems hard to do though.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m_Uj1Hc8aJM

Enjoyed my Mig course. Made the second, slightly larger table in just over 2hrs in the end which I was pleased with. Will make some tops at work.

Recommendations for simple projects? Got a bunch of 25mm box at work I can use. Could do with a mitre clamp though.

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Bike trailer, pot hanger, shelving, bed frame, bike stand…

Kit car chassis

Squat rack

Are there any carpenters here who use CNC and would consider a very bespoke project? London based is best.

not 'on here' as far as i know but this chap is a very good carpenter and uses cnc

https://thefacelessmaker.com/
https://www.instagram.com/j.j.trundle/

Made a storage thing. No real purpose to it apart from making the grain consistent across the drawers. Didn't consider handles. Would do differently.

Pics. Probably not the right order

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And some more

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I thought that would be great for storing records until I saw the glue pot for scale 😂

🤣exactly what i thought.

The draws look great with the grain all Matchy machy @moocher