Bar Grounding made simple for the beginning leather crafter

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[@NagwaHammad-to1tz]

Good work

[@jademoon5996]

Ive never worked worked with tooling and leather. This video makes me want to attempt it. Thank you for the clear and concise instruction.

[@joemeling3216]

You’re welcome! I hope you decide to give it a try!

[@markgoostree6334]

You have a great way of explaining how you achieve the look on your tooling. Its like listening to a good friend in a one on one lesson. Thank you for the classes.

[@joemeling3216]

Thank you Mark, you’re very welcome!

[@belbe417]

great lesson thank you. the little outer line work filler is a cool tip!

[@mobileandhostile7895]

⭐️ this is so well presented and really helpful - thankyou so much for making these videos ⭐️ 👍

[@joemeling3216]

Thank you, I’m glad that it’s helpful!

[@megarouge61]

I have watched this video a couple of times and the latest holster I made has near perfect bar grounding that's even in depth, not mushy looking, and I appreciate this video immensely!! ( I was struggling in the background)

[@megarouge61]

I appreciate this video, my bar grounding needed help! Thanks!

[@joemeling3216]

You’re so welcome! Bar grounding can be tricky.

[@richardanderson4916]

New sub! Totally new to the craft. Powerful teaching sir, super informative. Thank you so much!

[@larrystirling7560]

Thank you Joe that answered some question

[@joemeling3216]

Oh good, you’re welcome

[@walterplacek7058]

Thanks for posting this Joe. I was literally just struggling with bar grounding last night and I was experiencing the issues you discussed in this video.

[@joemeling3216]

Oh great timing! You’re welcome!

[@seanditch4419]

Hi Joe, I see you fan the tool around within the small curved spaces, but what if the area was squarer and larger than the bar grounder tool, would you still fan the tool or would you go for a boxier straighter line technique ? thank you

[@oldmexico3535]

Damn grounders are expensive!! I got the wrong ones and don’t buy cheap tools it’s not worth it.. god vid dude!!

[@joemeling3216]

Thank you! Yes, good tools make a huge difference for sure!

[@davidhemphill07]

How do you keep your bar grounder from plugging up?

[@deanransom2350]

Why bar grounders instead of regular background tools? The sheridan style carvers for some reason all use bar grounders.

[@davidwahyu2751]

Apa nama alat yang kamu gunakan?

[@odalesaylor]

What is bar grounding? I don't hear/see a defnition.

[@joemeling3216]

The tool I’m using throughout this video is called a bar grounder. It is a tool option for tooling the back ground spaces in leather carving.

[@stephennicosia350]

What size xx steep beveler does Joe use? On the site the sizes go; 00,0,1,2

[@joemeling3216]

Most often I use the 2

[@stevethomas7463]

🤔

[@orion7741]

shouldnt you be putting out the same quality no matter what though?? whether its a contest piece or just a regular piece you are doing for business, the quality should remain the same. you should never ever compromise on the quality of your work. I get it that you are in business, but that mentality of doing less quality job on purpose just to save time does not jive well.....

[@joemeling3216]

I understand what you are saying. Let me explain a little better. The difference between taking the time to size down in tools and run in a line rather than fanning within an area is an artistic difference rather than a quality issue. Quality is not affected either way. I have found that contest judges like to see you use more tools to achieve that look while customers prefer a method that is more efficient with the time they are paying for. If someone requested something particular in their backgrounds I would definitely accommodate them. However, in over 15 years I haven’t had a customer who has had a preference either way. Does that make more sense?