Making a carved ,tooled & dyed skulls and roses leather guitar strap (time-lapse)

[@Karme1n]

This is no ordinary strap, this a Fine Art

[@colladayleather]

Man I really appreciate the comment! Cheers!

[@hugogrimaldo466]

Asombrosa correa. Un maestro. Una verdadera obra de arte. Saludos

[@MoOvertones]

That is BADASS!!!!

[@colladayleather]

Ha thanks!!

[@baciliozamora2552]

Do you have that pattern for sale, i would like to tool it, it looks super awesome

[@colladayleather]

Thanks for asking. I unfortunately don't have it up for sale yet. Perhaps in the future.

[@alexjb99]

This is incredible. Amazing work

[@colladayleather]

Thank you! That's very kind of you

[@franciscomoreno9916]

Great work, I love it

[@colladayleather]

Thanks so much!

[@nathanmatusek9244]

Staggeringly beautiful.

[@colladayleather]

Thanks Nathan!

[@theseconddarrin3788]

A badass sea foam strat with a badass strap. IMO this is the best color of the best guitar.

[@colladayleather]

Haha yeah man thanks for the feedback!

[@megarouge61]

I have watched this a couple times. Virtually any descriptive words regarding this work of art could only diminish it's brilliance!!

[@colladayleather]

Ha! Man that's encouraging to hear. I appreciate your comment.

[@darklabelleather]

Awesome project!

[@colladayleather]

Thanks man appreciate that!

[@lucgomes257]

I am looking around for a custom guitar strap. Saw a bunch of websites and now this video. Omg what a beauty. The techniques... Congratulations to you. You are a true artist. Wish you alot of success.

[@colladayleather]

Thanks so much for your kind words. Much appreciated!

[@BBrubaker0804]

WOW! Just… WOW 😮

[@colladayleather]

Thanks so much!

[@lvxleather]

Dude, that looks freakin' bad ass, I really dig the design, much respect brotha.

[@colladayleather]

Hey man thanks so much for the feedback and encouragement!!

[@enriquemireles8947]

This is the best video of shading using the air brush on leather. Beautiful work. I have to ask is there anywhere I could find a skull with rose pattern . My grandson wants me to put one on a leather pick guard. Thanks I have subscribed

[@colladayleather]

Hey Enrique thanks for the encouraging words. Unfortunately at this time I don’t have a pattern to sell, but you aren’t the first to ask… something I will consider in the future. Best of luck to you!

[@theconsummatenerd]

Two years late to this video, but beautiful work! Those skulls are amazing!

[@colladayleather]

Lol thanks for your comment. Much appreciated!

[@VelvetMoon84]

Wow! You are an amazing artist. Many compliments!

[@colladayleather]

Hey thanks so much for the kind words. Always encouraging to hear. 😊

[@gabrielc.3722]

Beautiful craftsmanship!

[@colladayleather]

Thanks man!!

[@piotrandreaskos8004]

Beauty Job!

[@colladayleather]

Appreciate that!!

[@notwrkn2mch]

Fantastic Job..... I liked the mellow drum beat too

[@colladayleather]

Thanks Joe I appreciate the feedback.

[@codyvanfleet7826]

Damn this is amazing work

[@colladayleather]

Thanks Cody!

[@DuKeEst]

just epic.. deem nice

[@colladayleather]

Appreciate that!!

[@mattst4444]

incredible man. bravo. iv only been tooling a few years now but i imagine it took alot of practice and time to get this good. hopefully one day I will be this good but dont know because your work is just plainly on another level. very very beautiful

[@colladayleather]

Wow, thanks, that’s very kind of you. Yes, lots of practice and trial and error. One of these days I’ll post on Instagram one of the first things I tooled to show the progress I’ve made. Keep it up, we only get better. Cheers!

[@metal6447]

As a guitar player I would not only be happy but also honored to wear that as my strap! Absolutely beautiful handcrafted and full of passion.. I don't really know what to say about this other than amazing job! Just checked out the website, some amazing shit for sale over there! Once I got some money to spend I'll get myself a new handmade strap😎

[@colladayleather]

HA! Ahh man thanks so much for your kind words. I appreciate that!

[@mattariety955]

This is truly amazing!! I am an artist myself that is trying to get into leatherworking, If you are ok answering this , what would you value something like this ? $300-$500 ?

[@colladayleather]

Sorry for the delayed response, I just now saw this. Thanks for asking. A custom piece like this would range around 800.00 or so.

[@vlv9415]

work top class what music is playing ?

[@colladayleather]

Thank you. It’s a track pulled from KZbin studio free music tracks.

[@devamoria]

Wonderful belt! Please tell me a bit about your paint technic. Do you use antique pasta immediately after you colored or you put some finish before antique?

[@colladayleather]

Thanks for your feedback! Yes, I use the antique paste but only after I dye, paint, and seal the finished tooling. I find that the antique paste helps to make the image pop a bit more. Thanks for asking! Best of luck

[@CUOIOSONORO]

You're right, it's a masterpiece! I love the way you use the aerograph, such a natural look! I have recently uploaded a guitar strap making of video, I hope you'll take some time to watch it! Enjoy leather crafting dude! You have a fan from Italy! 😊🇮🇹🍕

[@colladayleather]

Thanks man! I appreciate the encouragement!

[@alb673]

WOW, just WOW :)

[@colladayleather]

Thanks! That's encouraging to hear.

[@Robert-xp4ii]

Phenomenal! I'm in complete awe by the job you did on this. I'm a beginner and wonder how you price pieces like this. I've had people tell me to just use my own artistic judgement and I consider these skills valuable. Still, there's just so much you can charge unless you're doing custom work for a famous musician, even though hours and days can be spent.

[@colladayleather]

Hey Robert, thanks for the encouraging feedback - it's much appreciated. I hope you continue the leather carving tradition, we all get better with time. I agree it's difficult to say what something is worth, especially when you're trying to value what you put into creating the artwork. There are a lot of opinions out there about how to charge for handmade work and art. I tend to charge an hourly wage plus materials and a profit margin to keep the business going. I'm still learning how to do this, and to be honest, I often tend to cut myself short. But I think that comes with time and reputation. I'm no Cary Schwarz, Bob Park or Peter Main, but perhaps some day I may be in their league. Carve on my friend!!

[@etiennevantonder7438]

i kept pausing the video to look at the detailing work and catching some tips lol. ive started with my second tooled leather work. just got my first swivel knife finally! i was thinking of doing some "painting" with the airbrush aswell now that we got one. i just dont know what that stuff is you used to stain the leather with the dobber closer to the end of the video. ive seen many using it but it dont know what it is. great job though geez. that is some hectic details you put in this ! well done!

[@colladayleather]

Thanks man!! I use Fiebings antique paste. It fills in the smaller cuts and line work. It makes the image pop a bit more. Thanks for watching and commenting and keep pursuing the leather trade!

[@nemo2875]

Damn, had to watch it twice. I came over from IG @rawdenimwelldone

[@colladayleather]

Awesome thanks man!

[@magikdust2095]

This looks great, but the video was going far too fast for me. Not only could I not really see what you were doing, because the video was going so fast, but the motion was sped up so much that watching it was making me nauseous. I would've liked to see it done at a much slower speed.

[@colladayleather]

Thanks for your feedback! We're always open to ways to improve how we showcase our process.

[@chrisnixon2179]

Will you sell the pattern?

[@colladayleather]

Thanks or asking, I haven’t considered that. We’ll be sure to contact you if we decide to do so. Appreciate your comment!

[@slangevel]

can you play your guitar just as good? I would like to hear that.

[@colladayleather]

Haha that’s kind of you to ask. I’m not too bad.. I hope to put together a promo video some day showing off a strap while I play a little guitar. Stay tuned... plan to post more videos on our channel. Cheers!!