How to Carve leather better: Carving roses and how I get so much depth and dimension in carvings

While carving and coloring a leather cover for a flask I give a few tips for anyone who might be trying to improve their leather carving skills. I have some experience teaching leather carving and have often been asked how my carvings turn out looking so 3 dimensional. The short answer is paying attention to the details. The longer answer is this video where I ramble on a bit about those details. Useful leather work tools and supplies (Amazon affiliate links) Hand stitching needles I use: https://amzn.to/39ivStf A nice set of pricking irons for punching stitching holes: https://amzn.to/35snEhj Edge beveler: https://amzn.to/3bliXtr Gum tragacanth to burnish edges: https://amzn.to/39a62ri Round knife I used before I made my own: https://amzn.to/39iw7o9 Wing divider: https://amzn.to/3nt77jd Rawhide mallet: https://amzn.to/2MSCkjr Strap cutter: https://amzn.to/3q6aluU Barge contact cement: https://amzn.to/35Hylgb A more respiratory friendly glue: https://amzn.to/3bpsJuv Basting tape: https://amzn.to/39kVFRw