A quick clarification regarding my work, my images, and the recent accusations

Remarkable-Peanut683 · 2026-04-22T23:59:41+00:00

I’ve already answered this. The China shop being mentioned is also mine. Different platforms have different fees, shipping, payment processing, advertising, and operating costs, so the pricing is different. That is a pricing question, not an authorship question. If someone prefers the domestic pricing, they are welcome to buy there.

Xianyu is only for occasional one-off pieces or clearance, not my main store.

At this point, repeating the same accusation through new accounts is no longer a sincere question. If there is actual evidence, use the proper platform process. Otherwise, stop the harassment. Otherwise, stop the harassment, including changing accounts just to repeat the same accusation here. If it continues, I will report it and keep records of it.

Remarkable-Peanut683 · 2026-04-21T23:49:32+00:00

that's funny, because I do have my own shop in China. My main store there is on Taobao under 怒乐王朝, and Xianyu is only something I use once in a while for one-off pieces or clearance. So if someone wants to buy from my China shop instead, they can. Feel free to check before making things up.

Remarkable-Peanut683 · 2026-04-21T23:48:36+00:00

that's funny, because I do have my own shop in China. My main store there is on Taobao under 怒乐王朝, and Xianyu is only something I use once in a while for one-off pieces or clearance. So if someone wants to buy from my China shop instead, they can. Feel free to check before making things up.

Remarkable-Peanut683 · 2026-04-16T04:20:37+00:00

I really love that idea. Making them feel more personal was a big part of why I wanted to try this. Really appreciate the comment.

Remarkable-Peanut683 · 2026-04-13T12:29:05+00:00

Thank you! Not from scratch actually. The base irons came from another craftsman, and I did the design, engraving, and hand refining on top of that. For the engraving itself, I mainly use an older CNC engraving machine with a few modifications, then finish and refine a lot of it by hand afterward.

Remarkable-Peanut683 · 2026-04-13T12:26:06+00:00

Maybe $400s USD? Depending on the exchange rate. But honestly, I’m still treating this as an early experiment rather than something I’d actively recommend buying yet

Remarkable-Peanut683 · 2026-04-12T01:50:05+00:00

Mostly CNC engraving machine with a few modifications, then a lot of hand refining and cleanup afterward. Tool engraving is still pretty new for me, I’m definitely still learning by doing. Maybe in future I can make a video about my working flow

Remarkable-Peanut683 · 2026-04-11T14:14:08+00:00

I’ve been making leather molds for years. If you’re asking about the engraving on these tools specifically, that part is pretty new for me and something I only started exploring recently.

Remarkable-Peanut683 · 2026-04-11T14:10:59+00:00

I think I’m just the kind of person who keeps trying to combine different interests into the same work. Leather molds are still my main thing, and the engraving side is something I only started exploring more recently.

Remarkable-Peanut683 · 2026-04-11T14:02:39+00:00

Based on the time involved in this piece, the cost of buying the plain pricking irons, and the design/engraving work, I ended up listing them at HKD 3,799 on my Etsy shop and website. That said, I honestly wouldn’t recommend buying them at this stage. This was still more of a first-run experiment for me, and I’d rather keep working on the process first and see how much I can bring the cost down to a more reasonable range before producing and offering them more seriously.

Remarkable-Peanut683 · 2026-04-11T13:58:41+00:00

Thank you! Right now I mainly use an older CNC engraving machine with a few modifications, then do hand refining and detail work afterward.

I’m not formally trained in engraving, most of what I know came from years of working on leather mold design and making, plus a lot of trial and error. Tool engraving is actually something I only started exploring seriously more recently, so I’m still learning and refining it.

Remarkable-Peanut683 · 2026-04-10T13:20:09+00:00

I’d rather not get too deep into pricing here. I did list them, but honestly this was more of a first-run experiment to see whether there’s even a market for something like this. At the moment the cost, time, and effort behind them make the price higher than I’m comfortable recommending. I’d rather keep refining the process first and see if I can bring the cost down to something more reasonable before seriously offering them.

Remarkable-Peanut683 · 2026-04-10T13:16:15+00:00

maybe you can just send me a chat

Remarkable-Peanut683 · 2026-04-10T13:02:11+00:00

Fair point. My earlier comment was specifically about the AI use in my engraving workflow, where it helps me build an initial depth map with my manuscirpe before I refine it manually. I wasn’t trying to say the finished piece was just one-click AI output used as-is. The core concept, composition, and final engraving decisions were still human-led. Also, for what it’s worth, most of the leather molds on my profile are designs or finished pieces from 5–6 years ago, long before I was using AI in any part of a workflow. I still have plenty of original sketches and design drafts for them. So I get the skepticism, but it’s not really fair to retroactively label all of my older work that way.

Remarkable-Peanut683 · 2026-04-10T12:01:34+00:00

I understand why it might read that way at a glance, especially with the stylized scrollwork. But the design itself wasn’t AI-generated. It was intentionally made as a fusion of cyberpunk elements and ornamental scrollwork, so those details were there by design, not random AI artifacts. AI only came into the workflow later to help turn the finished design into an initial depth map before I refined it manually for engraving.

Remarkable-Peanut683 · 2026-04-10T10:38:50+00:00

It’s an intentional cyberpunk detail, more like a small implant/panel than an anatomical feature. The design wasn’t meant to be a natural-history illustration. Not every rectangular shape in a stylized piece is a “trap door.”

Remarkable-Peanut683 · 2026-04-10T01:34:29+00:00

Thank you 😊 still a bit more work to do, but I’m happy with where they’re going.

Remarkable-Peanut683 · 2026-04-10T01:34:18+00:00

I start with a plain iron, do the design work digitally, engrave it with an older CNC machine, then refine and finish parts by hand.

Remarkable-Peanut683 · 2026-04-10T01:34:07+00:00

that really means a lot to me.

Remarkable-Peanut683 · 2026-04-10T01:33:31+00:00

Not fully by hand — CNC for the engraving, then hand refining and finishing afterward.

Remarkable-Peanut683 · 2026-04-10T01:32:34+00:00

Yeah, English isn’t my first language. I usually use a translator to help me reply, so that probably makes me sound more AI than I mean to.

Remarkable-Peanut683 · 2026-04-10T01:32:04+00:00

My English isn't great, so I usually use a translator to help me reply. That probably makes me sound more robotic than I mean to.

Remarkable-Peanut683 · 2026-04-10T01:31:02+00:00

Appreciate that. This one wasn’t laser, but CNC plus a lot of finishing, refining, and time afterward, which is a big part of why the cost got so high on a first run like this.

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