gruntpain1775

Kydex will shrink a little the more times you heat it up. Also, getting it to lay flat again will be a chore. Worth a shot though, if you do it, let me know how it turns out.

very nice and clean looking! I can't make a pancake to save my life! lol

I shave with one every day. between the saving soap and the razor, I spend about 10 bucks a year to shave.

Great work as usual!

I use a deer antler for boning. Cut off one of the times that was really smooth from wear and it is perfect for boning.

I have some snake skin that I want to inlay on a gun holster. I want to make the skin run the length of the holster somewhat so there is my question. Can you bone the leather through the snake skin or will that damage the snake?

Oh I'm learning alright. lol First holster-garbage. Eco-flow screwed that one up! 2nd holster...never finished, as I got the down and dirty on eco-flow. 3rd holster, not to bad. A bit to much leather around the upper part of the holster near the grip. Middle finger can't get a full grip on the gun in the right place. I ended up buying Al's how to make holsters book and made a good one. It looks very plain right now as I have yet to dye it and I didn't do any etching on it. One thing I did mess up a little was the stitching along the bottom on the back. Got it a little to close to the edge. I must say I am enjoying it though. Even with the screw ups I enjoy doing something with my hands and learning!

Hey thanks for the replies everyone! Well, I guess my first attempt at a holster is a fail:thumbsdown:

safe to assume eco-flow is a no go for holsters?

What's the best way to stain leather for a holster? Right now I'm using Eco-Flow all in one stain and finish I picked up from Tandy Leather. I Have been just wiping it one the leather and it works just fine. The only problem I'm having is it runs if water hits it. I have a holster I made then stained it with this stuff and let it dry all weekend. I also made another holster and stained the leather before I went to form it. Good thing I did because a drop of water got it and it made the stain run. How can I prevent this? Would it be best to put the stain on with an air brush? would that prevent it.

Greetings! New guy here from Arkansas. Just left the Army after 11 years, about to get back into school and I found myself with some spare time. I love guns so I figured why not try to make some holsters. I spent most of my day today trying to make one, I'll post a pic of the finished product. One question I did encounter...how close to the gun should the stitching be?