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Somebody asked me to try a Milt Sparks style holster. So I did. They came out pretty good. The 1911 one is still wet in the one picture. I wet moulded twice. First with regular water. Then dried it, then put maybe 10% ammonia in the water to stiffen up the leather. I DID NOT use any metal stiffener in the strap. I used gum trag on the rough side as a last step.

I still could use a bit of critique on my edges I think. What turns the union black where the pieces meet??

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The design is actually Bruce Nelson's Summer Special. Milt Sparks makes them as does just about everyone else. :)

Yours came out real nice. I'm not sure what you mean by the "black where the pieces meet". I don't see any black here.

Dan

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Are you talking about the line on edges?

If so, that can sometimes be tricky. Could be anything like....Too hard/fast burnishing can be one cause. Seams not glued as tight as they can be. See hidepounders edge burnishing topic for an excellent breakdown to the edging process.

You did a great job on the holster and mag.

http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?a...st&id=26832

http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?s...c=17332&hl=

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Nice looking work. The little dark line between the layers of the burnished edge could be the cement used, possibly a reaction to the burnishing friction. I don't see it as a problem at all.

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