Vertical Shoulder Holster For Impact Driver.

[Levendis]

Greetings all!

Okay, so I am quite a beginner leather craftsperson, but have already received my first project. My experience just searching Leatherworker dot net has helped considerably, but some questions remain unanswered.

My friend is a Burning Man participant ( http://www.burningma...atisburningman/ ) who will be assisting assemble large structures at the event. He'll be up on a ladder, using a DeWalt 18v impact driver to drill holes and drive bolts. His other tools will include a hammer and radio, along with needing storage for the lag bolts and nails. He has asked me to craft a shoulder holster to carry the driver, hammer and pouches. He was going to purchase a replica 1911 via Amazon, but I suggested we make one from the 8-9oz veg-tan shoulder I have on hand.

Here is a link to some Amazon holsters he was considering:

http://www.amazon.co...ef=pd_sbs_sg_52

and

http://www.amazon.co...ref=pd_sbs_sg_4

My questions are as follows:

Has anyone made a holster for this type of tool? Here's a pic:

http://www.powertool...dw056k2h275.jpg

If so, do you have any suggestions/tips/hazards?

The environment in which it will be used is extremely harsh, temperatures up to 115F, down to 40F, very low humidity and the dry lake bed is VERY alkaline. In these conditions are there any recommendations from the experts as to proper finishing of the leather to survive years of hard work in this environment?

Does anyone have a power tool pattern they have used in the past?

I have searched the forums and taken the suggestions, including the plan to get Al Stohlman's holster book from the leather factory.

Thanks in advance!

Levendis

[Southtexas]

Greetings all!

Okay, so I am quite a beginner leather craftsperson, but have already received my first project. My experience just searching Leatherworker dot net has helped considerably, but some questions remain unanswered.

My friend is a Burning Man participant ( http://www.burningma...atisburningman/ ) who will be assisting assemble large structures at the event. He'll be up on a ladder, using a DeWalt 18v impact driver to drill holes and drive bolts. His other tools will include a hammer and radio, along with needing storage for the lag bolts and nails. He has asked me to craft a shoulder holster to carry the driver, hammer and pouches. He was going to purchase a replica 1911 via Amazon, but I suggested we make one from the 8-9oz veg-tan shoulder I have on hand.

Here is a link to some Amazon holsters he was considering:

http://www.amazon.co...ef=pd_sbs_sg_52

and

http://www.amazon.co...ref=pd_sbs_sg_4

My questions are as follows:

Has anyone made a holster for this type of tool? Here's a pic:

http://www.powertool...dw056k2h275.jpg

If so, do you have any suggestions/tips/hazards?

The environment in which it will be used is extremely harsh, temperatures up to 115F, down to 40F, very low humidity and the dry lake bed is VERY alkaline. In these conditions are there any recommendations from the experts as to proper finishing of the leather to survive years of hard work in this environment?

Does anyone have a power tool pattern they have used in the past?

I have searched the forums and taken the suggestions, including the plan to get Al Stohlman's holster book from the leather factory.

Thanks in advance!

Levendis

Some ideas at http://www.tools-plus.com/dewalt-tool-accessories-holsters.html

http://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-D5120-Ballistic-Universal-Holster/dp/B00005AXIA

lots more if you look online for dewalt tool holsters

[Levendis]

Some ideas at http://www.tools-plu...s-holsters.html

http://www.amazon.co...r/dp/B00005AXIA

lots more if you look online for dewalt tool holsters

Wow this is a direction we thought of... THANKS!

Here's a link to a plastic version he suggested:

http://www.amazon.com/Pro-Fit-Carry-Systems-DCS-0310001-Holster/dp/B0040X4O7S/ref=sr_1_7?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1310852317&sr=1-7