Carved/tooled Gunbelt For A Wild Bunch Type Rig

[Josh Ashman]

Hey everybody,

I just finished the belt portion of a fully carved/tooled wild bunch type rig. This will carry a full frame 1911, 2 mag pouches and maybe a few other goodies. I kept the camera at my bench and took a few progress pictures along the way. Does anybody else have a hard time getting good pictures of belts?

For those that like to know, 10-11 oz HO, 1 coat of NF oil, then Fiebings liquid antique black, hit it with liquid glycerin soap on a scrap of sheepskin then 50/50 mop & glo.

Thanks for looking and have a good Easter weekend!

Josh

[Samalan]

WOW! That don't Suck

[Topdown]

Nice belt! Great work bringing the carving and tooling together!

[Josh Ashman]

Thanks!

[Alamo]

Excellent work!

[Zooker]

That is sweet!

[LederRudi]

Piece of art! Can't wait for the holster!

Thanks for showing!

You did the backgrounding early in the process. Any specific reason for that?

[silkfatblues]

Amazing work! Thanks for sharing

[Dwight]

That's several layers above my skill level, . . . really a work of art.

May God bless,

Dwight

[circlet]

Very Nice! I love the color

[Josh Ashman]

Thanks everybody, I appreciate the kind words and I'm glad you like it.

LederRudi,

I pretty much always go in the following order; cut, bevel, background, shade, cam/veiner, mulesfoot then decorative cuts. Aside from a few books on the subject and this site I'm self taught so I don't know if anybody else uses that order or not. It works OK for me.

Best regards,

Josh

[Treed]

Fantastic..... with the popularity of open carry up here in the north west, belt and holsters for the semi auto pistols has really taken off

[Josh Ashman]

Thanks Bobby, if I could carve half as nice as you then I'd be getting somewhere. I've had a lot of guys showing interest in western rigs for autos too, not just 1911's but wonder nines too. How's things with Hamley's?

Best regards,

Josh

[Treed]

Don't knock your carving...... I love the layout on the belt the combination is great. What are you doing for mag pouches and holster? Shoot me an email rocknrholsters@gmail.com.

[LederRudi]

I pretty much always go in the following order; cut, bevel, background, shade, cam/veiner, mulesfoot then decorative cuts. Aside from a few books on the subject and this site I'm self taught so I don't know if anybody else uses that order or not. It works OK for me.

Thanks for responding, Josh!

I'm still self educating and (senselessly) searching for magic formulas. In the end it will be "Whatever Works".

Best wishes,

Rudi

[shooter55]

Haven't seen any better. Absolutely beautiful work and design. It's a shame you'll only be wearing it for CAS. I'd wear that all day long.......

Great job.

Edited April 2, 2013 by shooter55

[Josh Ashman]

Thanks again Bobby, I really appreciate that.

Rudi, you're certainly welcome.

Best regards,

Josh

[Frank]

Extremely well done Josh

[smokeeater722]

Beautiful!

[mattsh]

Beautiful work. Wish I could carve and tool half that good. Excellent job.

[Josh Ashman]

Thanks again everybody! I've buttoned up the mag pouches and started tooling the holster this morning. Barring any catastrophes I should be done by Friday. I'll post a few more pics when it's all done.

Best regards,

Josh

[Eaglestroker]

Looks great Josh!

[c2369zulu]

<-------------- This guy is jealous of your tooling/carving ability. Looks Fantastic!!!!!...............Rory

[Steve75]

Great job on the belt. Cannot wait to see the finished product.

[Haystacker]

I am looking forward to seeing the completed rig!