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dave284

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Hello all. I've been lurking here for a week or two and decided that I need to sign up so that I can download pictures of some of the work. I'm a true noob to leather work. The only thing I've ever done with leather was to make a belt in 9th grade shop class about...... Well, lets just say it's been a while.

My main interest in leather will be for cocealment holsters and belts for myself and maybe a few friends. I have already learned much from this site and am sure that I'll have plenty of questions later on. For now I will mainly keep lurking.

I have ordered copys of Al Stohlmans "How To Make Holsters" and "The Art Of Handsewing Leather". Are there any other books that you would reccomend? Keep in mind that I'm not trying to be in the league of Sparks, Allesio (sp?) or Boomstick. I just want to make a few good usable holsters that are rugged, comfortable to wear and fit the firearm well. Looks are secondary but I don't want them to be butt ugly.

Thanks,

Dave.

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Dave284,

Welcome t the forum. The book that I use most as a reference is Leather Secrets by F.O. Baird. It covers a lot of topics including holsters and belts. The other book would be Al Stohlman's Belts Galore book. My copies of both books are fairly old so I don't know if they are available any more.

BillB

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Dave, welcome to the forum. This is an awesome place to learn a few things about making leather goods. There are a couple video's made that are good for instruction in the making of holsters. Others here maybe more familiar with which ones to recommend. I'm sure you can find some by a google search. Ebay is a good source to buy such things for a bargain price.

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