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1961Mike

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About 1961Mike

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  • Gender
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  • Location
    Oklahoma
  • Interests
    Cowboy shooting, and I'm making a few knife sets for my old Scout Troop.

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  • Leatherwork Specialty
    Belst, Holsters and Knife Sheathes
  • Interested in learning about
    Leather sewing and lacing techniques, as well as how to work with reptile skins.
  • How did you find leatherworker.net?
    CAS CIty

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  1. Hi I had that problem with packing tape, I ended up just putting the gum trag over the top of the tape residue and then Resolene (half Strength). You couldn't feel the tape residue after I did that. Hope this helps
  2. Hi, I agree, that whole setup looks beautiful. I'm trying to learn how to carve like that. I'm better at straight lines and stamping the same border that you used. I've done enough of them, that I broke the Tandy version of the double meander that I had. Now I use Barry King's stamps. For anybody who wears something like that, are the lifted edges on the leaves and flowers a problem? Do they catch dirt, tear off etc? Thanks
  3. Hi Personally I'd have squared them both off. Easier to do and then it would match. Matching the rounded ends in size is a bit harder to measure, but matching the way you did the top part is just measuring. Of course, I'm an engineer, so I measure things... Later
  4. Dang it, I'm having too much fun trying to attach the Civil War version. Later
  5. Hi If the lady in the original post was gray haired, that was Barb. I took an introductory class that she taught. She's very good and knows what to get and what not to. Later
  6. Dang, please post front and back pictures when you attach the adjustable part of the buckle. At least that looks like the Civil War version as opposed to the modern version. I have various kinds of ways to attach the belt on the back of the cartridges, but I used leather that was too thick on the first one I'm working on. Blockade Runner has a lot of that sort of thing. Hi JW, Hanover Brass is where he got that one, Parsley Brass is also good. I usually by Tim Parsley's stuff. Later
  7. Hi Forester, I'd like to second the question about the Hand of God holster performance additions.  Did you put those on the holster, the pictures look like you did.  Are there any helpful hints you could pass along?

    Thanks

    Mike

  8. Hi I trial and error the distance between the two lines of stamping on the cut off end of a belt. When I get a spacing I want, I make the lines and start stamping. I find it helpful to start on the inside of the project instead of the outside. Later
  9. Hi Realizing that I'm being Doktor Fronkenstine and resurrecting the dead, but how do the Brass and steel stamps last? I broke two Tandy Meander stamps, at $7 a piece and Barry's stamps are a lot more, but have already lasted longer. His are all steel. Later
  10. Hi, you know, if you going to put the "swell" behind the trigger guard, you might as well use the extra space to put more slot area for the belt. Later
  11. HI Thanks everyone. I was looking for the whole how to make this work next time. I already have some Hermann Oak 9 ounce shoulder leather to use on the next ones. I also have a Slim Jim about half done that will be lined and had a loop that is tight on the cartridge belt. I may try the Concho and strap idea just so I know how to do it. CASCity mentioned using a Chicago Screw to attach the holster to the skirt. The holster pattern doesn't lend itself to bumping out the holster like in a Mexican loop setup unfortunately. Thanks
  12. Hi Dwight, this is more or less what Will Ghormley calls the Lawdog holster. I made one for practice out of crappy 6-7 ounce leather. I finished it with Neatsfoot oil and Skidmores after letting it get a tan in the sun for a couple of days. The holster practically jumps out of the strap when I draw it. How do you avoid that on this style holster? If I used Vinegaroon would the extra stiffness make it stay in place? Thanks
  13. Hi That looks a lot better than my first holster. What color of thread did you start with? I ask because it appears to have taken some dye. If you dye the leather first, the thread stands out more. You can still do the edging last and put more dye on the edges and finish. With your application, I'd have used a matching thread anyway. The white thread would have stood out too much for Alaska. Later
  14. HI I just saw this and it looks really good. Does it attach to your belt at the bottom? That might make it easier to draw. I have a shoulder holster that I haven't worn in years. Later
  15. HI Bruce, That looks great. Your carving is very, very good. I'm curious how you finished the leather to keep it that light color. Is that unfinished (no Neatsfoot oil, no EVVO) with some sort of laquer? Thanks Mike
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