Nooj Report post Posted May 28, 2011 I started this holster back in 2010, but due to working 7 days a week and then a motorcycle wreck, it was on hold for a while. I airbrushed the dye months ago, and the black around the edges faded out so I decided to respray it. I must've had some wax or something in a couple places because there are some light spots that just wouldn't accept the dye. It was much more even the first time I dyed it :-/ It's all hand stitched- I used tandy's "waxed braided nylon cord" on the reinforcement piece, and brown 277 bonded nylon around the trigger side. That braided cord is a beast to stitch with! Keep the pliers handy. Anyways- just wanted to share. Feel free to tell me what I did wrong or can improve :-) Thanks for looking! Nooj *The first pic is when I had airbrushed it the first time. You can see how different the final product looked, after respraying it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shooter McGavin Report post Posted May 28, 2011 Very nice, this one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwinOaks Report post Posted May 28, 2011 Really an excellent job all around. A little more detail on the finished edge, but I can't see anywhere else to make improvements. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doug1221 Report post Posted May 28, 2011 Looks nice man wish I had an air brushing setup my dye doesn't look near that good. Seems we both finished our LCR holsters about the same time though lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SgtGing Report post Posted May 29, 2011 Very nice! The dye job looks great to me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
katsass Report post Posted May 29, 2011 Nooj, looks to me that you done good. Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nooj Report post Posted May 29, 2011 Thanks for the complements and comments y'all. I appreciate your input. Nooj Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigK Report post Posted July 13, 2011 (edited) Nooj, I love this style of holster and yours looks great. I've been wanting to make one for my Ruger SP101 for months, but getting the shape right is slowing me down. If you don't mind me asking, I'd appreciate hearing more about how you got the shape right. The initial piece of leather looks nothing like a holster until you get it folded. I can only imagine that it must take quite a few trials and errors to get the shape right or did you find a template somewhere (if so, where?). Edited July 13, 2011 by BigK Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big O Report post Posted July 13, 2011 I'm amazed by how close to PERFECT the stitch line is! Did you mold this BEFORE the stitching? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wareagle50 Report post Posted July 13, 2011 Man, that looks great! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Haystacker Report post Posted July 20, 2011 Nooj - sorry I am so slow getting to this. This is one cool looking holster. Good job. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gringobill Report post Posted July 20, 2011 I started this holster back in 2010, but due to working 7 days a week and then a motorcycle wreck, it was on hold for a while. I airbrushed the dye months ago, and the black around the edges faded out so I decided to respray it. I must've had some wax or something in a couple places because there are some light spots that just wouldn't accept the dye. It was much more even the first time I dyed it :-/ It's all hand stitched- I used tandy's "waxed braided nylon cord" on the reinforcement piece, and brown 277 bonded nylon around the trigger side. That braided cord is a beast to stitch with! Keep the pliers handy. Anyways- just wanted to share. Feel free to tell me what I did wrong or can improve :-) Thanks for looking! Nooj *The first pic is when I had airbrushed it the first time. You can see how different the final product looked, after respraying it. Dang good lookin" and it looks like it's hell for stout, doubt you'll ever wear it out! Bill Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nooj Report post Posted July 22, 2011 Hey, thanks for all the complements yall! I don't get notifications when someone comments on my thread- so I've just now seen the comments. Sorry for the delay! BigK- It was a bit of trial and error getting the shape right. I use either a thin folder or cardboard from a case of beer/soda and traced out the pistol as close to actual size as I could get. I wanted the top of the holster to follow the curve on that grip, so I had to draw the grips inside my outline. I started with just the single side of the pattern (left side), and after I got the shape close to what I wanted, cut it out and trace it onto a new piece of cardboard- flip it and trace the right side. Then I have the whole fold-over pattern. I hope that made sense, lol. If not, I can try to put some pics with captions to explain what I meant. The reinforcment piece/ belt slot was drawn up based on the main pattern... I just kinda winged it- not much of a technique. Big O- I stitched it before molding. I poked through my pattern to get the endpoints and the bend of the curves, then kept tracing out the stitchline lightly with a stylus until I felt it matched the trigger guard just right :-) Took lots of smoothing and retracing to get it right, and it was a tight fit when I went to mold! Thanks again for looking everyone, and for the kind words. Nooj Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
