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It's never enough lol.

Hi Moscho. I moved your post to the Marketplace > Items For Sale > Machinery -- Sewing and Stitching > Used > Tippman Hand stitcher Marketplace You need to fill in a lot of details. Please refer to the marketplace rules here https://leatherworker.net/forum/forum/70-announcements/ Pictures would be great, must state a price in US$, etc. Please update your listing by replying to my post ASAP, else I will have to hide this thread.

I used part of an old Al Stohlman pattern for this...I cant see it as the wrong gun / holster.... These are commercailly available ones ( attached pic )..Wild Bunch is a pistol competition styled after the movie of the same name. Roger

Does anyone make a set for the 341 clones?

I have a Tippman Hand stitcher up for grabs. You also pay for shipping. Works well, was well taken care of, I just don’t have use for it anymore, and it’s in my way.

My first thought was that this was definitely the wrong holster for this gun. After contemplating it for a few days, I have come to really like it. Anachronism, yes, but really very cool! Nick

Originally I had it mounted horizantally on the right side of the bench but I kept hitting the mauls. I mounted it like this now and I like it much better. I'm going to remake it so the holes are at an angle so the mauls don't tip downward.

Okay DT, that price seems reasonable enough. Thanks! If I decide to go through with this purchase, I guess the thing for me to do is choose 3 makers and get a quote from each. That would clear things up. Nick

@BlackDragon Your maul storage catches my eye.

Nice work, but for me, that style holster doesn't fit the gun, all curvy leather, and the 1911 has all straight angles. For me, it looks like you put the gun in the wrong holster. Nice work on the holsters, though.

That's very nice work, love it. I think the thin leather might have some challenges of its own, like how it hangs the right interfacing and where to use it. I can't wait to see it with you're skills, I'm sure it will be beautiful.

Thanks - Yeah, just finished creating a holster template using acrylic for a 1911 thumb break pancake holster. https://pastorbobleather.com/product/1911-holster-template-for-full-size-with-thumb-break-acrylic/ The brass stamps from Sergey are the best. Crisp, easy to use and align, especially the pattern stamps. The white is Marble slab sink cutout. Its only 18" or so in diameter. Nice looking setup!!

There's no such thing lol. My shop is 16'x44' and I need more room. Sometimes I have several saddles needing minor work or deep cleaning. Other days I have an ATV or motorcycle needing either a bag or carb work done.

I have both a Vevor hand press and a 25 ton clicker press in my shop. I love the hand press for the one-off (or few-off) pieces with smaller dies. Small footprint, easy to use and, in my opinion and situation, well worth the $200 spend even with a more than capable 25 ton close by.

I wanted to share these dies weaver made for me. I thought they were fairly cheap. But I had 4 made at once & they cut me a break on price. They do make nice dies. These at the time we're $68 each.

Hello Everyone, I am looking for a feed up the arm sewing machine. The only one's I know about are the singer 11 series. I am needing a straight stich. I am in the Charlotte NC area and can drive to surrounding states if anyone knows of one available. Let me know, Thank you Phill

Don't laugh. I need more space!

The ones I have been making are 8-9 oz veg tan lined with 2-3 oz veg tan. Then oiled the heck out of the liner and not quite so heavy on the outside. I like split ear head stalls. The leather I’ve been getting from Tandy, but I just ordered some Hermann Oak from Panhandle Leather, I can’t wait to try it out. I also ordered some Latigo to try lining with. Here is a picture of one I built that I’m starting my 3 year old in, and another I built for my daughter to ride her mule in. Hope this helps.

@PastorBob Good looking 1911 you got there. Holster project I'm assuming. What do you think of the brass stamps? I see them there in the picture. I just started dipping my toe in the water and picked up a set of brass backgrounders. Also, what's your work surface and does it span the whole length of the bench? Is it a white UHMW?

I don't have a clean pic, but here is part of it. It spans the back of my 6 foot work bench. Apologies for the mess. work in progress....600-800 holes drilled. lots of them.

@bruce johnson That's a lot of tool density in a little area. Love it! I'm trying to plan ahead as my tool collection increases. My last solution (in the background) I outgrew really quickly and it never was quite right (poor tool density, super heavy, etc.). The rolls in a box I like! It would be nice to not have to pack up a tool roll when I go mobile. I've had my eye on some new Wayne Jueschke tools, but haven't pulled the trigger. Still in the process of getting more of the basics from Barry King. I have a Bob Beard basket weave stamp I'm on the wait list for. Haven't heard of a lot of the other makers. I'll have to educate myself.

Ridgeback, I like that rack and the fact it tips! Mine has been a work in progress for about 35 years. I have used rolls, cans or cups, and blocks over time, and now it is all three. This is the bench as it sits today after my wife took up the leather tooling. My set up was a bit different when I was building a lot. I see a few weights on the bench. Mauls to the right - easy grab for the right size maul for a particular stamp. Swivel knives in a sleeve (glad to see that!). If I laid one down, it was on a piece of scrap sheepskin so it wouldn't roll and hit an edge. I don't know what Rundi does, I just sharpen them now. The handiest thing is the little block sitting at the back of the stamping block. It holds the tools in use for that particular project. Set it up and go - then put them away when done. The bigger racks behind the bench are mostly sorted by maker then type of tool are grouped within those loose knit sections. Barry King, Robert Beard, Gore, Clay Miller, Brooks, Gomph-Hackbarth, Horse Shoe Brand Tools, CLT, Craftools, etc. When I was making a lot I did not have the rolls to the left, they were standing up in a drawer. I had that bench area open for longer projects. She does some belts but mostly smaller work and wants the rolls within reach. Just leather rolls with pockets. Those rolls hold the "good stuff" sorted by makers - Ray Hackbarth originals, Wayne Jueschke, Don Butler, Elton Joorisity, Walt Fay, Don King, Bill Woodruff, some of the McMillens she uses fairly often. The drawer has pill vials holding those stamps that get some use, but not often for her - mostly McMillen and Beards, some Don Kings, swivel knives from Robert Beard and Don King, and mauls from both.

Yes. I know. I have a short attention span or maybe I'm just impatient, so this works well for me.😄

Nice looking headstalls! I'm wanting to make an old timer style, I'll try to attach a picture of the one I made a while ago.