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Here is a photo being worn if that gelps

I have a couple of small dies for cutting out key fobs so I thought my arbor press should work - it did, but not very well. So I tried a block of wood and a hammer, it also worked, sort of. Next was a bench vise and a couple of pieces of wood, that worked ok. Use a plastic chopping board under the leather as it will be better for the cutting edge. One of those shop hydraulic presses should work well but will be a bit slow if you want to cut out a lot of stuff.

Looks good Larry. The best thing with a natural finish is to leave it in the sun for a while to speed up the darkening, it will eventually get that rich look of old leather.

Not dumb, kgg, it took me a while to figure out what IWB, OWB and such terms meant and why the holsters have funny shapes. This forum was my first exposure to them. While the holsters wouldn't be illegal here the small handguns are, so there is literally no market for such holsters, which is why I knew nothing about them. They look like interesting things to make.

That will polish the pattern up very well. But it will get tossed around a bit in bags and in cars and drawers. So this might be sturdier.

I might have run the right side stitchline out at the edge then run another line close to the gun for retention. Maybe made it wide enough to have a stitchline all the way around the outside perimeter and another next to the gun. Partly just for visual balance. The lettering and the stamping above it could be deeper but otherwise are are spot on. Overall, I like it.

Two boards and some C clamps or a solid surface, a mallet and a sacrificial piece of wood

Nice work! Looks great. It's worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it.

The holster goes inside the waistband and the only thing sticking out will be the clips. The holster will hang on the waistband and the belt Like this:

Maybe a vise and a couple of boards. kgg

I am going to ask two dumb. Why are the clips on the front of the holster and how does it attach to your belt??? kgg

FRESH OUT THE LAB!! THIS IS A MILLITARY BUCKET STYLE DUFFLE BAG, MADE FROM DOUBLE LAYERED EDDIE BAUER EDITION CAMOUFLAGE WAXED CANVAS FIR THE BODY , AND 9OZ VEGETABLE TANNED TOOLING LEATHER FOR THE REST OF THE PARTS. ALSO THERES SOME ACCENTS OF CROCODILE VINYL ON SOME BACK SIDES OF PIECES THAT THE BACK IS VISIBLE TO AND THE INSIDE OF THE BOTTOM OF THE BAG. IT IS ALSO REINFORCED TO CARRY AS MUCH WEIGHT AS YOU CAN CRAM INTO IT COMPLETE WITH A HAND MADE LACE AND TOGGLE FOR CLOSURE. EVERYTHING IS HANDMADE AND HAND SEWED. ALL PAINTED PIECES ARE TRIPPLE COATED EVENLY WITH AIRBRUSH AND DOUBLE COATED WITH LEATHER SHEEN ALL EDGES ARE SANDED BEVELED BURNISHED FINISHED WITH EDGE PAINT. ALL MATERIALS ARE TOP OF THE LINE HIGH PRICED QUALITY MATERIALS I OBTAINED FROM JOANNES . CAMO CANVAS WAS 36 DOLLARS A YARD. CROC VINYL WAS 34 A YARD AND TOOLING LEATHER WAS ABOUT 20 DOLLARS WORTH INTO THIS BAG . WILL EVERYONE TELL ME WHAT THEY WOULD SELL THIS BAG FOR AND WHAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR IT PLEASE. IT TOOK ME ABOUT 25 HOURS OF LABOR. BROKEN UP INTO DAYS.THE VIDEO WAS BEFORE O FINISHED AND ADDED CROC ACCENTS AND BOTTOM OF BAG

I feel ya, doesnt seem like a good system there. A belt loop could be ok, but not with this particular type of closure. Maybe with a sam brown stud or something. As you mentioned, for that type of carry your idea would be viable. This just isnt for that. It's meant to keep in a bag or the car or something. I do want to make foldover pouch style too at some point @SUP it is a classic pattern. Nothing wrong with it. I think id like it better stitching the corners down flat instead of rolling them inwards. Just quicker to make that way. And maybe some hidden magnets instead of this type of magnet closure

Thanks for the advice. Here is a pic of the holster with the gun.

I don't know what you're planning to make or what leathers you'll be working with.... If it' something like soft leathers or thin stock for wallets, etc. Maybe a small die, a 4 ton is probably ok. I had a 10 ton and a 15 ton clicker and found them coming up short on cutting force. I have 25 metric ton machines nowadays and they'll cut most anything. Even now though, I come up a little short of power if it's a really large die with lots of cutting surface and the stock is hard/stiff.

Had to ask, used to get a lawyer that stashed his glasses in a long pouch style and he would destroy his eyeglass case just by hanging them on his belt with an 18 inch tether, which got caught on everything! Chairs, stools, turnbuckle doors, car doors and trunks, and his easy chair.

Hey all, So I have a bit of a conundrum… Is there a way to use clicker dies without dropping the money for a press? Possibly a deadblow mallet? I know the Vevor press is quite affordable, but it’s still $200 that I don’t have. My “shop” is just myself, my wife and daughter (so really just myself lol), so any time I save by skipping templates I can put into my forge. Or doing dishes. Depends if the wife is home or not… Thanks for any thoughts/advice/commiseration, AZR

I have had great success with diesel and so so with penetrating oils. Once you give it a go with synthetic transmission oil the smell usually is gone. Another suggestion is to use heat like from a heat gun or propane touch and when it is hot hit it with oil for a fast cool down. That may free it. kgg

Plenty of people who actually do not carry everything but the kitchen sink on their belts, you know. 🙂 It is actually a popular glasses case pattern, isn't it? Simple and elegant. 😀

This was more fun. It has a magnetic closure and wouldn't be suitable for a belt, plus the leather is a little on the softer side. Ive also never seen anyone with an eyeglasses case on their belt. If we're to do a foldover pouch style. I'd add a clip to clip to a pocket

I believe that is where the term "range tan" evolved from, my Golden Retrievers robbed my floor of a few scraps and left them in the grass, I placed them on an outside table and the weather made them a great color. I left the scraps out for two years, all it needed was one summer month

Why didn't you just make a pouch type holder with a belt loop ??????

@friquant The new stitch length cam I have in stock uses allen screws to the shaft.the others are still slotted.

I made a hard seat smooth-out saddle with just some basket stamped corners several years ago. Took me about four hours more time being careful to not make marks and then rubbing out the ones I did with antler tines and bones. The guy picks it up and carried it out. He threw it on its side on the diamond plate flatbed of his ranch pickup and bounced down the road. I was thinking then what a waste of my time being careful. Here's a picture of it a couple years later. Smile says it all. Yeah, don't sweat it, it will be fine!

I had some horween essex in parisian blue that's been lounging in my shop for ages. So I made a glasses case. It was fun, im not 100% sure i care for this pattern but it still came out nice