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very nice Paul! great getting to talk with you at Wickenberg too! Tony

lookin' good Paul! Tony

wow Paul, your work is really outstanding. beautifully done! Tony

Absolutely beautiful work Dave! very well done. always wanted to make one for myself. Tony

yep i'll be there all three days

thanks paul. you gonna be at Wickenburg this year?

thanks everyone. Abrams, i use 7/8 for the mag pouches. Tony

Thanks Matt. i got the idea a while back to make mag molds out of high density polyethylene. i had a friend who does wood working carve out the blanks and molds to my specs. i wet the leather and press into the molds with my harbor freight 12 ton press. they come out much cleaner that way. Tony

first attempt at carving a holster and mag pouch. it will be my daily driver for work. Tony

nicely done!!

Thanks Country, the english bridle leather is much more supple than veg tanned, so it is easier to maninpulate. not having to put color or finish on it yourself saves time and assures uniform color fro the drum dying process. as far as wet molding, i don't wet mold it. english bridle does not accept water well and it can darken the leather and make it blotchy. it is so soft anyways that you don't need to wet mold it for briefcases. Tony

what Particle said is correct. quality leather makes a big difference. also 7/8 may be too thick to get real detailed moulding. try a 6/7 first and see how that works for you. Tony

looks to be an "in the waistband" style. the holster sits inside the waistband and those two straps wrap over and around the belt to hold the holster in place when you draw the gun. don't know, however how comfortable a kydex holster would be in the waistband. Tony

i use a 16 gauge stainless steel plate with the corners rounded and the edges smoothed. Tony

i use thier standard grade and can't believe i ever used anything from Tandy. Wickett and Craig is awsome stuff. Tony