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That ther's lookin purdy good. Have ya ever considered chopping off the front of yer pattern and bendin it 'round the other side! Just common sense, really... if you got a '50/50' pancake (seams in the center line) then it goes 'half way' around, back to the center line. So, an "avenger" style holster is already 'done", just missing the belt loop / stiffer upper portion. Yes, I know you followed this already, Alex... this is for the next guy comes along!

No offense taken -- at all. I like to make my own designs, but i still like the old ones too. I still get asked to make those ... I did take a look at jim's holster thing, but been a while. Still haven't made the thing, though

See... now THA'S what I'm talkin bout right there.... Stainless and cow ala lefty! Nice!

I see i need to spend more time on my own site. Don't take long at all to get CLEAR off teh beaten path topic.

Man, we do seem to sidetrack around here, dont we I din't take the video as "malicious".... in fact, I think it's helpful TO THEM to remove it. I'm deleting the rest of this post for the third time. Just no point

Maybe some nostalgia in there, too. When I made my first holster, a lot of them fancy polymer thingies didn't exist yet

Bothering? There's some nice stuff in there! This one is in teh catalog as a colt python, but if ya line it and lean on it, it fits a ruger super redhawk right nice like And this one sposedta be for a "K" frame from back when .. but line it and skip the welts, and it hugs a little j-frame

Yeah, that ain't good. Ebay is all about the percentage. They get ... purdy sure it's about 20% by the time you pay PayPal. And they get 20% of everything, so if you take a hit, doesn't matter to them... their income still went up

I would think those 'custom requests' would be better than ebay listings. Looks like ebay fees are about 20%? Wait.. so you list something, and it doesn't sell, and when you RElist it the settings have changed? YIKES.

Oh, as is usually the case, .. cash always works, but I may take a trade on dummy guns I don't currently have (sorry, I got enough duplicates now). In lieu of $340 worth of accessories, I'd take 4 or 5 of the right "dummies"

Who got 'em in a size 26?

Couple of parts for the cobra machines - 1 slotted plate, 1 stirrup plate. Just found them on my desk where I threw them... what... maybe a year ago? Maybe longer? Not stainless, so they are going to tarnish and corrode. Just need buffed, but don't want to leave them laying. Somebody take 'em who will use 'em (or sell em at a profit,.. no matter to me) NEW, NEVER used Stirrup plate & Slotted plate .......................$100 gets 'em BOTH Oh, hey.. long as I'm on the line.. somebody get that roller edge guide too. This HAS been used a few times, but still "like' new....... $60 gets that one. Prices INCLUDE shippng in teh lower 48

You make my point better than me I wasn't suggesting that anyone set up anything to sell there -- I was pointing out how many already do!

Okay, how many of you sometimes post something on ebay? And of those, how many admit it? Now, one step further... how many sometimes list something, just to see how many "watchers" you get from here? I had one recently which was - as they say -- broke off in there. I was out doing other stuff, paid no attention, and somehow sold a holster for like $25 (or was it $20?). Not life-altering, since fortunately I know a guy who can make one to replace it

Okay, having looked (and looked) I don't see nuthin' in that tandy 6031 holster pattern thing about the weight of leather used. I guess 'back in the day' everything was 9 oz ...

Okay, tha's a little better

Welcome!

No pics of the colors set off all by theirself .. like yours. More like mixed in to something else... like scenery sometimes... The red really IS red.. more than the fiebings, which when thinned is PINK. not "thinned red". And the blues tend to be more blue, where the fiebing's cast a slightly green-ish tint when reduced (navy is almost black full strength). And the coffee is pretty decent if you tire of the reddish tine in fiebing's browns..

Yeah, teh difference is largely cosmetic (visual). And I'd go along with it that far. But that leap of "logic" takes a pretty good turn pretty suddenly. LIke, a cat is not a cow, and a horse is not a cow, therefore a cat is the same as a horse. So, they buy lower grade hides because they WANT less yield?#$#!@$! Hey, each his own. Granted, this is last year's price list. But it looks to me like the difference between "A" and "D" (and there IS a difference) is about $1.20 / foot. If you had a BIG side, say 24 feet (which is normal at HO) then teh total difference... if you buy "D".. you "save" a whoppin' $29.00 PER SIDE, not per piece. Personally, I prefer to pay the $30 and get the good stuff. Doing the math for anybody who could use the help 24 foot side of "A" times $8.03 = 192.72 24 foot side of 'D" times $6.83 = 163.92 This is a difference of $28.80 GRADE A for under $200. Wait.. lemme say that again. HO "A" grade for UNDER $200. 2015_HermannOak.pdf

Have we seen the SLC video about buying lesser grade leather? I stumbled across it and would have to look for it again. Basically, they buy NOT "A" grade because the "A" and the "D" are the "same thing". Really?@$! I 'get' it Kevin... leather removed from a cow, hung in the same vat of tanning stuff, same process. To that extent, it is "the same". But it's a good LEAP from two cowhides hanging in the same vat to D-grade being "the same" as A-grade. Do yourself a favor, really, and just delete that video (up to you, of course)... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOpqWydgr-s

Yep, normal. 40,000+ downloads going to pretty much every part of the planet, and about 25 popped in to say 'thanks' No worries.. they's prolly off makin up holsters!

Yeah.. what you said. We learn from our mistakes. I'm learning all the time

Usedta call that "feedback" No worries.-- I was just ribbin' these boys round here a bit

Understood --- 'preciate ya!

Options, really. Dye the leather a couple days early. Cut it oversize, dye it, FLUSH it with water, and when it's dry THEN cut out your pieces. When you form it, most of the "flushing" has already occured and unlikely to recur. Pain in the back, but it will work. Dye the leather as usual, but when you go to wet form, dip the holster, and then change the water. Perhaps more than once. Try poly thread.. this tends to pick up dye more slowly than nylon (at least, the brands I use are that way). Stitch the holster, wet form, allow to dry. Then cut the thread OUT and RE-stitch with white thread. Even bigger pain, but it WILL work.