JLSleather

Closer to South Dakota than Mo, but we got a couple hills up this way. Not the Black Hills, but hills ....

Sweet... glad you can use it. Charlie showed up and got enuugh to keep him busy a good while. Forgot I still had package 1, so it's still here and packaged for you other folks

Prolly should get doing SOME work today, .. just poppin' in ta say that "my wider American brothers" is hilarious, and your holster ABSOLUTELY belongs in "show off".

I'm no sewing guru, so if one or more of the 'sewing guys' pops in, pay no attention to me and do what THEY say Generally, the "blow out" can be caused by a number of things. You have the right needle point, and #23 with #207 should be fine, so that shouldn't be a factor. But you can get that from a needle which is overly dull, or a feed dog or plate under the leather with a hole which is too large (allowing the leather to "flow" into the hole before piercing), or even speed can affect it. If I have any issues, the needle is the first thing I check... since it's the quickest and easiest thing to eliminate. But machine stitching is just not going to look the same on the top and bottom.

So, obviously, either of these weakens the assembly. In the end, I usually stitch these like shown. Not that it matters, I just find it quick and smooth to go this way WHEN POSSIBLE. Start at the blue dot, and backstitch a few stitches to the joint in the stitch lines (blue arrow). Then change direction, and follow the red arrows back around to the joint, turn and go up along the slot, and backstitch (blue). On the right side (leading edge of holster) same thing, but I start up along the slot, backstitch (blue) and go around (red), backstitch on outside (blue). One MORE advantage of doing it this way, FYI.... the holes with the double stitching will end up under the belt

Well, I can just say why I do it... and someone else's reasoning may be a bit different or not. Largely it's about strength and structure. As a rule, best to use as few and as small holes as reason allows. So first thing, continuing the stitching up to the "main" line doesn't gain anything at all -- you're just putting holes in for nothing (other than some might like the look of the continuous line). And, any time you put a row of stitching across something you weaken it along that line. This is not reserved for leather people and should be obvious to about everyone. Examples? Take a piece of kydex... lay in flat on the table, hanging over the table. Push down on the sides to break it over the edge of the table. Just wants to flex, right? Now, take your utility knife and score the top. Now try to flex that same piece and it snaps... right down that line.. Plywood or lumber the same way. When your fishing line breaks, vast majority of the time it breaks AT THE KNOT (and when it doesn't, usually becomes clear there was some other defect in the line). Even steel shafts are made with a groove cut in them, so in the even that it breaks, it breaks AT the groove. I could go on .... but since it weakens the finished product and adds nothing, no point. Oh, and don't forget it's already weaker in that area because of the slot itself. Same is true at the "bottom" end where it DOES join the outside stitch line. The line is angled into the stitch line so that it's not a continuous line with the outside stitch OR the row inside the slots. It 'breaks' this straight-line problem. When I draw these, I aim at having the line join the outside stitch line at a right angle, or close to that. On boriqua's rig, that looks a LOT like one of my designs, but he has altered the front to allow the slots to be parallel (nice touch by the way) and here's the good part... he moved the stitch line "joint" accordingly (sue weet). And last AND this is the least important reason for the 'style'.... it's quick. Everybody will find their own way of doing it. And we've probably all seen some things done we liked, and some we didn't, and adapted our own style frm those things. So, here's a pic thingie with maybe some of what I think ...

Yeah? How cool is that?! Congrats ... !

Oh, yeah... and also the very quick and easy POCKET holster for the Glock G42 .. don't forget that one

That is a burnishing NITEMAIR ... bad enough to seriously booger up a guy's spelling Still, "just enough" pink in there... looks GOOD.

WOO HOO ... 2000 downloads of the G19 / 23 pancake holster pattern. Still, you boys n girls slipping on the G42...less than 100 downloads!

Different, but I LIKE this! I might have personally tried the white stitching around the inlay also, but that would have been a MISTAKE .. MUCH nicer this way! Oh, and yes --- there is a REASON for the stitch design, BEYOND cosmetic.

SUE WEET (again!)

Package #2 (colors) is sold.

Welcome -- more coming soon!

Been thinking about a lathe for a long time.. not sure it would pay to do it. It's not so much the cost of the lathe, as the cost of the concrete footing I'd need to put under one! Still, I got yet another email today from a popular tooling place I used to shop at...

Yikes! No need to be sensitive. Got some good tips? Just show us the pictures, no worries

LOTS of folks have made holsters with those free 1911 patterns.. some of 'em put pics in teh pattern section.

I have no idea.

Glock 42 Avenger style holster pattern now available, too (HINT: look under 'glock").

Wonderful. Maybe gitcha the Glock 42 avenger holster pattern while yer in there?

I'll pay ya 50¢ if you don't make me do paperwork I'd pay more, but tha's bout all I gots

HEY! Keep in mind that is available FREE over there on the big kid site It's only on etsy for those who are already over there anyway -- and etsy won't let you list it as free, so.... Just click the 'free' link below...

Actually, I don't "peripheral" ANYTHING.. usually quite clear what I'm intending. I don't 'sneak', and anything I say can be repeated by anyone who cares to. Nothing under the table around here. When I called and complained about what I received, there was a gal told me once split it's "done" (which I had never been told before, and I thought was ridiculous). When I suggested if this is what they sell, perhaps I should go back to HO - that gal told me "we don't care'. Fair enough. But I ordered again anyway. Now, granted we're not talking HUGE orders here, but I don't really care to have 5 sides laying in the way that I'm not going to use. But it's hardly "commentary" when you have photos... I'm freely stating this leather is not some I'm willing to use for what I do. If someone is able to use it, fine. After moving it out of my way 3 or 4 (or 8) times, it would occur EVEN to someone no smarter than me that this stuff doesn't even belong in the same BIN as the $10/foot stuff I ordered. And speaking with 4 "reps" (2 of them more than once) comes a time when it's clear that no amount of conversation is helping the situation. Perhaps because I didn't return whatever they were sending, maybe somebody decided I was ignorant enough I'd just take anything? Don't know. I used to see absolutely great leather from out there. I don't know what changed, and I don't intend to look into it any further. I don't run their business. I just know I paid about $10/foot (plus shipping) and got this..... so, does why really matter? Bright side, though!!! Since I'm not ordering it, there's all the more for you boys (woohoo!).

AHA. I knew there was something like this around here somewhere.... 1911_05ba.pdf

I did put a pattern up in teh other post about this. I personally think a screw for retention is strange on this one, but each his own. I do have a "plain" one around here somewhere ....