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well. the first holster i did will NEVER see the light of day xD it was DEFINATELY a learning experince, the overall pattern came out like i intended but i goofed up and got my stitching far too close to the trigger guard so the gun doesnt even fit like i intended it to though i could probably get away with putting a thumbreak on it im just gonna start from scratch on it and by the way i'd like to thank ALL of your for the info you post on here and for all the inspiration i see from everyones AWESOME work!

it looks great he should be very happy with it! and congrats on your first custom order!

it looks awesome! great job!

i agree i've had several problems with tandy as far as quallity and service go thats why i just made a BIG A$$ order from springfield lol should be in sometime next thursday im dying for the stohlman holter book i ordered im gonna TRY and work on one i've done just doing from instinct later on during the day today

abn i think that having the cheap one from tandy IS part of my problem my friend uses the c.s. osbourne one from springfield too and the difference is night and day when put side by side thanks all for the advice

thanks katass i do wet the leather before i run the overstitcher over my stitch line the stitcher i have though is just so close set that its hard for me to see as good as i SHOULD be able to ( im only 21 and have horrible vision with things close up lol) but thank you again for your reply

what size overstitcher do you guys use if any? just trying to get a handle on what most prefer because the one i have right now is WAYYYY too small for me to see easily after i go over the groove line. thanks for the advice! -Robert

first off welcome to the forum my fellow rob! and are you SURE thats your first holster? that looks VERY good! great job and again welcome

that just looks plain awesome as hell! i LOVE the dye job and the texture of the sheath its very very cool!

well i got my shoulder and groovers in this afternoon so it looks like i'll be starting work on my first holster tomorrow! gonna make one for dads pt22, i'll make sure to post pics wish me luck! -Robert

looks awesome!

anyone have the basic pattern for the Nelson " Professional" holster? aka "The Avenger" ? doesnt look TOO complicated but i'd like a pattern to reference if anyone has one they're willing to share! i feel like one pattern could be scaled down to fit a variety of handguns thanks guys! btw JUST got my bone folder and edge slicker sent to me in the mail im so excied to start practicing with them!!! -Robert

thank ya dwight i appreciate the info! looks like i'll need a bone folder from tandy! ( too bad i live halfway between chattanooga and atlanta that means i gotta pay tandy's crazy shipping prices lol) seriously though thank ya

hey guys, im thinking of trying to make a "summer special" style of holster like the milt sparks ones for my next project and the one thing that completely confuses me is the "strip of spring steel" in the mouth of the holster, i understand what its for, to keep the holster open if you ever have to draw your gun, but im not quite sure how to go about 1. getting the spring steel, and 2. actually sewing it into the leather. also i was wondering if anyone could pm me with the best method of actually molding the front of the holster to where it shows the slide line along with the ejection port and trigger guard where applicable? thanks guys!! :D