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I'm still not there, but I feel like there's a little bit of improvement. I sure am in awe of those of you who can successfully tool leather.

I'm still struggling with the swivel knife, but am beginning to figure it out...maybe. Once again I'd like to express my appreciation to all who've offered advice and suggestions.

While it's still a disaster, I feel like drier leather and a sharper knife did indeed help. As long as I'm improving, I'll probably keep practicing. Maybe I've found something I just can't do. I surely appreciate all the suggestions and advice.

It isn’t any big deal. I just knew I’d never say anything like that.

Thank you for the advice as well. I believe you are correct that my leather was too wet. You quoted me saying something I did not say.

Many thanks for the advice.

I appreciate the advice, TomE. It’s starting to look like getting my knife sharp is half the battle.

Many thanks for the advice, sir. I’ve been told the same about my writing when in grade school. Apparently I hold the pencil too tight. I’ll try to work on that.

Wow! That is nice.

I'm having a rough time trying to get accustomed to the swivel knife. Making smooth arcs seems to be the toughest part. I do feel like I'm getting a bit better with practice, so that's something, but as you can see, I have a long way to go. Those of you who are good at it certainly have my respect and admiration!

Very nice work, sir!

Very nice work, sir. I particularly like the aged condition of the old blades as opposed to shiny and new.

I like it!

Or grab a hacksaw! Just kidding. That’s a nice looking holster.

Great holster and revolver.

That’s looking great thus far! Keep us posted.

Looks good, but man, that’s some thick leather for what it is.

Works for me!

Much like a knife sheath, you’ll want to sandwich an extra layer or two of leather against the cutting edge for protection of the stitching.

There are several ways to go about it, buy here's what I settled on.

Thanks for the kind words, everyone! I’ve made belts, holsters, wallets and such for several years now, but getting back into motorcycles, this is new to me. Blackjack21, I have a specific question for you. If I use a stiff, thick harness leather, can I use saddlebags without the wire guards you need to buy for commercial bags that protect the bags from getting onto the brake rotor/belt pulley?

Thank you, sir. That would be much easier. I'll probably go with some pre dyed leather next time as well.

The pics explain it better than words. Thanks. I think I’ll pick up a bottle of that antique finish and give it a try sometime. I like the look.

Looks pretty good to me! It does raise a bunch of questions, however. How do you get the inside of the stampings darker than the rest of the leather without having any bleeding issues? How does it retain the pistol?