ive got the larger going over and around the ring and they are sandwiched and rivited together or you could lace them together, yes its my first, thank you for the nice comment, Don
Hi MM welcome to the forum, we are glad you found us, that was a big mistake going in to that store and now your hooked, do get some pics up of some of the stuff you do as we all love to look at pics, Don
Karl that has turned out really nice the dye brings the carving out better now, how long did it take you? do invest in a digital kamera as the scans dont really do the pics justice, Don
Hi Tiffany here is a tip for you just get your diamond awl and some wax (any wax will do a candle ) and push tha awl into the wax then pierce the hole in the leather becarefull you will be surprised how it goes through like butter try it on a piece of scrap first, Don
Welcome Syd to the forum, we are glad you found us, there are plenty of folks here that are realy friendly and are willing to help out so dont be afraid to ask questions, and please do show pics of any work you do, don
Hi Buch welcome to the forum glad you found us, there are many people here willing to help out when they can there are also lots of good tutorials on how to do basket weave, Don
Welcome Buff we are glad you stoped by you will find lots of talented people here willing to help out when they can, do show some of you work as pics are always welcome, Don
Hi Steve you will find that the ones from tandy are probbably screw back and you dont really want that if you are making authentique CW gear, i make my own from brass bar and just turn that down in the drill using flat and round files it doesnt take long and use a rivit washer for the back dont forget the leather disk that goes in the inside of the holster and stiched around to cover the washer, Don
this is a sure interesting topic as i hade never heard of such a thing historically although i could imagin a handy thing if you are on the night watch over a hundred years ago on cattle drive and dog tired, i also love some of the replys and reminds me of a great song the cowboy in the continental suit, Don