Don101

if it doesnt need a date try this, this is a holster that i made also millitary but they used it on there scabbards you stitch a piece of leather in the insid of the seam and it does keep the scabbard open

erm can you run that past me one more time i got lost at the second picture, LOL it looks good though, but dam im confused

erm sorry did you realize that that boot wasnt around untill 1887 the earlier version without the brass plate was 1884 and the civil wat version was a small ring that attatched to the stirup , you slung the carbine with the carbine sling and stuck th barrel in the ring when mounted, hope that helps a little

Hello and welcome

ive been using a stitching groover since day one and made hundreds of holsters and never heard that its a week point or that any of my holsters have come apart, it helps protect the stitch against wear and also gives it a better look on the finished item.

Great desighn and i really do like the horse and the way everything comes together with the titel good job well done

really cool i like the dragon, did you desighn it yourself?

very nice Dave

Hi Gesa Hannover thats not even two hrs away im from Visbek thats Vechta area near Bremen and Oldenburg

if you need help with german any time dont hesitate to ask as i speak perfect german as i live here LOL, and im on every day and it would be no trouble if you need things translating

This must be the guy http://www.wolfgangfeysaddles.de/Home/home.html

WOW there is some fantastique work there and so many diferent styles

Hi and welcome awsome stuff

Nice topic and very interesting, i thought i would post a couple of pics of orig saddles from my collection, this one is a fullseat slick fork with double rigging high back and square skirts this one is a loopseat slickfork samstag rigging high back and square skirts

to tell you the truth dont put yourself down its turned out ok, (you should of seen my first) the stitching is fine its not easy to stitch through so many layers and end up with a nice stiching without practice and youve done a good job, the edges could use a little work granted i use a flat bed sander first and then burnish the edges, the slots can be worked out easly by using an adjustable rightangle and use a long punch for the holes, you could try to use a rounded dowel to wet mold as you can get more pressure and wont end up scratching the leather which can happen with a spoon, Don

Hi and welcome you can use buckles which were used first in the 1880s and in the 1890s they started to also use snaps on there cuffs you can use any desighn you like starting from a simple stamped border to a roled border edge ill post a couple of pics of original cuffs to give you a few ideas

HI now i realy do like that nice work

Hi and welcome Decker

Hi AZT Welcome

Hi Regg welcome

Hi Victor thats very nice work a friend of mine also makes fine quirts and is also self taught like yourself, very nice Don

As usual some first clas work David very clean nice work ... i like the dragon also

Nice ideas and work Major, @ Beeza do all us leather makers have the same problem i never seem to get around to making myself a belt.

Hi Ken Welcome the vest is great i really like it

very nice looks good here too