spanky

It could have been the particular batch of soft rolled that I had. But I do remember throwing about 7 or 8 butts away and switching to hard rolled. I had made 5 holsters that day (maybe 6 or 7 years ago) and all of them cracked. At the time I only new of one place to get the stuff. The stuff that Zack's has is a little thinner according to the site. so may be easier to mold.

Having made several thousand IWB holsters myself I can say from my own experience that "Hard Rolled" horsehide makes a better holster in "my" opinion than cowhide. I have had "dyed" holsters made from "Soft Rolled" horsehide crack right after drying. I've found that using the hard rolled with Fiebings oil dye stops the cracking. I've only been making holsters for about 10 years but in that time none of my customers have said anything to me about cracking. Horsehide is the most requested material by my customers. The hard rolled is much harder to mold than cowhide but my customers are always willing to pay more for my holsters when I do make them from horsehide.. It's not always possible for me to get the thickness and quality that I want so I seldom use it anymore. Mostly I now use Hermann Oak strap sides. I just ordered some hard rolled from Zack's to check it out. Never dealt with them before so I'll see how that works out....