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l know it's been a while since you posted this but here is a western rig I did for mine. I did it for a Tandy holster making class so it has a bit of room for improvement but not bad for a start.

Clay thanks for taking a look and for the kind words. It was in fact Barge brand *Tanner's Bond* that I used. Actually the hair on the face didn't go to bad although I should have started earlier in the dry time in order to get a little more detail from it. It was mostly slow to dry in the body cavity itself and considering the low humidity here in Nevada I think it may have been mixed with to much cement. My greatest issue was with the putty for filling in the area the head and horns came from, well actually the problem was with getting a backgrounder tool to leave an impression. But you can't get it all right the first time out, eh? Otherwise we would all be turning out work of you quality. Someday though huh! Well I am looking forward to the next lesson. Happy holiday's Dave.

Here is an antelope that I did based on the lesson sold by Clay Banyai and Jan Schoonover. I think it went fairly well I certainly learned a lot from doing it and will probably make another in which I can correct some of my mistakes. What I still haven't gotten down for sure is the mixing of the putty to the right consistency. My mixtures would take forever to dry and I could not seem to get in any tooling marks to help the background to blend with the leather. Overall though I am very happy. Thanks for having a look and thank you Clay and Jan. Dave

I picked up a new work knife from Cook Custom Knives at the local gun show so I thought I would try my hand at making a sheath. This is my first knife sheath and I think I could have seated the knife a bit deeper however it holds pretty firm once on the belt. It can be worn strong side in front of the right hip or cross-draw. Thanks for taking a look and offering up any comments. Dave

This is my first belt and I thought I would use some local artwork to base it on. All the pictographs are from Native American pictographs that can be found in the desert southwest. If you have never seen them first hand it is something you must do. I hope you all enjoy! Dave

Mike, thank you for the constructive critisism. That is what I need not a lot of feel good back patting. Sorry the pics were a bit small I'll try and get them a little larger next time. As for the bullet loops the style was recomended by a gentleman who works for the local Tandys. I planned on ten originaly to account for the five shot revolver however I ended up with eighteen when I tried to stretch it out to fifteen then twenty but came up short on material. Oops! Live and learn.

I would appreciate any critiques on my first two holsters. The first is obviously a western rig I made for my Judge. This was my first leather project. I should have left more room between the grip and the leather and more room for my stitching. However I am pretty happy with the belt. The second is a pancake for a coworker. Still not sure on exactly how to assemble a pancake with a liner and figuring out were to stitch without a lot of guess work. Well, please fire away I would like to know what you all think.