Josh Ashman

Floral carved buckle and heart concho belt. Thanks for looking! Josh

Deadeye, Acarver, Thank you, it's 13/15 oz brown Chahin skirting from Weaver, except for the throat latch which is some 8 oz latigo. Best regards, Josh

Thanks Neillo! I dyed this with Fiebings pro oil mixed with neatsfoot oil then applied with a scrap of sheepskin. I'm not very good at having a consistant mix, I pour a little of one thing then another in a used 20oz. soda bottle, shake it up and wipe it on. I think this is roughly equal parts dark brown and british tan with that mixed equal parts to neatsfoot oil. Sometimes mixing dye and oil I end up with splotches but mostly I'm happy with the results I get and another coat usually evens things out OK. Thanks again, best regards. Josh

Made for general carry while out shooting or for keeping the gun in its place in a purse for concealed carry. Thanks for looking, Josh

Thanks Dirtclod! so far I like the fit and it's turned out to be pretty nice for open carry around the place. Best regards, Josh

Thanks guys! Josh

Thanks fella's! Sand Squid (sea bee???) Here are my basic steps for making a scabbard pattern; 1) get a piece of paper long enough for the scabbard, I use butcher paper. 2) fold it in half. 3) center the rifle in fold and lay it over on the right side, let it roll off of the centerline fold. 4) trace the rifle on the right side 5) draw your scabbard pattern to match the rifle, keep the main seam at least 1-1/2" away from the outline. Basically it's the same as the Stohlman holster pattern proceedure except I increase the 3/4" he uses for his edge distance. I've used this on quite a few different lever guns with good success, including many Winchester model 94's. I borrowed heavily from the Stohlman holster book for the floral pattern on this as well, it's basically the exact same as the pattern he uses on a Single Six holster towards the back of the book. Good luck! Josh

Thanks Charlie! I don't have any of those knives now, they all got returned to the owners.I do have some other pictures of different railroad spike knives, all told I think I've done 5 or 6 of them now. Best regards, Josh

I've wanted a chest holster for a while and I got a chance to build one for my 4-1/2" Blackhawk last weekend. I had looked at quite a few on the internet but hadn't ever owned, handled or used one before so there was some amount of guess work but overall I was pretty happy with the results. I've used it quite a bit around the place and so far only have a small list of modifications. Let me know what you think, thanks. Josh

Here are a few knife sheaths I finished recently. The big guy is for a dive knife that my customer wants to carry on a cartridge belt I made him and the other three are for knives built out of railroad spikes. Thanks for looking, Josh

Tandy had check book covers on sale a while back so I orderd one of the kits. It sat around for a few weeks but I had some down time so I put it together. It seemed a little strange buying a kit for a project but the lightest leather I had laying around was 8 oz and that would have been a little overkill. Anyway, I was happy with how it turned out, let me know what you think. Thanks, Josh

I made this for my wife Tina a while back and thought I'd share some pics. Floral carved at the top and bottom both front and back with a geometric stamp through the middle, antique black finish all on HO skirting. Hope everybody had a happy 4th of July! Thanks for looking, Josh

Buck, They'll have a 3/8 or so string on the plate, weave it through the first three or so holes below the buckle and it won't fall off. I've used them for years both with and without a twist and haven't had one come apart yet. Best regards, Josh

Thanks Bobby, it's a cool idea. I might have to copy you a little on it Best regards, Josh

I almost always fold and stitch after antiquing then seal with 50/50 resolene (or mop & glo) & water. There really isn't a "wrong" way to go about it, although there might be ways that are easier to get a specific outcome. Good luck, Josh

Both look really nice Bobby. I'm curious what the bleed knot at the bottom is, is it a leg tie down or do you have the holster tied to the skirt? Do you want to share? Thanks! Josh

Very cool Bobby, to me the mexican loop has a serious "Meanea" look to it that is just awesome and the Hollywood rig is very nice looking too. Great job! Best regards, Josh

Sure looks good Mike, nice job! Best regards, Josh

I've never looked at any of the "stirrup extenders" that you see from time to time in mail order catalogs but they seem gimmicky and I've never been anywhere that there wasn't a low spot to put the horse or a high spot to put the rider when mounting. Just my two cents... Josh

Really nice work Robert, great job. Best regards, Josh

The Stohlman book won't have any "mounted shooting" holster patterns but it will guide you through how to make your own patterns. If you're already familiar with mounted shooting it should be relatively easy to use what he shows to get you started. There was some information a short time ago about "sight locks" used for retention. Basicaly a leather ramp glued inside the toe of the holster that the front sight slides up then locks behind. You might want to search this out if you're not familiar with them. FWIW I hand sew everything, that works fine for me. Good luck, Josh

Mike (Katsass) nailed it. In addition to showing you how to make your own patterns and giving a brief rundown on assemply there are a number of patterns in the book complete with carving patterns if you decide to try your hand at that. This holster for a Ruger Single Six is straight out of the Stohlman book and my first attempt at carving Once you have the basics down Will Ghormley's patterns are also very good, either for following "step by step" or for using as a "starting point". Good luck and have fun, Josh

Thank you all, I'm glad you like it! Steelhawk - It's a pretty tight fit, you can't shake the gun out with the holster upsidedown if you try to so for now there's no hammer loop. I see the guy I built this for pretty regularly, I told him if it ever gets loose to bring it by and I'll add a hammer loop. One word of warning about my dyeing process - it can be a little "blotchy", you might want to play around with it a little before commiting to something nice. If you do get spots, streaks or splotches you can usually hide or blend them in but it takes more of the oil mixture. I tend to oil things more heavily than a lot of folks on here do so that works for me, it might not work for someone else. Thanks again, Josh

Thanks Terry, my thoughts exactly! Best regards, Josh

Thanks Robert! Best regards, Josh