Tomcat1066
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About Tomcat1066
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Gender
Male
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Location
Albany, GA
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Interests
History, politics, movies, writing, and a pile of other things.
LW Info
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Leatherwork Specialty
None yet, but leaning towards bags and pouches for buckskinning
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Interested in learning about
stitching leather, and would like to learn about holsters
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How did you find leatherworker.net?
google search
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Now that just looks cool. I like it
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First Leather Work
Tomcat1066 replied to Vaquero45's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
OK for the first time? From what I see, that's pretty darn good. Period. I really like your design a lot. Very cool. -
First Holster!
Tomcat1066 replied to Bignick's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
Very nice job. Great finish and I love the simplicity of the whole thing. Very nice indeed -
How Do I Make A Perfect Line Of Holes With My Awl?
Tomcat1066 replied to Rockworthy's topic in How Do I Do That?
FWIW, that's kind of how I envisioned the whole thing going in the first place. I'm not sure that that was what was intended though. Maybe it's just me, but that's still relying on a flawed human being (no offense intended, we're all imperfect creatures after all) to me nearly mechanical precision. A drill press can be set up to do that. A hand drill, not so much. Of course, I may be being overly pessimistic here as well. After all, how precise does it really need to be? If it looks straight to you, it'll look straight on the leather I guess Still, I figure it's worth pointing out -
How Do I Make A Perfect Line Of Holes With My Awl?
Tomcat1066 replied to Rockworthy's topic in How Do I Do That?
I'd think that by driving the nails, you could deform them in the process. The result would be a row of nails that aren't exactly straight. With a drill press, you have a guide that maintains distance from certain points and makes it easy to put all the holes in a straight line, something that's not exactly easy doing by eye (which is something else that could throw off nails if you drive them in). At least, that's what I would see as potential problems anyways. -
Led Light And Spare Magazine Holster
Tomcat1066 replied to RobDude30's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
FWIW, I think it looks pretty good to me. I've been kicking around making something like this for my CZ and Surefire. Good to see that I'm not the only one who thinks it's a good idea -
For the record though, Carlie B's is still going strong
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UPS is reporting that the wayward leather I was expecting last week should be here tonight! WOOHOO!
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Maybe we should get t-shirts made up Tom
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First Holster And Cartridge Belt
Tomcat1066 replied to George B's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
It looks good! -
For right now, I'm looking at it as a hobby. However, I won't rule out it being a full time occupation since I've always dreamed of working for myself. I've spent the last couple of years writing as a potential means for that (I'm a columnist who's been trying to get syndicated), but leather may be a means towards that end. I'll still write, because I enjoy it too, but there's nothing wrong with enjoying both As for what got me interested, it was necessity mostly. I needed stuff for buckskinning and I couldn't find anything that really felt right to me. I wanted stuff that didn't feel like it came out of a factory. There were people who were definitely doing what I liked, folks like Chuck Burrows who's a member here, but their costs were out of my range. That left the alternatives of either making do with what was available, or making it myself. I'd never be happy with what was available at prices I could afford, so that left little old me to start making. I just never expected to actually enjoy making it so much. For the record, back in my SCA days (Society for Creative Anachronisms), I worked with leather just a bit, but mostly is was in making straps or cutting out pieces with no real "work" involved. I guess I missed out back then [attached is the picture that I meant to attach in the first post. I've since added just a bit of bead work to this piece, but I haven't gotten any pictures of it just yet. It's crude, but that was kind of by design]
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I've made a couple of posts, but figured "what the heck" and decided I should post a quick hello. I'm in Albany, GA and I'm just starting out. I've made a small bag that I'll attach a picture of. I was stoked after finishing it so I quickly got to pondering what all else I can get into make I'm looking at learning how to make holsters along with bags and sheaths for buckskinning. So...until then