Wareagle50

Those look great Chief. Im gonna try my hand at a few slings. Just got a template from Joyce yesterday. Thanks for all your time and effort making those videos.

Thanks a lot yall. The hole spacing is something i never thought about. Im not sure about the size thread im using though. The edge groover im useing doesnt have the blade on the same axis as the handle and it makes it difficult to keep it on line sometimes so i dont use it anymore. The Tandy Pro edger above looks like the style i need. The freehand groover i bought is not what i thought it was. The hole/blade is way to big for a stitch line. This was my fault cause i didnt know what i was buying.

Ok diamond awl. Check. Al Stohlman book. Check. Now hows about that freehand groover and a good edge groover? Thank yall for the quick responses.

Ive struggled with crappy looking stitch lines for a while now. I only do this as a hobby. Even though i have sold a few holsters and the people were very happy with them, I dont feel that the work was worthy of charging money. My process has been to cut the groove then lay out my holes with the wheel(which seems to work very well). Then, and this is where i think the problem is, i use a sharpened scratch awl to make the holes. I usually hit the awl with my mallet. Well my holes look "OK" at this point but when i get them all stitched up they look uneven. So i think i want to mabye try a different way of making the holes. Mabye piercing with a fid or using a drillpress? Also i need a good freehand groover and possibly a better edge groover if anybody has any recomendations.

All i can say is, WOW!!!

Man that is cool!

That looks great!

Way better than any of mine. Good job.

Peter, those are very nice. I love the first one. Trae

Thats nice!

Yep, dont know how or why I didnt notice the stitching was off until after the hole were punched. Thank you for your coments. Trae

I wanted to share this with yall. Its not quite done yet but this is my first attempt at an IWB holster for a 3" kimber. I made it for a buddy of mine. Im still making some stupid mistakes but it turned out ok. Im not really happy with some things about it but he loves it and another buddy wants one just like it.

Do all yall predrill your stitching holes?

Very, very nice work!

Those are outstanding! I hope I get to your level one day.

Man, I think your being a little too hard on yourself. It looks great to me!

I second that, very good molding

Way better than my first one

Looks very good

That serves as a reminder that I still have a long way to go. very nice sir.

My first one didnt even look like a holster. Be proud of that one, my friend.

Very nice

very nice!!!!!

I cant be of much help but I would love to see some pics. Good or bad.

Rayban, those look amazing! I couldnt even imagine trying to stitch those by hand.