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Hello All. Its been a little while since I posted any projects. Here is an Inside Waist Band (IWB) holster I just finished up that has shark skin accent on the belt loops. The credit for the style of this holster definitely goes to Galco Gunleather. This is my attempt to make an IWB holster similar to one of theirs. I had a heck of a time getting the reinforcement throat wrap figured out and sized right. It does not have any metal or plastic sandwiched between the throat reinforcement wrap and the main holster like some makers use. I am not sure exactly what is used for that. This holster was made from 4-5 ounce leather, hand stitched and wet formed using my kydex press. The kydex press worked pretty good on the thinner leather. Thanks for looking!.......Rory

Nice work !

Hello All. I was playing around with some scrap saddle tan kangaroo hide and came up with the idea of making a bracelet like one of the old Western Money belts. I had made one of the money belts a good while back from the Will Ghormley patterns, so I had the basics of what was needed already in mind. This was just a quick experiment so it is a little messy and not perfect. Again it was just for fun. Anyway, I don't know what would be put inside, maybe some small survival items (fire tender, ferrocerium rod, cord, etc, etc. I would have carved something on it if I were any good at carving, but the hide is too thin anyway, so, oh well. Would love to see what others who are good at carving could come up with. Thanks for looking..........Rory

Nice job! I have either a Don Hume or Desantis like that for my Ruger LCP...........Rory

Thats a really cool idea. Nice work..........Rory

I have used both waxed flat artificial sinew from "Kentucky Leather and Hide" (this is the stuff I started "leatherwork" with after visiting their tent at a Rendezvous event in IN), and also used the waxed linen thread. I like the strength of the artificial sinew but the look of the waxed linen. The waxed linen has broken on me a few times when tightening up the stitches. The waxed sinew seems as though it will probably cut through your finger, and glove if you use one, before it would break................Rory

Nice job! I love my P7M8............Rory

Not sure what thickness limits there are, but I think some people use Leather shears/scissors to cut out some of their work. I imagine 7-8 oz would be tough with some shears/scissors though, but I could be wrong........Rory

That's pretty cool. Nice job...

Very cool!

I am with Benlilly1, would love to watch you make something start to finish. Outstanding work. How about a few Youtube tutorials, hint, hint.............. Rory

Bernie. This topic has been posted here for a while and I am late seeing it. Thanks for sharing the videos! I have watched quite a few. I really enjoyed learning more about you on your website also. Very interesting story.............Rory

I have used Bridle Leather a little bit, but not for wet molding. Bridle leather has been impregnated with waxes and tallows for hard use. My guess is that it would not react well to wet forming, but that's just a guess..........Rory

Did you wet form the flashlight properly before selling it to him ?

Thats is some awesome detail! Great job........Rory

Very nice! I always wondered why they did not call spurs "chinks" due the sound they make in movies ..............

Hello All. Here is a little project I finished over the weekend...........Rory

That is one clean looking card case! Nice work.........Rory

Thanks everyone for looking!

I have one of those Colt 1903's that was made in 1911 I believe. It has aftermarket ivory grips (not sure if they are real ivory) on it. I need a set of the type 1 original grips like those on yours. Al Capone was said to have carried one of these in his vest pocket often......Thanks for sharing..........Rory

Hello All. I have a short story I want to share that shows how nice some people can be and it also shows why you should treat others the way you wish for them to treat you. I have been working on a couple of National Park projects the last few years at a specific Park in the Midwest. I asked the Chief of Maintenance at the Park if he new anyone in the area who could make a stitching horse for me. He made a few phone calls and said he had a friend that would get back to me. I asked him about the contact a week later and he said to just be patient, he would get the info. Long story short, I had lunch with this friend in Maintenance and with the Park Superintendent before leaving to return to VA. Before we left for lunch, they said "I hope you have room in your moving trailer". I asked why, and they said "we have a gift for you". I was floored, when they pointed to a stitching horse sitting in the corner. I told them they were hard to come by and asked where they found it. The Park Superintendent said chuckling, "yeah they are hard to come by". I asked again where he found it, and he said "in my basement". I said, "you mean you had one already". He said "no, I made it". He said he used a combination of plans he found, some which came from the old 1920's era Farmers Woodwork book. He also added that the stitching horse was made from collected wood from a large annual local event near the Park. I was speechless and could not thank them enough. What a great gift.......Rory

Surely you don't plan on selling that thing to a paying customer, right? Just send it to me and I will save you the headache of their disappointment :-). J/K, Great job!! I like the idea of the inlay on the reinforcement piece...............Rory

Very Nice! ...............Rory

Very nice work on both the holster and the quiver!.........................Rory

WScott. Thanks for checking out my other post! I have yet to try the HO leather and need to. I have purchased some of the Horse Butts from Springfield, but haven't done much with it yet..................Rory