Abram

Nice, I like the looks of the older style revolvers in a leather holster.

Nice holster. I like the look of the dark inside and light outside, may have to give that a try.

Thanks for the advice MP and the compliment particle, It was 8/9 oz. from tandy, not the high end stuff. i was just sitting here thinking that I had sealed the outside and put a coat of kiwi neutral on it but the inside was not really sealed, not sure why I did that or how I forgot. It may be one of those live and learn examples, I have a basket full of those right now....lol Think i will start another one and see if I can work through these little bumps in the road. Thanks fellas

Here is my latest project. I am not real happy with it. There is some crinkling in the leather on the right stitch line, front and back and I think it comes from trying to wet mold too soon but I am not sure. Also it looks as though the leather cracked or something, not sure bout that one either. Any and all opinions and/or suggestions, good or bad, are very welcomed.

Well bigR beat me to the punch.

I never thought of coming from two different directions and fudging it somewhere in between. Next holster I will give this a try. Thanks

I like the looks and the pattern. I am a newbie and so in no position to critique another persons work but I think I see the mistake you speak of, the stitch line on the trigger side is a tad wavy.

got another question for the seasoned folks on here. When you design a holster pattern how do you go about making sure that say a 6 stitch per inch wheel comes out evenly on the pattern. My holster patterns themselves are coming out okay but when I run my stitching wheel along my grooves I have one hole that does not line up in a corner. I also like to start in a corner when I lay out my stitching marks. I had the thought of running my stitching wheel along my pattern before I start and then adjusting the pattern accordingly. Any and all help is greatly appreciated.

I don't have them handy but I could get them for you tonight.

That is one fine looking rig right there. i see now I need to expand my selection of dyes. Who makes that particular brown if I may ask.

Well it looks like you haven't lost your tough. That is a beautiful piece of work.

I have thought about just holding it in my hand and doing the stitching and I may practice doing it that way. Last night I tried putting the holster in with the bend facing up so that I could get to the inside stitch line, worked okay but was difficult to see my marks. Thanks again folks.

I have a basic question, I started my first Avenger holster and while attempting to sew it I realize it was going to be difficult due to the design. How do you guys that use hand stitching mount the holster in the stitching horse? Thank you

Very nice. I like the contrasting colors.

like it too, especially the color.

Beautiful work

Yes sir I was and I was unaware he was making a lined holster, thank you for pointing that out.

The one thing I do not do is moisten the leather prior to sanding, I have read about others doing. I am going to modify my design and try some of these ideas now that I see I was doing it wrong to begin with. Will moistening it with a sponge be sufficient for the purpose? I never thought about using 4/5 or 5/6 to make my pancake holster, I just bought some 8/9 and went to town. Now I have an itch to try making a pancake holster from thinner leather. I bet forming it is easier. Thanks fellas. I know this has probably been discussed here but I could not find it so I really appreciate all of you taking the time to respond. Cheers

I have been working on one for a Springfield XD 45 service and someone else had suggested the heavier leather due to the guns weight. I had thought that if I ever did one for say a small 38 revolver I would reduce the thickness of the leather to say a 6/7 but right now I do not have a small revolver so that is a project for a later time Thanks Mike

The only edger I have now is the one that I bought from Tandy leather and I am not even sure what size it is. I am using 8/9 leather and perhaps that is too thick for a pancake style holster but it is all I got at the moment. I may take a trip to tandy to see what else they have. Thanks

Thanks fellas. I have been working on getting the two pieces cut as close as possible to one another and on several occasions I have managed to do this but I find a little sanding helps to touch up the oops made by using a utility knife to cut the pattern. I will give this a try on my next project. One more question, what size edger do you fellas prefer for accomplishing this or does it really matter? Thanks again

I have what I think is a simple problem. After sanding the edges of my holster it appears as though the finished side is left untouched and appears as a flap of leather, if this makes any sense. I have been just tilting the holster to brush this off but I do not like the look. Should I just leave this and use my edger on it? I have tried slowing down some to no avail. Thanks for any and all help

WOW, That to me is a beautiful holster. I am always amazed at the quality work the folks on this forum can do. If I were the customer I would be very pleased with how you matched things up.

2 hours 47 mintes, WOW, I suppose in say 20 years after diligently working with leather I might be able to do something like that. Right now I would be happy just for one of my holster to come out without blemishes...lol.

That is beautiful, good job. How long did it take to make something like that?