Thanks so much for the tips, Tom. I copied them to my leather documents for future reference. I probably won't be getting to do any of this until after all the holidays but hopefully soon I will give it a try.
Thanks everyone for the great comments so far. I really appreciate them.
Here are a couple of pictures that should explain how and what I do with the safety strap.
Nice site and nice prices. I'll be keeping you in mind. I am interested in some larger revolver copies like - S&W 629, S&W 500, Ruger Red Hawk. I'll be signing up for your notification of new molds that you start to do.
One thing that will make your pictures look pretty good is the background. I use a piece of synthetic wool for my background. I just lay it on my workbench and lay my projects on it, then take the picture with my Cannon Rebel camera. Here is one I have on eBay right now.