Ethan

This has been educational, but I have one more question. Lots of discussion on these forums about curving a double-layer belt, so that it naturally makes a circle. http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=24982&hl=%20glue%20%20liner%20%20belt&st=0 http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=30809&st=0&p=194088&hl=+glue%20+liner%20+belt&fromsearch=1entry194088 http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=13867&st=15&p=84254&hl=+glue%20+liner%20+belt&fromsearch=1entry84254 Some have suggested pre-curving the belt during gluing--i.e. gluing the two pieces together around a curved form or mold. Others suggest gluing the pieces together flat (much easier in my mind), then casing the nearly-finished belt to produce the proper curvature. Are either of these necessary? Do you prefer one or the other, or some other method? Thanks

My mom runs a business doing estate sales in the DC area, which sometimes requires her to put price tags on 100s or 1000s of items in a day. This apparently requires the use of scissors and Sharpie markers, which she usually tosses in her jeans pockets. I suggested one of these http://www.duluthtra...mended_products but she doesn't wear a belt. So for the holidays I made her this scissor/Sharpie holster, my first attempt at anything holster-like. Turned out surprisingly well, thanks in large part to the info I gleaned from this forum.....Thanks! Leather: 5-7 oz hard-rolled horsehide from Pete Olsen at Horween Dye: Fiebing's red oil dye Thread: black nylon waxed from Zack White, 6 spi I think #2 edger Rivets: Tandy's extra small Clips: Tandy, their simplest & smallest Edges: per Hidepounder's tutorial, though without power tools Finish: a couple coats of Mop-N-Glo 50:50 with water, followed by a homemade wax finish on the front (equal parts neatsfoot, paraffin, and beeswax) I used some saddle soap to smooth/burnish the back before finishing http://s1194.photobu...leantechPtypes/

I've read some makers saying on this forum that they do two layers of 6-7 oz. Presumably it depends on the weight of the gun, among other factors. Also, again just based on what I've read, using horsehide for one (or both) of the layers allows one to reduce the thickness somewhat, due to the greater stiffness of horsehide.

*resurrects an old thread* Personally I like the second one even better. What materials did you use there? Any horsehide, or all cow? What thickness?