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Have him outline the gun on a 8.5 x11 piece of paper and fax it to you (both sides of the gun). Also have him draw a straight line a certain number of inches to verify that the fax did not adjust the submission. There are a number of places on youtube that show you how to use that for the designing of a holster. Hope this helps.

Be careful. I've seen sites like this (especially free ones) that do not translate what you put in. Check it out. It could say "girly man" for all we know. Just a little caveat .

Tyler, I hope you mean"buy" your stuff. Not "but" your stuff. Right? It looks really nice, by the way.

Great job. Haven't seen one of those key holders for 40 years......didn't know they were still around with the tech of today. Eyes look superb........

Maybe here. Great guy to do business with. http://bunkhousetools.com/Emboss_Plates.php

Looks pretty good to me. Functional with some added decoration. Nice job. Would also be curious as to the longevity of the contact cement on the steel. Let us know.

Looks like elephant, but could be what they sliced off my mother-in-law after her bypass surgery.......

Absolutely beautiful. Quality throughout.

Cogs, You did a great job on your holster. Looks really to have built in quality which I am sure will last your customer for a lifetime. Yes, Aunt Grace did have a lot of stories about locations and all the exciting things that went on during the shoots. Kind of funny about this picture. She wouldn't give me the picture of her and Robert Mitchum, but this one was up for grabs. Guess which one she admired. I was lucky enough to meet Mr. Wayne on one of my trips to see my aunt. A man that I admired and respected immensely. A true patriot. Again, beautiful job on your holster.

Went to a show recently and was only displaying belts and my CCW Training business. One thing I realized immediately on the belt side is there happen to be an awful lot of "healthy" attendees and my limit on length (48") didn't meet the requirements. Glad my holsters stayed at home on this one, since there wouldn't have been much room for an IWB one anyway....... Have fun. You meet a lot of interesting people at these.

Thanks Camano. very helpful. I agree about the surrounding marketplace and now the availability of some models. It kind of backs up my personal experience. Just want to make sure I wasn't missing a huge one along the way.

Have since revised my original idea and will utilize the bottle jack for the compression. Also below is a little time saver I made for belt burnishing. 2 pieces of plexi (from my wifes craft stash....don't tell her.....) bolted together with 2 8-10 oz. pieces of scrap between for a channel to run my belts through on my burnisher. Lay the belt in the slot with firm pressure and either pull of push. It stabilizes so there is no bending and you don't have to get your fingers close to the burnisher.

Should have probably put this in the holster section....30 views with no replies.

My method is just like when I make a belt. Measurement is from the fold for the buckle to the center hole. Use the current measurement for the center hole and place 2 or 3 on either side. From the farthest hole towards the end measure enough that it will go through the "D" ring or keeper when buckled on the last hole. Not necessarily the right way, but the way I do it.

I'd start making them now....there's gonna be a lot of pants pullin up between stages.... Nice job.

Very nice job. Really like the simple lines for design. I used to shoot CAS and I'll tell you that when his outfit is fully loaded, that'll be pretty heavy.

If you ask for critique or opinions about your work, don't be offended when you get it. The experience on this forum is vast and helpful if you listen. Everyone I have seen here wants you to succeed in this craft. They all root for you to do a little better on the next project. Eventually, you will be helping someone else.

billymac814, Already anticipated the time it would take to wrench down those nuts and modified this before I try it. I placed 2 - 2x4 cross-members above and used fender washers and nuts to secure at approximately 8" above the top plate. I had a 3 ton bottle jack in my wood shop that I will place between the cross brace and the top lplate. Did a dry run and it seemed to work well. I'll post some pictures after I actually do one and show the results and the modified "press" Thanks for the input.

Have borrowed and used customer guns and personal stock for forming, and am going to bite the bullet and start getting blue guns. Being an FFL helps, but it is a pain when calculating the shipping, paperwork, and time involved. My question is can anyone give me their general list of their top 12 models that they own in blue guns. I know that will only scratch the surface and will have to combined with my own list, but want to make sure I have a better chance on the original buy to what may be used. Have dome a fair amount of 1911's, G19, G26, XD 40/9, LCP, and others. Have done very few revolvers. Yes, I know that the Blue Gun Store has a most popular list, but wanted one from the horses mouth. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Shooter

Wow....wouldn't want to run with this sidearm. Consider a thigh tie down? Very ingenious.

Very Nice....don't do much western style huh???? Beautiful work here and on your page.

Thanks for the replies. I appreciate the input. Tim

Bob, Looks great. You achieved the "old timey" look in my opinion. Don't know a thing about making saddles, but I do have a question for you. Do you "custom" fit the saddle to the animal? I see saddles for sale and wondered if there is a general size or if you need to tweak them for different configurations. Just curious. Again, very nice. Tim

Sometimes you have to get creative when you want something, but just can't afford it. I was really wanting a press to mold holster before finish boning, and decided to do a little investigation about what they used prior to hydraulics. As a kid, I worked at a cider mill (0.05 / hour...before child labor laws- I was only 10) and remembered that the cider press does basically the same thing as any other press. Tried to find cider or grape presses, but those were too pricey too. Heres what I did. Went to Lowes and bought the following: 2- 15" x 1" round seat tops (said ready to stain, but doesn't really matter) = $12.00 2- 5/8" threaded rod (bought the 2' but could have done with 1') = $5.00 6-5/8"x11 nuts = $1.44 6-5/8" fender washers = $1.26 2- 1"x15" round closed cell foam =$20.00 Actually have an extra. 2-1'x 6"x15" Red Oak (have some laying around = $0.00 Same principal as an arbor press, just manual. I placed the oak planks cross-grain of the seat tops to strengthen when bolting down. Looks like it will work in theory, but will have to prove it out. Definitely not for high volume....... What do you think??

The "Duke" carried a 4 3/4" Colt SAA in .44-40 in most of his movies. I know. My aunt worked with him. On the set of El Dorado....