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    Yeah it's taken me over a year to fine tune the process. Yes the leather needs to be conditioned, use of good leather is important. I don't use tattoo ink. Thickness wise I've done it down to 4oz. And as for durability it holds up really well, did a dog collar for my dog and the parts that were dyed are wearing off and fading but the tattooed part looks almost as good as when I did it (it'd probably help if I cleaned it) 

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    I bought a "bunch of leather stuff" from a co worker, who's father had passed.. there was a bunch.. I happen in on a large selection of Robert Beard pro series stamps. I'm not sure the price ranges but from the ones I'm no keeping for my self I thought I'd see if there anyone interested. Or could give me an idea of price ranges

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    No not a speedy stitcher, a sewing machine... yeah those are my first two seats. Only been tooling for 3 years now. Working on my third seat... I've only done holsters, belts, and dog collars before. A bike builder who is a cop saw a holster I made and asked if I made motorcycle seats. The black and red seat was literally my first seat. It's always fun to amaze yourself at what you can make. His bike went on to win a 3rd place in a nationwide "bagger" class bike contest.

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    FWIW from the old grumpy guy; I agree with shooter. As the pattern sits, it appears to me that the gun will try to drop to as close to the stitch line under the trigger guard as it can. Figuring in the thickness of the leather used, and with that in mind, you can see that the muzzle will most likely protrude from the holster's toe. It also appears that the finished holster will be loose, or at least ultimately lose retention as the leather begins to relax. I wish that I could tell you how much to tighten it up, but I can't. I draw a new pattern for every holster I make and, for me, it's actually a matter of eyeballing things to become aesthetically pleasing, and just 'knowing' or 'feeling' how much to allow for the thing to fit the gun. I just scribble on a cheap manila folder, use an eraser a lot, and modify the idea in my mind as it hits the paper and as needed. I do use a measuring instrument --- to draw a straight line now and then (mainly to ensure a straight stitch line), but I don't count those infernal little bitty marks on it. When used once, the pattern goes in the trash. I couldn't even begin to produce a pattern on a computer at all, let alone as well as you do. Mike

    I agree.. It also seems to sit high on the belt, unless thats what your going for, heres one I did a while back for and XD. It was my first for the xd and I had to stitch a second row because I made the pattern to big to keep the retention tight ... Im working on another one as we speek. One thing to watch out with XD is the trigger gard the hooks toward the barrel, it catches sometimes on holsters I tend try and flare out that part of the holster so it dosent catch

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