chiefjason

Anything thicker than a water bottle. Like a sports drink bottle. Most of mine are Body Armour bottles. These are the 2 oz bottles. I started using 4 oz but the bottom would start to firm up and go bad. I use enough of the 2 oz bottle that re filling it seems to refresh it as well. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B083JZJKBF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I buy Weldwood a gallon at a time. Go home and split it up into 16 oz bottles I have saved. Drill a hole close to the top on both sides, just under the lid. Keep the lid on. Use one of the holes to pour into the 16 oz bottles. The other holes lets it breathe. The 16 oz bottles stay just fine if you don't open them. The working 16 oz bottle only gets opened to fill the 2 oz bottle. I use a 2 oz squeeze bottle as my working bottle. That bottle gets topped off out of the working 16 oz bottle every time it's used. I buy a gallon every 6-8 months and never have to throw any away expect what I can't get out of the gallon, or the last dribbles out of the 16 oz that start making a mess trying to pour out. And when I can I just pour that straight on a project to glue. The 2 oz squeeze bottle and a make up spatula are great for gluing up my holsters.

Dex Fit cut resistant gloves. Been using them for years after a customer gave me a pair.

Got something similar from a buddy. He gets it in Maine and told me they use it for repairing sails, IIRC. It's thicker than I use most of the time. He uses it on his leather belt buckles

I stitch several holsters at a time. So I have a soldering iron plugged up on the nightstand while I stitch. Got tired of fighting with the zappers and switched to the soldering iron. If I was only doing one, the zapper might be better. But sitting down and stitching 3-4 at a time, the soldering iron wins.

I glue and sew most of my gun belts curved. The will be worn on a curve. They will never be flat. Might as well start them off that way.

I don't use suede because of the possibility of holding dirt. The chrome tan is a non issue. There are some well respected companies that make certain IWB holsters exclusively out of chrome tanned leather with no issue. If you are worried about longevity go with the shoulder.

I've done several and love them. Even carried a couple of them handle down with just the magnet for retention. My Esse 4 has riden on the back seat of my truck, handle down, for years and never fell out. And I have a sheath on my shoulder holster as well. I use the small rare earth magnets. A couple small rounds ones are usually enough. But if you want more the rectangular ones are very strong.

So I'm working with some stingray and wanted to test this. This is Feibings Pro Oil Black. No deglaze. Just straight dye, one coat, on a scrap edge of a hide. No finish on the hide from me and assuming none from the tannery,. I think I'll dye this hide and use the rest of it as black now. That said, dyeing a new piece is far easier than trying to dye a finished piece.

Ask if they can holster the hide. Might just be with Veg tan but I have mine holstered to smooth out the back. I've not ordered English bridle from them but Weaver's leather has some of the smoothest flesh sides I.have found on their dyed veg tan.

Sometimes it's best to walk away. I think this is one of those times. FYI, it's always more work to "fix" a thing than it is to make it. Charge accordingly.

Glue and Stitch the panels on. Wet the leather and let it sit a few minutes. Bend to shape. Let dry in that shape. Glue and stitch the edge.

No. I ordered it from PanAm Leather.

Thanks. It's a horizontal that snaps onto the belt. 2 straps with pull the dot snaps on the back. Been using them for years and love the horizontal carry. Thanks. Handstitched. I could see chips breaking and being an issue. The sight is really interesting. I like it. It's not magic or foolproof but once you learn to find it it's a lot of fun. I love my 75b but the weight was starting to be an issue. Especially on the belt. Shoulder holster was not as bad.

Finally put an optic on my P365 XMACRO and decided I wanted to start carrying it. So it needs a holster. And a guy that makes holsters should carry something that shows off his skills. And I had this stingray left from another project, so...... Wore it yesterday and it wears great. And it's much lighter than my CZ75b. Which is nice. Main lesson learned was that HVAC snips are the trick for easily cutting stingray. And this pic on Facebook got an order for the same holster for a standard P365. So looks like I'll get one holster with the spine, 3 holsters, and one mag holder out of the rest. Not bad.