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the middle of the veg tan because you made the back of the leather stronger by using a backer you are compressing the front of the leather causing the leather itself to separate to a degree which can look like little fat lines.

The very first machine I got was a Cobra class 4 and the very first thing I did was sew 7/8" veg tan leather wow that's a sewing machine also Steve has been very good with me for years now .

First I'll say nice job. This is just my opinion but when you back leather it creates a stiffer back which will make the front leather compress more that kind of separates the leather in the middle what I do is work the leather with a bit of oil first then back it when the leather is fully dry also stitching the backer on is a good idea .

Thanks Matt it was a fun job.

just an idea if it's covered this guy wanted pistol and rifle in the same slide covered 270 win and 357 mag

Also If you want a loser fit wrap a piece of tape around the bullet case first you will need nice square lines across the leather for the front and back for the stitch guide lines. for the front piece 4 oz leather should do it

It's easy stuff put a piece leather on the table then take a leather strap that's the same thickness as your outside cover piece dampen the edge of that just a bit place it over the bullet case then with your thumbs nice and straight up and down pressing your thumb nails against the leather around the bullet case hold it nice and tight push down and mark the leather strap with your thumb nails then lay it out flat and measure the distance thumbnail to thumbnail that length x 5 plus about 3/16 on each end and that's the length of the front piece. then the back piece take the with of the bullet case plus the thickness of the leather twice plus 1/32 that's where the stitch seams will be add those up 5 times plus the 3/16 on each end and that's the length of the back . or you can do all sorts of math and end up with the same thing this method works every time for me good luck .

Beautiful work I know about the extra small things I once tried to make a small coil spring making the coil no big deal now harden and temper that's very different LOL

You made those tools! nice work what steel did you use and the heat treat on them.

That's nice work Chuck like Pastor Bob said nice looking tools also

That's so true

I always dye after wet mold and whatever I'm making is very dry and only air brush now some exceptions to this but not many I have found time is the most important part of everything coming out right letting things dry well before the next step .

Nice work thanks for showing

Looks good thanks for that In the other pics the holster looked black I like the color design and execution thanks for showing.

Those look very nice like the color to I like the fat guy thing to sometimes I feel so left out but not now ! LOL nice work

A pic of the gun in the holster would help also how was the stitching done would like to see the back side what's the finish . looks like it will do the job.

Harness leather works good .

Nice job on that

Nice job for sure.

I use a very old cobblers hammer with a slight convex face polished to a mirror finish .

The very best way to do this is to make your own patterns that look nice to you poster paper works good for this I can say I have never used a ready made pattern unless I made it I always hear people saying do you have a pattern for this or that the very best way is make your own patterns , sharpen your own knifes, make your own designs but don't do all this blindly do your research one more thing " It's up to you to know everything" Good luck in all that you do.

Texas Custom Dies @ the top of this page really good dies.

It may not really be Necessary like the seat belts in your car I've been driving for fifty years and haven't needed them yet, . when people say why do you carry a gun they say you don't need a gun I tell them your right I don't until I do. Glad to see you were thinking about it .

Nice work! but I have always made my aprons so they will pull off just incase if caught in a machine when I was a young man my neighbor lost his testicles because of a loose apron. So now all of my connections are Velcro you can still get the look with buckles and all that but Velcro at the hard connection points.

where be the knife