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Another installment for the music store.

Thanks everyone. Antwene, That was the first time I've ever done that and I thought about it a LOT before doing it. I like how it turned out as well!

In my opinion, guns can get wet. My duty gun has spent days in the rain where I've had to dump water out of it. There was nothing about this holster that could harm the finish, so I just used the actual gun. Usually, I use a blue gun, but I didn't have this model. After a quick cleaning, dry and oil, the gun is just fine. Also, my holsters are so tight during wet molding, that a plastic bag rips right off and becomes a PITA.

Wow. That's pure artistry!

Yeah that's a winner! Nice to see your work again.

I love the squirrel! I made some of those for my knives a while back...looks cool

heh...heh...heh... cool.

Nice rig! Never saw a sniper marker before!

Thanks Nigel! How's things across the pond?

For a fist project, you did a very good job! What weight leather did you use? And, how'd you get so good a stitching so fast?

That's a big slab o gun! Nice rig.

Tadhg, I used a BK matte tool for the mouth and I tooled first, then wet formed.

A holster for my buddy named Sharkey!

Tex, thank you! That is a Mexican round braid. I used natural calf lace, 1/8 wide.

Oink, a bunch is like 10 more. PLus whatever those orders generate. I have some major calluses on my fingers now after all that pulling. THanks everyone. These are fun to make!

Cosmosamson, if you want to buy ONE tool and be done, buy this. http://www.rochfordsupply.com/product_listing.asp_Q_ProdID_E_3390_A_SubCatID_E_505_A_CatID_E_421# You will never need another one AND it works flawlessly.

I buy backs. The belly pieces are useless for me and I end up with bins full that I never use. Backs are long enough for belts and strong enough for everything.

Brian, the techniques used are a swivel knife cut around the shape, and then beveling around the cuts. You could use a beveler for this, but I have created this effect by using pear shaders. Its pretty easy actually, and the shapes I see here definitely would fit a pear shader. Wet leather is like clay, and while you are pushing the leather in one direction or another, it will actually raise the surface as more of the collagen is pushed into a new area. I think if you practiced a bit you could replicate this easily. If you want, I'll take pics of the guitar strap I did that is similar to this.

Looks like a home grown pony to me. Does it work?

This is probably rare because it looks like is sucked to use.

Woah...Bruce doesn't know about a tool. I'm sure its been keeping him up at night!

Wow. That's beautiful!

Thanks everyone. This is a combo of acrylic and spirit dyes for the colors.

Tina, that's badass.

I use a round knife for all my tight curves. I haven't found one I can't cut with it yet. Punches work well too, but the cut is cleaner with a knife IMO.