Steve75

It is one of the great puzzlements. I think all who posted here did a great job of giving a place to start. It is what we do as good stewards of information. I have learned a great deal from those willing to share their knowledge on this forum. I will do what I can to pay it forward by providing any information I can. I do understand your astonishment. It is truly sad to see a person miss out on sharing in the wealth of knowledge available on this forum. Courtesy can be hard to find these days.

I hear you, but I feel like we should never miss a chance to share our knowledge. While the original poster may not ever respond someone else might happen on the thread and respond to it/learn from it. I learned a lot from just reading the old threads before I posted my introduction thread. The responses I read provided me priceless insight and caused me to join and even work up the courage to share some of my work.

A good place to start is by picking up a copy of Stohlman's How to Make Holsters. It has a list of all the tools you will need to get started and has several patterns you can use to try your hand at making holsters. There is wealth of knowledge available in this forum. I came here to learn from the masters when I decided to give holster making a try.

Thanks for sharing. I watched all three of the videos and like the detail he wen into as he built the gun belt. Steve

Slim Jim or California Holster provides a great uninterrupted canvas to carve. I made two of them for my Uberti 1860s. When I made mine I made the belt loop independent as opposed to folding over leather to create it. I sewed the belt loop on before I glued in the pigskin lining, it made it easier for me to sew the belt loop on. I hand sewed the holsters which included toe plugs. No matter how flawed our masterpiece is most folks will not even notice the flaws.

Hey Josh, thanks for the information. I have the Stohlman holster making book. Your completed rig provides a much better example of the completed technique.

Josh, awesome work. What style of lacing did you use on the top holster? Thanks Steve

Nicely done. I like the meander and San Carlos borders on western style holsters.

Here is a link to the aforementioned book. https://www.holstory.com/

Nicely done.

Nice work! Please share pictures when it is finished.

Being organized is a big help. Nothing worse then searching all over for a tool when working on a project.

I got my maker's stamp from Leather Stamp Maker (https://www.leatherstampmaker.com/home.html). I submitted my design to them. They worked with me to correct some design aspects to make it work. Prior to making the stamp they sent me a proof for approval. They made my mark out of brass, and they have a host of accessories to support using the mark.

Nice work!

Awesome work! Thanks for sharing!

Nice work on the Rhodesian. The shoulder holster looks well executed as well.

I don't know if you are still looking for a pattern, but one of the members on this forum, Brazzos Jack, was kind enough to share a pattern which he created for the holster.

Nice work. I really like this type of holster as well.

Beautiful workmanship on both of those scabbards.

The stuff I learned was specifically geared toward the creation of logos, advertising materials and business cards. I understand the frustration with the various commands and how they work. It does not always seem intuitive.

JLS, I just finished a training class on using Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator. If you would be willing to share the graph paper still I would certainly appreciate it. I thought that Illustrator might be useful for designing holsters, and other leather items.

Nicely executed! Where did you end up finding the buckle?

Thank you for sharing this valuable knowledge.

Do not know much about thread and needles. As to overstitch wheels and grovers, I can comment. I would stick with a fixed overstitch wheel, either 5 or 6 stitches per inch. Tandy makes overstitch wheels and groovers which will not break the bank, though you may find yourself wanting better performance in your tools if this is to be a hobby you stay with.

I started out with the lace maker, and recently acquired the Australian Strander. Of the two I prefer the Australian Strander. I feel like I have more control over the cutter as I cut the lace. The more I use the strander the better I get at controlling it and getting the results I want. The only other strand/lace cutter I know of is the Osborne No 1000 Lace Cutter https://osborneleathertools.com/product_details.php?pid=439.