snubbyfan

Just finished these three guys. Gonna give them the weekend for the final topcoat to dry, then off they go. Next up's a strong side, appendix carry, inside the waistband holster for a S&W J frame snubby.

Groovy man.

Pretty nice. I recently finished one somewhat like it. The client wanted a basic black concealment holster with black stitches.

Just finished and buffed. The client wanted just a plain black holster with black stitching. However, I did find a hunk of "featured" leather to give it a little bit of style.

I started my own YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOM3hbruUKHov9kquIxXKlA It's not intended to be a "how to" series but I'll have the camera rolling while I'm workin' on something. I'm still learning how to edit and splice. I started with my old beat up laptop's webcam. The pictures not the best and the sound doesn't work. My wife has graciously given me permission to use her shiny new laptop. I used it to video our cat and it came out rather well. I intend to get myself a proper video camera someday soon.

Don't know if this'll help any but this just went out for $175.

I reedited the video to include a little stitchin' action.

Just go here; https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOM3hbruUKHov9kquIxXKlA And click on Making a Ranger Style Belt

Thanks all, biggest problem I'm having is that now I gotta send it out.

He wanted a belt to match the crossdraw snubby holster I made for him.

Just Finished a Ranger Style Belt for a client. Recorded this with my laptop's webcam. Can't seem to get the sound to work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ktc4yLzAl_w

I've been thinkin' (happens every once in a while) that maybe milled veg tan'd work as a lining leather. It's buttery soft. I make simple little soft sided pouches that sell well at area fairs and festivals with it. I was thinkin' (again?) of trying to use it to line a holster but was advised against it. It could hold moisture or grit that'd be detrimental on a hand guns finish. But maybe it'd work for lining other stuff.

Dry fit, still needs stitching and finishing. I'm really pleased with it so far.

My wife wanted to try pokin' a few stitch holes one day. "Be careful," said I, "that's awl's sharp." First thing she did was jam it directly into her finger. "Don't get any blood on the leather!"

Just make sure the awl's sharp, polished and stropped. Also be careful of where you put your fingers on the back side, that sharp. polished, stropped awl'll go right into a finger. I use pricking irons and give them a good whack with a mallet. That gives me an angled starter hole that helps to guide the awl.

I don't always line but when I do it's usually veg. tan leather. Actually it's more like double layer glued and stitched back to back. Sometimes it's 7 ounce lined with 5 ounce or 5 ounce with 5 ounce or 2 layers of 9 ounce etc. Depends on what I'm making.

That's pretty much the process I use.

I was diggin' through my scrap box today lookin' for a hunk of leather to use for a belt stay and found the first piece of leather I ever stamped, Then and now. The first test scrap and the latest.

Looks good, nice job.

Plywood, masonite, mdf, osb? Any'd last longer than cardboard, make a stable surface to walk on, protect the carpet and be easy to move.

Very nice. I'm a hand stitcher but sometimes when I'm hand stitching a belt, I gotta admit that sometimes I think how convenient a sewing machine'd be.