snubbyfan

Umm, order a Blue Gun and make the pattern yourself?

Nice belt. I'm lookin' forward to seein' the holster finished and get a pic of the backside. It kinda, sorta, if you squint your eyes and turn you head reminds me of an avenger style holster I usta carry my snubby in. Personally, I like my holsters to cover the muzzle. I'd like to see that stitch line a little closer to the gun. With use the leather may loosen up.

Really nice. I keep sayin' that I'm gonna make an Indian war bonnet one day.

If it's a double layer belt like a gun belt, I'll go ahead and glue the two pieces together prior to tooling.

Very nice, I like that strap system. Personally, I prefer making stacked leather sheaths like that. However, it seems as if most of my customers prefer fold over style sheaths.

Do you have a picture of the knife sheath?

I prefer pricking irons myself. Since I usually work in heavier leathers, I give 'em a good whack, then finish the hole with a sharp, stropped, polished diamond stitching awl. I don't often use a groover but when I do it's on 9 ounce otherwise I'll crease the stitch line or just mark it with dividers and off I go. Edges, I'll sand, bevel, wet the edges with water, burnish and let dry, then gum trag. and burnish and let dry, sometimes gum trag. again, burnish again and let dry. Finally a coat or two of Tan Kote and burnish again.

I used to work at a factory that made high end blinds. When I first started in leatherwork I had a scratch awl, some craft needles I got from WalMart, utility scissors a $20 hunk of leather, a snap set and rejected blind cord. Some of the first things I made were a holster and a multi-tool pouch. I showed the pouch to a fellow at work and he paid me to make one for him. Some people asked for holsters, knife sheaths and pouches. As my confidence increased, I invested in more tools and stuff. I made up a list of everything I eventually wanted to get. The only problem is the list keeps growing.

That's my shotgun and the only time it's had a sling was when it was modeling something I made for a customer. One of these days I'm going to make one of my own.

I tried drilling stitch holes in a knife sheath once, once, I wasn't happy with how it looked. Yeah I got the stitch holes done faster, but it just didn't look right to me.

Wow, those are really nice.

Nice stuff Chief.

Looks good, I used to use a stitching wheel but I feel that using a pricking iron works better for me.

I used to make custom furniture and I have a garage workshop with lotsa wood scraps. I'm sure ya'll be seein' something from me.

Nice belt. I could just imagine how cool that'd look with a matching holster.

It's a question of production. The bottles are blow molded and the manufacturing method dictates the shape more than the end use.

I make belts, straps, rifle slings and stuff like that but I haven't made any dog collars yet.

I determine where the most stress'll be placed on the stitches. On these knife sheaths, I added "ears" to give me a place to end and double back my stitches. On the off side, I doubled my stitches to give it a balanced look. On this holster, I started and stopped my stitches at the bottom. I started at the bottom, stitched along the inside, stitched the perimeter then back stitched 3 or 4 stitches after I came back around on the bottom. Both ends of the thread are at the backside, clipped leaving about 1/8" then melted and mashed down. Fold over knife sheaths and holsters, I'll start at the top and end at the bottom. Back stitching 3 or 4 stitches. I do all my stitching by hand so I'm not sure how this'll apply to machine stitching. I don't use any super glue and none of my stitches have ever come loose.

You're welcome, my stuffs more of a traditional American style. Gratuitous backside picture; I've been thinkin' of maybe tryin' a dangler sheath, they seem more popular in the UK.

Looks good, I'm sure your friend'll like it. The dye job's very good. Thanks for showin' the back. I'm always curious what the back of items look like. Excellent, straight stitch line.