jbossartcustomgunleather

I get sides from Wickett and Craig of America here in PA. Have my leather in two days, and they're great to deal with. They have a great selection of veg tan and harness leathers, and offer splitting, flesh finishing etc.

Very nice work!

Machine stitching for almost a year now, I don't know how I used to do that!

"Man, I wish I had something this nice." That is exactly what goes through my mind, seriously!

Thank you for the compliments!

Yes they look great, I love the classic style.

Looks great! Congrats! I know how you feel, I make nice holsters and in the mail they go! I still don't have anything nice for my own pistols.

I use barge cement-coat each piece, let dry to the touch-then assemble. I use a wide roller(or those granite kitchen rolling pins for large pieces) over the entire piece, then I use a small steel roller at a slight angle on the edges. Cure time is critical. If the piece doesn't require tight bends I may only wait a couple hours, but for a tight bend I leave it set until the next day.

I had some time for some more creative, as well as had an order for an old favorite. The black one is a new model with some real flare. I try to bring style to my work, but I had the idea for this one and it worked better than planned! It was my first try at a stitched sight channel. Do you prefer a stitched or molded channel?

Very clean design, I like it!

Thanks for the advice guys, it sews like a dream with the correct turning discipline!

Leather choice will largely determine the success of a holster. I use Wickett and Craig of America 8-10oz Steer hide saddle skirting, it is terrible to cut because it is hard and tight grained, but produces an incredible product. Extreme high ride is no problem provided the belt Is good.

Cartridge loops would take more time than a block of foam, but would increase the appeal and overall quality of your case. And like many tasks, once you learn how to make cartridge loops it will become easier and less time consuming. Not in hurry I can sew 25 loops in an hour pulling that long piece of thread through. 5 to 8 loops would be relatively fast once you are accustomed to the process. Do some research on cartridge loop making, and give it a try, even if it doesn't get used in your project you will have a new skill that will make you money in future projects!

This is a cool project that turned out well. Had a customer request an M-7 shoulder holster for a Taurus judge, he is left handed but wanted to be able to pass it on to his right handed son. So here is a completely ambidextrous M-7, the entire rig can be changed in just a few minutes. Sure an ambi M7 has limited application, but I was thrilled to actually have done it!

Beautiful as always!

Exactly...

Once you get used to how long different projects take it will become easier to estimate. I work at this full time, so it is easier to estimate since I can spend unbroken time on a project. My wait time depends on what I have on the queue, but I keep myself a one-two week cushion just to allow for delays, material shortages, destroying an entire project etc. I would avoid being in possession someone's pistol for legal reasons. Start buying blue guns...

Thanks for the tutorial, I've always wondered what a stitched sight rail was.

I'm a member of several forums, and this type of hijacking of a for sale thread would never be tolerated. Respect should be shown to the seller, if you don't like their price you stay silent and move on, if you are interested and want to discuss price privately ok, but I am very surprised by the lack of respect in this thread. These types of posts would surely get you banned in other forums that I frequent, this is quite uncivilized.

Absolutely beautiful work!!!

Thanks, the border tooling is simple, nothing like the work of the masters that are here, and the stitching credit goes to my Neel's Saddlery Cowboy 2500!

Thanks fellas!

It does seem expensive for a book, and I have not seen one of the new editions in person, but my vintage copy is massive in size and weight a table top sized book. The book contains a lot of information on techniques in addition to the patterns, and in all honesty I don't consider the prices unreasonable for the sheer quantity of insight into skills and techniques discussed as well as the patterns. You may actually really like the book, feel free to make me an offer...

I noticed they started printing again, but this one is a vintage collectible in mint condition. I had no idea they were priced at $175.

Just finished this, I rarely make something for myself, so this was fun! Full leather lining on the holster and belt, learned a few things while I was at it! A refreshing project after a long line of automatic holsters. Now I need to make one more holster for my second 51