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It looks like you got a good deep impression on your stamping but you can see a few places where you got out of alignment, especially right below the concho and snap. What did you use to make the holes for your stitching? They almost look way too big for the size thread that you used. And while I'm no expert on holsters only having made a few myself, but the trigger should drop down in farther to prevent it from getting hooked on something and accidentally causing a discharge. Maybe rohn will chime in now that pics have been loaded

Somehow I missed this. Looks great but I can see why he's angry, looks like he's having trouble taking a dump between his shoes lol

wow, that is just beautiful. Both my mother and grandmother quilt so I know the work she put into that and she did a beautiful job on it

I totally missed the part about the red. You will need a very steady hand to do the lines. Tandy used to have a product called Block out but I haven't seen it lately. Most of us usually use super shene as a resit

first off, are you planning on painting or dying? If you are dying, then you can do it a few ways. You can dye each block individually being very careful. Or, you can dye the black ones, then put a resist over them and then dye the entire thing with brown. You could even use the antique medium brown. Or, you could dye the brown and then resist before doing the black but you may end up with the black covering the brown that way.

was thinking about this today, will see what I can come up with

Check JLS Leather, he has some free and some paid patterns, he might have what you want. If not, you can always make your own

Looks good. My only concern would be the rivets working loose on the suspenders. Leather doesn't have the give that elastic ones do so you could find you may need to replace them often. I would have added a little more to the flip side and sewn them into place. Unless you used chicago screws with locktite, then ignore what I just said

Looks really good but 2 small things I would have done different. First, I either would have used a smaller snap (line 20 instead of a line 24) or I would have made the retaining strap a little wider. Second, I would have cut the strap shorter so it ended just beyond the snap instead of having it extend what looks like about 2"

Thanks for this Kate, I did this yesterday and last night and between the pdf pattern and your step by step instructions, it was easy to follow and make.

Send Johanna a message asking for permission to join the Adult section http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showuser=5

if it's on a belt, chances are it's probably not a stamp but a roller used to do entire belts exactly the same from end to end and by the looks of the leather, I'd say it's a pretty old one too

very nice work. I like the belt loops myself as the clips keep coming off my belt when I'm moving around

I got it honestly, it looks like a single loop to me but I've been doing mexican round braid so long that it's all I'm used to doing

do you have an image to show us? would make it easier to help you

Looks good, I like the way you resisted the area around the name so it shows lighter then the rest of the sling what sized letters did you use to stamp the name?

I'm with Troy as I do this more as a hobby then a business so I usually double the cost of the leather and then 10% more of the actual shipping cost if I'm shipping it. Ultimately it will come down to what the market in your area will support. If your cost is 50.00 but others are selling for 75.00, then unless you have a much superior product (both in quality of materials and workmanship) then you will have to adjust accordingly. On the other hand if your cost is 25.00 and others are selling for 75.00 but lesser quality, then sell for 75.00 and you'll probably sell more.

Looks really good and I really like the way you used the oval rings in the strap but like most straps I've seen, isn't it going to be a bugger getting the pins out of the strap when it comes time to change the battery?

A few things that are more of a personal preference that I think would increase the look substantially. First, the rivets are fast but sewing or lacing the edges will look a lot nicer and reduce the amount of leather required to make an item. Also, the rivets will work themselves loose over time meaning you will have to put new ones in eventually. Second, on the corners, round them slightly. Even if you use something small like a quarter, it will prevent them from getting banged up. Third, burnish your edges. Fourth, on the opening side on the back, keep your edge the same as the other 3 sides so it looks more uniform. You did do a good job of keeping the basket weave going straight which a lot of people do have issues with and your dye job looks really nice. Keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing more from you in the future

not sure what the difference is but all mine are Craft tool and I'm not gentle on them and I've never even had one bend slightly. And I'm using the medium and heavy poly mauls from Tandy to hit them with.

you can still glue them then stitch around the slots, won't add anything to the thickness and will make them a little classier