kjmilligan

Right now I have some 4/5oz veg tanned that I am considering just doubling up to make 8/10oz. I don't have any other leather, as of right now. One of my draft holsters was just a single layer of 4/5, and it is way too flimsy.

I appreciate the response! Yes, it is left handed IWB. I will take the trigger guard in a little, and add a little room around the mag release. What thickness do you recommend for the leather? As of right now, it should be about 8oz after the liner is attached.

Hey there! I am planning on making a leather holster next week. This holster is for an M&P Fullsize. I have made two trial holsters, so I have done the process. I did a mock of up what I am looking for in a holster, and I am looking for your input on my design. This shows the un-assembled cut of leather that will be used to make the holster. The dotted lines represent stitching. This shows how the M&P fits over the assembled holster. As you can see, I've left around 1/2 inch around the gun to account for the gun's width. To be clear: the stitching near the muzzle and at the top of the holster only attach the liner to the leather. The stitching running along the bottom of the pistol, following the contour of the trigger guard, is the actual welt. How the pistol will look inside the assembled holster. I added a steel belt clip to this rending, approximately where I would place the belt clip. This rending shows what the finished product will look like. Thoughts about this project?

Thanks for the advice! That is very helpful. In my conceptualization of the process, I've come across another problem though... Instead of a single center piece, I want to form it from two pieces of probably 4oz veg tan and have it as a central laptop compartment (pictured here). Additionally, I want to line that laptop compartment with wool felt, unfortunately adding to the thickness. This would mean that I will be sewing 2 gussets, 2 middle pieces and 2 layers of wool together, which I am picturing to be VERY thick. I am weary about skiving from the leather center piece or the gussets, because I want the bag to last. Any thoughts on this process? Thanks.

Can you talk about the process of sewing a double gusset bag? I am interested in creating a two compartment messenger bag and I am sort of at a loss on how to approach the double gusset.

AWESOME. However, I am consistently unavailable Wed nights every week until ~ April. Bummer.

Here is a non-working 1:1 scale replica available on Amazon for ~ $10.