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2x on this supplier as well. Economical even to Canada.

Good additional info Scoob about other griping aids. Used to use vynle gloves for grip and blood containment. Now i use the past sold for people who have to handle paper all the time. There os a good threadhere about stirching aids for aerhritis and plain old old hands. Of course the old needle nose plyer are always at hand. Those arw funky awleggs you have there.

I am essentially a by the book Stohlman style stitcher - its where/how I learned first - with different projects I will vary little things like grooving or scribing a line - overstitch wheel or irons - I will also sometimes also purposefully make the stiches lie straight (sometimes by accident!!) rather than the classic angled saddle stich just because I think it matches the project better. I don't have the most expensive awl(s) but am certainly looking - I sharpen often, strop always and have stitched thin to thick. In addition to the tips above (no pun intended) I will sometimes wet the really thick leather edge a little to soften but no so much as it gets deformed by the stitching process AND I always have a bees wax plug in a hole in my horse and pony clamp arms and stick the awl in to it ever few stitches - helps the awl and the needles - a Stohlman trick as usual. Keep at it, experiment and find what works best for you. AND don't give up.

There ya go!!! very nice.

Thanks and good to know. You should make an announcement post in the sewing machine or dealer sections.

In my drinking days it would have been made into a funnel....

Cheers!!! Or whatever vikings say!

With the following I will take my own advise and cease the feeding..... Trolls are slow in the uptake, and mighty suspicious about anything new to them. J. R. R. Tolkien Don't feed the trolls; nothing fuels them so much. Oscar Wilde

My pen ans glasses go in thay pocket 7 days a week...wither in my shirt or vest and i have been meaning to make something like this for a while and am.now inspired... lets see what the weekend brings.

Nothing sorry there mate. As a tup in additikn to placing the weave at angle (i usually use 15deg) i would suggest that at rhe mouth of the sheath you first put a crease the same distance firm the edge as your stitch line then run the cammo at the same disrance frim the edge as on your main seam. And ya what leathwr is that? Finishes? And well stitched.

We are all much safer knowing you are using your powers for good rather than evil...clever clever clever....

Rustic if you read from the top of the thread you see he describes the items as above. They are practical items that serve the purpose of protecting shirt pockets from pens and sharps etc. (or back pants pockets for tools) - hence "pocket protectors" - OR carrying your money and cards in the front pants pocket - hence " front pocket wallet". And not sure who Larry is but perhaps that is a sign you have posted a comment meant for another thread? Anyhow I hope this answers your questions. (granted on behalf of Matt but I suspect he would agree)

Sorry you are hanging up the knives and sorry I don't live with 5 hours of you! All the best in your next stage. I hope you hang around here still as I have always enjoyed your posts. Murray

yup well done. I like that boarder tool (saddlers or serpentine as some say) and need way more practice to get as consistent as yours looks.

Yup for what you have that's just fine. Very interesting project all round.

Say i meant to ask what weights you used for the main and the liner?

Thanks Riem. Its the basic folded box kinda case from the stohlman book. Once you get the hang of the patternung that are pretty slick to put together.

Yes i agree wet molding is not always the method needed by function. I had read once that that basket weave was employed on duty equipment to hid scuffs rtc and that tooling of this particular pattern gave the leather a tougher substance due to compression of rhe fibres. Sounded fair... I think i may go back to this style for soem cases i am stocking up on.

Thanks for the compliments.

Very sharp looking. Well done.

That is fantastic work both the technical stuff and the thought behind it.

FredK Yes there is the more well known Texas jock strap but there is also the short flap that was also popular in Texas (east and west it seems) for a period of time. Just a few examples below http://www.oldwestholsters.com/old_west_products/holsters/holster6.html http://pistol-leather.co.uk/Picture Gallery.htm http://www.waynezurl.com/cat/index.php?function=detail&product=714 https://www.etsy.com/listing/77708988/west-texas-style-holster

Well I think its a "Forester Slim Jim (California) Pouch Texas Style Mexican Loop Gun Holster". - Texas Style for short. And beautiful!!! I want to make one now.

That is slick and sure looked like it was for a small game over under. Well executed.

Now you have to tell us what the other movie is....