MADMAX22

Great looking stuff, that last seat is gonna be killer when your all finished.

Very cool, thanks for sharing.

I agree with Tac, myself I am in the military so guns are just a way of life both at work and off work. I find it sad that the general public in areas are like this. Guns are neither good nor bad, they are a inanimate object. Now people can be good, bad, and ugly or a combination of the three. In my personal experience anyone who finds out that I do leather work (usually when they see something I made) the first response is wow you made that, which is generally followed by can you make me this ...... . Half the time it is a holster they ask about as soon as they find out I make them occasionally. If I could make them as good as you do Shorts I probably wouldnt get to do anything else lol.

That bike goes with the seat perfectly. Great job David.

Well got around to making a holster for my mp40 to match the belt I made for myself a little bit ago. The back is around 8oz I think, front is crazyhorse leather about 8oz backed by about 5oz. Made a few mistakes with the stitching and for the first time in a very very long time my head knife slipped while cutting out the belt slots. Luckily it just cut the top layer of leather and it didnt go clean thru so since this ones for me I went ahead and glued the cut closed. It wont affect the life of the holster any just looked bad. Anyways comments appreciated,

Hey Lobo on those first two designs for the IWB did you like wearing those by chance or have you gotten good feed back on them? It looks like a good design and I am interested in how it works out. Ive gotta make a couple for my personal use and am looking for ideas. That looks like it shortens up the holster without adding much thickness to under the belt area.

IMHO the only way to go for standard dyes are feibings oil dyes and angelus dyes. Other then that there are many natural ways to dye leather or darken it considerably with various shades of browns and blacks. Try reading thru some of the threads in the dying section.The dying portion of projects is very tricky at first.

Looks great, I need something to carry a twelve pack in on my bike. I am stuck carrying two sixers in my saddle bags.

As long as you learned and can improve upon that then there is no failing.

I think that all depends on personal preference and also the bike. If I was to make one for mine it would have to be round since the bike has alot of curves to it, a box like one would just not look good on it.

Ouch, that looked like it hurt. Did the same thing with my french edger but to my thumb, let it get out infront of it. I think the darn thing ricocheted off the bone lol.

Thats Ian's video. Good one

Hey all figured I would post the pics I took when I made my last purse. Its simple design and most could probably figure it out but for the newer people or just the ones that like the look this should help in making one if you want. Most everything you need as far as instruction comes from Al Stohlman's books "The Art of Making Leather Cases vol1" and "The Art of Hand Sewing Leather". Overall I was happy with the design but there is one area I need to work on. The side panels if the tops were a little larger would not allow for a gap between the top flap and the edges of the side panels. If you look where I did the miter joints you will see if I made the side panels the same dimension overall then cut the joints it would get rid of the little space there. Hopefully you all understand what I am talking about. I will list how I did it and add the pictures in order at the bottom as I can never get them to show up properly in the thread. 1) I cut the pattern out, this I worked up on my own using the motorcycle fork bag basic shapes. Roughly if I remember right its about 3" deep, about 6" tall, and about 7" wide. Make whatever works for you. 2) I skiv the strap ring retainers down a little so they dont bulge any more then necessary. Finish the edges on these so you dont try and do it after you put it together. I stab my stitch holes then line them up on the side panels and mark the holes, then rivet and stitch in place not forgetting to put your strap ring in before doing so. 3) Now the side panels can be done a few different ways. The pattern I cut out as shown can be wet formed and the edges bent outward then that is stitched to the body of the purse. If a miter joint is used like I did on this one then they are trimmed and sewn as pictured. This is one area I need improvement. If your doing a miter joint do not use the extra material around the outside, just cut a normal oval like the inside pattern and miter it. This will make the body fit better at the top once done. Anyways glue and stitch in the inside portion that acts as a stiffener and it makes the inside look better IMHO. Finish the edges at the top since it is easier to do this now rather then later. 4)Now add your clasp portion to the body of the purse before lining it with your lining material (if thats what you plan on doing). Once the liner is glued in mate it up to the side panels and mark off where you need to skiv for the miter joint. Do this now. 5)Stitch the front of the body portion of the bag now as pictured. This is easier to get to before you put the purse together. 6)Now glue in and stitch your side panels one at a time. Once your side panels are in and stitched carry on stitching all the way around for the flap of the purse. 7)Mark the clasp position and finish adding that now (this will depend on what type of clasp your working with) 8)Now edge your miter joint edges and burnish all edges that are left. 9)Add the strap of your choice. I just used a strip of leather the same as the purse for this one, finished the edges and attached using chicago screws so it can be replaced easily.

Thanks guys appreciate it. Leatheroo its a fun stamp that is pretty versatile. It can be dyed like I did it and it also takes to antiquing very well resulting in the opposite color patter. Oh and its easy to use since its a random type pattern you dont have to spend as much effort to get a good look with it.

Great looking holster for a very good gun. Just noticed, did you stitch in site rails in this one?

That turned out killer looking.

Could be the edge you have on it as well. Just a thought, I dont know if your really good at sharpening knives or not so please no offense. Also there is the possibility that someone took a power tool to it a long way back and caused the temper to go bad. Looks like a real nice knife though.

Looks great Josh. Oh by the way do they give ya a discount on the whiskey

Thanks and welcome to the forums. I use the pics on this forum all the time for inspiration and ideas. It really is a great resource.

Nice looking holster. I was wondering does it have a back side that the gun goes between or does it just press the gun up against your belt and hip?

Looks pretty good man, the colors came out real nice. I like that pattern, looks versatile.

Yeah cool thanks.