Nick Bowles

nice

Looks great! I'm building a double strong side rig based on this pattern right now...can I see a pic of the inside of the belt showing the cartridge loop? I usually weave mine, but this one is sewn....deciding which to do... thanks!

Hello. I have an idea for a project and I need a few small pieces of snakeskin. Real or the leather embossed. 3"x5" pieces max is all I'm looking for, if anyone has any scrap or could cut me some, I'd be happy to send you $ for it. I just can't see buying a $130 roll when I don't need that much.

Awesome...I've got that same pattern and am going to start mine soon!! Thanks for the inspiration!

Where are you located?

Thanks fellers....I'll give this a try asap

I grabbed this pic off the Internet because I'm intrigued with how he got the border of the stamp light and even the Seeder. I thought it may be stamped after dyeing to get to the leather under the dye, but I tried it and it was just a dark stamp. I'm fairly new...lol....any tips to replicate this effect?

haha...my first big cut happened a few weeks ago with a head knife...I was more worried about not bleeding on the leather than the cut. Looked like a crime scene later

hey man...I'm right down the road from you in Weaver. I've been doing leatherwork for about 8 months. A girl in the J'ville liquor store saw a holster on me that I made and told me about you. Good lookin work man! See you around!

I just stumbled across this! Thanks for the pattern AND the inspiration for a beginner like me!

good work. Is #5 a cigar case? Where did you find the plastic insert? I've been wanting to make a couple of those for my cigar smoking buddies.

I'm not saying that at all. I'm not well versed in the niche market of belts, so I can't say what it's worth to someone else. Like I said, I understand the time you have invested in it and $150 probably wouldn't even be $10 an hour for the time you spent on it. Maybe market it to some rodeo/cowboy folks as well as the Etsy shop? That's who I think would be interested in buying it and KNOW what it's worth. If I had a nice trophy belt buckle, I know I'd want it to be mounted on a nice belt too!

man...I dig it and it being hand tooled makes it worth that price because I know the time you have in it...however, the majority of the public doesn't. I market all of my stuff to my friends nad get them to put the word out.....however, all of my stuff so far has been under $100. But I'm selling as fast as I can make things. Just trying to build my skills and reputation

My horse is a Harley, so I did it biker style. I'm pretty happy with it... Lesson I learned.... Eagles are tough! lol.....This one looks like a cross between and eagle and a chicken, but I'll get better....hahaha

Nice! I'm learning to carve Eagles.......they usually look like chickens lol.....I'm working on it tho

NICE!

a buddy of mine was on a local SWAT team and was medically retired in 2001 due to multiple gunshot wounds that damn near killed him. I made a flask with the 1911 on it for his son and he asked me to do a copy of the SWAT patch for him with his badge number on it. I learned a few lessons on it, but several other members of the team have already approached me about doing one for them too....

I dig it! Making my first holster this weekend. Question: I see holsters with and without the reinforcement pieces. What exactly does the extra leather on the outside of a holster 'reinforce' ? Not being facetious, I really don't know.....

Awesome

It's 3-4oz. Wish I'd have used heavier, but it works. Lessons of a noob. lol

Thanks fellers

My first projects. A few flask covers for some friends.

Barber is only 40 or so miles from me and I've never been....shame on me lol

Yo! I'm the new guy from Anniston! I'm WAY too excited about this leather working thing lol

Thanks guys! I followed that Guild's Facebook page and plan to attend their meet ups!