Forester

Hi All Can anybody tell me where I can purchase a border embossing wheel stamp as in the attached picture (which I borrowed off the web). Been searching for one for a long time. Regards Forester

Josh I really like your work, tooled or non tooled. What colour Fiebings dye did you use?

Yes the toe plug is stitched in, I make the groove nice and deep, makes it neat and easier to sew in.

Hi All Distressed Plainsman Holster, To Fit 1873 Colt SAA With 7.5 Inch Barrel. Not easy to dirty it up after spending a few days making it! Any advice on ageing would be welcome as this is the first time I have tried it. Made from laminated 6-7 oz veg tan leather and sand coloured suede with reduced Fiebings walnut pro dye. Inspiration from Chuck Burrows RIP. Regards Forester

Nice work.

Hi All Thank you for the nice comments, added picture is a John Wayne Eldorado Rig made in 2019. Self taught from YouTube. Regards Forester

Hi All Arthur Morgan Double Gun Rig. Inspired from the game 'Red Dead Redemption 2'. Holsters made from 9-10 oz veg tan leather and both fit Colt's SAA with 5.5 inch barrels, belt is made from 6-7 oz veg tan leather, laminated, glued and stitched, both are dyed brown and hand finished. Regards Forester

Hi All Does anybody know where I can purchase an oval buckle similar to the one in the picture attached? I have a customer wanting a gun belt made with such a buckle, any pointers appreciated. Regards Forester

Made from 6-7 oz veg tan leather, laminated back to back, hand stamped serpentine border, dyed brown and then hand finished. Sorry forgot to mention its for a Colt 1911.

Hi All New holster for Remington 1858 with 8 inch barrel. Regards Forester

Hello Matt S Once again thank you for the information. I have made a few 1911 holsters, some from Will Ghormley's pattern packs and same I designed myself. Regards Forester

Thank you will check it out.

Thank you, will have a look!

Hello Matt S Thank you for the time you spent on above message. I have always loved cowboy films and guns so I bought myself a replica Colt .45, then I started looking for a holster and belt, then saw that not many people in the UK make them and would have to buy from the USA, then saw the price and postage, then thought I can do that, then a few thousand pounds worth of tools later and a lot of looking at You Tube, I make my own, and now I am selling gun rigs in the USA, Switzerland, Germany, France, Japan and a few other places. I like to make period correct pieces and rigs from movies such as the Magnificent Seven. I have the book Packing Iron and nearly every pattern pack of the great Will Ghormley. I do line some of my holsters but it makes them really hard to bend into a Mexican Loop holster, that's why i'm looking for thicker leather. Attached is a picture of 2 holsters from Will Ghormley's pattern packs, not yet finished, the left is a John Wayne Holster and the right is the Hand of God Holster, from 3-10 To Yuma. The Hand of God Holster along with a belt has been bought by a customer in Nashville USA. So its just the leather I have to source, I used to get all my leather and hardware from Tandy, so looking for buckles and conchos has been a pain. You also seem very knowledgeable about leather, are you a leatherworker? Regards Forester

Hello Matt S What about medium weight skirting leather, any ideas? Regards Forester

Hello Matt S Thank you so much for the information, at present I get my leather from Metropolitan Leather, which is really good quality, I have no complaints, but they don't go up to the thickness I want. I want a good supplier that can provide a constant 10 oz thickness for Western style holsters that I make. I have made holsters in the past and they just don't look thick enough, may be the American leatherworkers could advise what thickness original Western gun leather was, or did they just use what leather they could get their hands on. Regards Forester

Hi All To all leatherworkers in the UK, does anyone know where I can buy Pit Tan Steer Hide from in the UK. I need a good quality 9-10 oz for making holsters. Thanks in advance for any pointers. Regards Forester

Your work must be in high demand, because that is some beautiful carving, stamping and colouring of the leather!

Hi Steve 75 I found a picture of the tooling pattern somewhere online, just try searching for his pattern. Regards Forester

Hi All Messed the first holster up so I had to remake, took a while but got there in the end. Also went with a toe plug. Regards Forester

Hi All Scout Carry Sheath for F1 Fallkniven. Made from 8oz (3.2mm) veg tan leather and then dyed brown. Forester

Hi All Hand of God Holster and 2 Mag pouch for Colt 1911. From Will Ghormley's G2 pattern pack.

Work of Art!

Hand of God Holster for Smith and Wesson Schofield with 8 inch barrel. 99% finished with sewn in toe plug.

Hello Dikman Thank you for the nice comments, I used Fiebings light brown dye on the holster. Regards Glen