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Thanks D, May I ask how wide you make your loops? I have been using 3/4 but that looks too thing. Do you go as fat as 1". thanks so much

[thanks so much. I will give it a try.

hi guys, I like to make belt loops in two sizes 1.5" and 1.25". I use a snaps on them and am never sure how long to make them. Abviously I need to leave room for the snaps and attachment so I need to cut them longer then the belt width but I keep guessing on how long. any rules of thumb you guys use?

When you say case your leather over night, do you mean you wet it let the gun sit in it over night and then bone and shape it? If so do you have to rewet it?

Thanks so much. I can never keep natural leather clean when I work with it. Yours looks so clean I was just thinking maybe you seal it forst.

Hey P, Did you spary the leather sealer on before you started to work the leather or when it was all done?

Hi guys they both help alot. Texas - here is my question for you. I want to do somthing similiar which is what I came up with first but once you sew your clip leather to the body of the holster how do you secure the clip in the pocket you just sewed. You can't screw it in because you can't get behind it. If you atach you clip to your leather then sew it all together the clip is in the way when you try to finish the holster. So how did you do it? Looks like maybe you cut a trap door and then sewed it closed after you screwed it in?? thanks guys.

Hi guys, I am building a sumer special style IWB for a 1911. Instead of on board straps I want to use a kydex clip that I intend to make. Problem is I have no idea how to attach it so it works and looks good. Any advice would be greatly apperciated. Any pictures to show me how to do it would make me your BFF.

Hi guys, I am fooling around with kydex belt clips for my next leather IWB project. I know I need molds to help form the kydex into a clip but have no clue what they are suppused to look like or how big they are supposed to be. I want to make a clip that will fit belts up to 1.5 in wide double think. Can any one help me out with how to make the molds and the best way and size to make the clips??? thanks in advance to anyone who takes pitty on a kydex virgin. OH also how is the best way to secure the clip to the leather holster body?

Ok good idea thanks Rob

How bout kydex clips? any good sources for those. I usually buy from comp-tac but they are alittle pricy.

Thanks all

May I ask do you a maul for something different then a mallet?

Hey guys, I want to use paraphin wax on my edges. Where can you buy that stuff?

Hey Jeff, what do you mean when you say you started using a french curve. Is that a tool or a style of curve?

May I ask where you get double shoulders for that price? Thats what I have been paying for single shoulders.

Jeff, What is your thoughts on W & C leather? Where did you order it from anf do you have to order a min. number of sides?

Sorry one more for you guys - how do you get your stich lines close but not too close? Its always a guess for me. I saw a prior post on here that talks about using a L ruler but can't make heads or tales out of it? Any advice?

Great advice guys I will use it all in my next build. I do have one questions - I have read on here that know when the holster is dry enough to start moulding by when its cool to the touch and the leather has returned almost to its natural color. Here is my problem, I dye my holsters then build then mold. As a result I can't use color as an indication of when to mold. So what do I do? Obviously I am molding to soon - any advice???

Ok guys thanksfor the comments but of course I have questions: 1. When you say the edges need work - do you mean burnishing work so they are smoother? 2. When you say moulding when too wet, do you think I should be waiting longer for it to dry after I wet it? thanks again and keep-em comming.

I have been making IWB holsters for Commanders for awhile now. Each one is better then the last. Here is the last one and it is the best so far - but I know with your help it can be better. Please review these pics and tear it up, tell me what I did wrong and how to fix it.

Sure can - its a DY-337. thanks

Hey guys, I picked up a old Chandler industrial machine this weekend. I will be using it to sew 5/6 or 6/7 oz leather for holsters. Which needle and thread should I use? I have never used a machine before and need all the help I can get.

Beautiful work Rhome, I was wondering about your belt loops. They are so evan and nice looking. Do you buy long stips pre cut to that width or do you cut them yourself? Everytime I try to make a IWB loop I always screw up the belts and they look like crap. Also what weight do you use? thanks Rob

I'll take it. PM in bound - thanks so much.