Lucas Meier

Nice work! What leather weight did you use for the saddlebag?

Thanks for your reply. Maybe I should add that it would be a cartridge belt for a .45 colt revolver, so it doesn‘t have to go through any loops. Width would be around 2-2.5inches. Sorry about that. Edit: something like this is the goal:

Salut! Oh didn‘t see that and it seems to be too late to change it. I wrote it on the ipad (i next to o) So... I‘d want to make some shotgun chaps of course.

Yes, he explains and shows a great way how to make a pattern. Beforr that it took me a lot of guessing and trying until I had a pattern that fit more or less. Jim‘s holster pdf seems like a good read, thank you.

I found a nice video on youtube explaining how to make your own pattern for something like this. You can see it here:

Hi everyone, as my next project I want to make a money belt (with some border tooling). The thinnedt veg tan leather my supplier in France has is about 2.2mm (5.5 oz) thick. Is this allright for a money belt or would this be too heavy? Also how is the fold made? Just wet the leather and fold it or anything else? Thanks alot in advance. Lucas

Hi everyone. While signing up I saw I already made an account some time ago but never used it. I started working with leather a few years ago for my old west shooting gear as a student. Since then I made a few holsters and belts as well as some knife sheaths. I live in Switzerland but am quite often in France and usually get my leather there. As next projects I want to make an money belt, a lever rifle scabbard, shitgun chaps and other old west things. Cheers, Lucas