Dwight

The machine will depend largely on what it is you want to sew . . . Give us some ideas as to the major group you want to sew . . . May God bless, Dwight

That's a good looking alternative to my all black version . . . And I also like the longer barrel . . . Definitely better than throwing rocks . . . although historically a guy named David was pretty good. I did black because my customer wanted it for concealed carry . . . and it was IWB . . . hidden amongst the shadows. Have fun with it . . . may God bless, Dwight

My preferred carry gun is my SA officer model with walnut grips . . . feels SOOOOOOOOooooo good in the hand . . . and it shoots great as well. But in many circumstances . . . especially as a pastor . . . discretion is necessary . . . so I have a little olive drab (??) S&W shield. Handling it . . . I hate it . . . but for concealment . . . it goes in my back pocket . . . and I'm Roy Rogers all over again. May God bless, Dwight

Thank you . . . Yup . . . suicide straps . . . both the Ruger and the Glock . . . belong to a fellow in his mid / late 80's . . . all sorts of rhumatizz . . . and I had to put something on there to make sure he didn't lose one to some teenage "grabber" if he was out. He couldn't handle a thumb break. Thumb break went on the derringer though. May God bless, Dwight Yeah . . . ugly it is . . . but .45 it also is . . . which kinda gives it a bit of a pass. They're super ugly in 9mm May God bless, Dwight

Thanks . . . .45 Long Colt / 410 shotgun . . . kind of a "big boy" derringer. May God bless, Dwight

Recently asked for a pattern for a derringer holster . . . wound up making my own. Also got a request for a big boy . . . Glock 10mm full size with laser And a request for a Ruger .45 . . . with laser. Derringer was a pain in the neck . . . my vacuum pump ran overtime getting that thing shaped up . . . The Glock and Ruger needed special treatment so the holster didn't turn on the laser . . . wound up making a kydex interior holster . . . covered with 7/8 veg tan . . . saddle tan to finish it with couple coats of 50/50 resolene. Holstering and unholstering . . . sounds like the kydex holster . . . makes one do a double take looking at the holster. Anyway . . . sure don't plan on making these for a living . . . three of the hardest holsters I've ever made. May God bless, Dwight

Good lookin stuff . . . May God bless, Dwight

You said you put 5 or 6 coats of resolene on the breast piece (?) . . . and as I'm looking at it right now . . . I'm thinking you got a pretty good build up on it. That being said . . . without being able to actually "see" it . . . I would almost guess you did not mess up the leather itself . . . just the finish. Kinda like scratching the top coat on a car or truck. The paint isn't damaged . . . just the final "shiny" surface. If I were you . . . I'd go to a small spot . . . off to one corner (bottom preferably) and with a little cheap 1 inch bristle brush . . . I'd try brushing on a coat of 50/50 resolene and water . . . and when you brush it on . . . get enough to start like a little lather . . . then just keep brushing it . . . left / right . . . up / down . . . crosswise left / crosswise right and back and forth until it finally looks dry. Don''t add any to it . . . just brush it. Set it aside for 6 or 8 hours . . . come look at it. You just might like the results. May God bless, Dwight

Looks good, partner . . . You should make some good memories in that May God bless, Dwight

I like it . . . good idea . . . but my boresight is bright red . . . I also have a backstop made of railroad ties . . . red shows up on it real well. But if I were you . . . I just might refine that thing a bit . . . Put it on etsy . . . I'd just about wager you'll sell a few of them. May God bless, Dwight

I'm no "all leather" professional / professer / know it all. But if you are using veg tan . . . belts . . . holsters . . . knife sheaths and the like . . . Make the project with the exception of some snaps if you can put them on later . . . or buckles . . . etc. Take a bristle brush and give the project a light coat . . . hair side only . . . of genuine neatsfoot oil. Let it dry 24 hours. Then dip / dunk dye your project with feibings pro oil dye . . . diluted 50/50 with feibings reducer. You should like the result . . . I generally always do . . . I finish it with Resolene after a good buffing . . . May God bless, Dwight

Well . . . if you have a picture of one . . . it might go a long long way towards the understanding. I use 20 penny spikes for woodwork . . . railroad spikes on my forge . . . but do not spike my hair. Wouldn't make any difference any way . . . but none use a rivet . . . or screws. May God bless, Dwight

Some years ago I needed a couple of small stamps . . . wanted brass . . . Went on Ebay . . . wound up buying from a Hong Kong dealer for one . . . mainland China for the other . . . would rather have used US . . . but could not find anything here. Their detail is absolutely excellent . . . I sent them a picture . . . one had to have some detail removed by me . . . but I was seriously happy with both that I still have and have used for years. May God bless, Dwight

I did one . . . once . . . don't wear it often as it is kinda heavy on the noggin May God bless, Dwight

Take your tools to a auto parts store . . . tell em you want some black rubber tubing . . . Check the size with your tools . . . couple feet of it will last you almost forever. I have a bunch of tools with rubber on the handles . . . whole lot easier for 79 yr old hands to handle May God bless, Dwight

From what I could see . . . it all looked like it was there . . . only thing we could not see . . . the back was not shown . . . with the cover on it. Need to see the back with the cover removed. The real deal though . . . have him show you a piece of stitched leather . . . preferably two pieces of 8 oz glued together . . . flesh to flesh . . . sewn with 277 or 307 nylon thread. That should tell the tale. I would suggest that possibly the person bought it and never really used it much . . . maybe didn't even ever learn how to use it. The little plate and wire hook for the thread spool is missing . . . couple of inexpensive parts . . . but you don't sew without them. Plus he has the original shoe on it . . . one that for belt and holster and wallet making . . . is useless. Just a quick opinion . . . but google "image: tippmann boss" and you'll see the backside upper left where the thread goes . . . along with a wire that takes it up in the air and allows it to come down vertical to the machine. May God bless, Dwight

What he said is right on the money . . . no compound for me either . . . I saw the formula one time . . . don't recall the ingredients . . . but I voted against it. May God bless, Dwight

If you want to follow the advice of John Bianchi . . . one of THE top holster makers of the last 50 years . . . When you cut the piece for the outside of the holster . . . turn your pattern over and cut another piece . . . that is the inside liner. Been doing that for over 20 years . . . never been a problem yet . . . and I don't have to stock two different leathers. May God bless, Dwight

I've been lately able to get the thickness I like for belts . . . but when I can't . . . my little splitter I bought from Tandy some 10 or 12 yrs ago . . . is the go to route. I cut the blank long enough that I've got the ability to grab the end with vise grips . . . and I run the whole thing thru the splitter . . . gets as good an edge as any of the more expensive veg tan you might buy. The only thing is . . . ya gotta keep it sharp . . . and you need to grease it after using it . . . then wipe it down and run a 6 inch piece of scrap thru it before your belt blank . . . to take off any grease you missed. Slicking and sanding works . . . but THIS is so much better and easier. You will have to learn how to sharpen it and how to strop it though May God bless, Dwight

Here is what I did . . . simple . . . quick . . . no real big engineering involved. I sit down . . . each side piece goes under my leg . . . the middle piece comes straight up . . . stick in the piece . . . tighten the wing nut . . . stitch to your little hearts content. May God bless, Dwight

Can you take a micrometer and gently check the diameter of the thread ?? Looks awful big to me . . . but that may be a perception problem as I have nothing to measure it against. May God bless, Dwight

OK . . . did you laser that bird on first? Looks good either way . . . but I'm just a wondering. May God bless, Dwight

I've done a ton of holsters in my 20+ years of leather working. Never had anyone want one for a derringer. This is a double barreled 410 / 45LC . . . over and under . . . double barrel. If you've done one . . . or have a pattern . . . I'd love to see your design . . . because basically . . . I'm stumped May God bless, Dwight

I did this successfully . . . ONCE . . . and that was several years ago . . . and it was for a personal item . . . for me. I took (I believe) . . . saddle tan dye . . . thinned it 50/50 like I always do . . . to make the saddle tan correctly first. I then took the black dye Feibings oil base black . . . thinned it 50/50 with thinner . . . THEN . . . I started adding the black to the saddle tan . . . then do a test piece . . . until I got the shade I wanted. Again . . . only did it once . . . was happy with the results . . . which was a medium grey color. The tan / brown disappeared once I got where I wanted with the grey. BUT . . . I mistakenly left the holster / gunbelt . . . hanging where excessive sunlight could hit it . . . and it bleached most of the black out. I'm still happy with it . . . but I did like the original grey I had better. May God bless, Dwight

Saddle tan . . . my favorite color for any pretty stamping. May God bless, Dwight