Dwight

Good job on the holster . . . and like Beehive said . . . big chunk . . . like the early Ruger 9mm's . . . . could beat a gorilla to death with an empty one. May God bless, Dwight

No I didn't . . . but I learned early on that I needed two containers of Resolene. One for browns and one for the black. The brush I used on the black would pick up some of the loose pigment and drop it off in the resolene jar. Not really a super big deal . . . but I didn't need any extra color in my brown products. May God bless, Dwight

Thanks, Johanna . . . I looked for some "explanation" . . . didn't find one . . . so I did my usual . . . I mentioned it. Sorry if I sounded rough on you . . . didn't have a clue as to what you were dealing with . . . other than I couldn't get on the other night . . . must have been when you had it down and were working on it. Anyway . . . good job getting it back up . . . May God bless, Dwight

Just a quick note to say I don't like the new setup . . . 1. I enjoyed seeing several of our supporters/suppliers names up at the top each time I came in . . . now there is one. 2. I don't like the color arrangement . . . makes it look more like a tube of toothpaste or a cereal box. 3. Whoever took it upon themselves to do this . . . seems to have forgotten that a lot of us here are well past the 40 mark . . . do not always see too well . . . and the size of the text was diminished . . . or because of the color arrangement . . . it makes it much harder to see and to read. There is absolutely nothing wrong with larger type . . . in fact . . . lots of people enjoy it. 4. The perpetrator of this demolition of the site also took it upon themselves to diminish the upper right hand side where newer posts were posted. There used to be about 10 . . . it is now knocked down to 6 . . . fifteen would be better . . . 5. Perhaps whoever did this is patting themselves on the back for such a great job . . . personally . . . again . . . I think it stinks. It seems they have the mistaken idea that computer face space is costly . . . like space on a newspaper. If this site supplier is charging you that way . . . you really missed the boat . . . because few do so. 6. This needs to be fixed . . . period. May God bless, Dwight

Actually before the aluminum sleeve . . . I did things like that . . . never found the one I really liked other than the duct tape . . . or rubber hose. The rubber hose though became a pain in itself . . . never figured out why . . . just did. I like the aluminum by far the best (especially better than the duct tape . . . lol ) May God bless, Dwight

Here you are guys . . . google "etsy edge glider" May God bless, Dwight

Actually . . . it does look easy to make . . . and the part(s) you see in the pictures . . . they are not "that" hard. But as Beehive mentioned . . . there are a whole batch of different shank sizes . . . combating that with just one tool is in itself a trick. We're working on that trick . . . there are several different approaches . . . just trying to determine which will hold up the longest. May God bless, Dwight

You all have read where I do not do a lot of stamping . . . not very good at it . . . plus my arthritis gives me the fits when I try it. I came across something though . . . that fixes that. Holding the stamping tool for more than a few minutes and I have serious cramps and pains. This aluminum sleeve that goes over the stamp takes that away as it is appreciably bigger . . . easier to hold on to . . . and makes turning it to "just the right angle" a whole lot easier. Just wanted to pass on the good info for others who may suffer with cramping fingers or thumb. May God bless, Dwight

As a young teenager . . . my boy scout leader . . . Ellsworth Lynn Beach . . . taught us to do the same thing. He made his own leather stamps out of I believe 20 penny nails . . . they were big ones for sure. May God bless, Dwight

For my revolver holster customers . . . a dump pouh is the one extra I suggest So much easier and quicker than an ammo belt or loops. But all the pouches on here today are really good looking. May God bless, Dwight

All in all it looks like a quite useable rig. . . but I'd like to critique a couple of points . . . Your back piece of the belt . . . should come within 1/2 inch of the tip of the tongue . . . and . . . you need to put a loop going behind the buckle end . . . into which that back part of the belt goes into. Doing that . . . the belt will always ride straighter . . . if you look at yours in a mirror . . . the front two pieces coming together . . . form a sloppy V . . . which would not happen with the longer back piece and the loop into which it goes. Another quick note . . . next time you make one . . . try 2 layers of 5/6 oz for the holster and for the back belt piece. The holster is much firmer . . . and the belt is also. If you can find a DVD by John Bianchi . . . or VHS tapes . . . he shows exactly how to do that . . . May God bless, Dwight

Leather is measured in ounces thick . . . one ounce equals 1/64 of an inch. 8 ounce therefore is 1/8 of an inch . . . 16 ounce is 1/4 of an inch. Google Tandy Leather . . . and if there is a Tandy store nearby . . . go there . . . they'll show you the differences. May God bless, Dwight

The same problem is "not a problem" in most holsters . . . as it is in the front sight area of the holster. But it looks ugly . . . To cure it . . . I fold the lining after wetting it . . . allowing it to dry . . . and stay curved . . . I also fold the outer layer . . . I then position them together before any glue is applied . . . and when I have them in my hand EXACTLY the way I want them . . . I make a ball point pen mark on the edge top and the edge bottom . . . both near the center of the fold. I then apply the glue . . . line up the marks . . . and put them together . . . usually with a board or something between them so I can roll the pieces and make sure they are stuck good. Works well that way . . . no wrinkles. May God bless, Dwight

Not understanding the purpose . . . but the work is excellent May God bless, Dwight

That is the culprit . . . I take my 346 thread thru the other side of the post . . . wrap once around it . . . and come thru it again starting on the same side as the first thread. It was a guess . . . first time I threaded my 4500 . . . and has worked perfectly for the last 3 years or so. Try it . . . I think you'll like it. May God bless, Dwight

That's three "leave it" votes . . . May God bless, Dwight

You want to call Bob . . . Toledo Industrial Sewing Machines Ltd. Sewing machine repair service 3631 Marine Rd · (419) 380-8540 He'll give you the straight info . . . he is one of the advertisers here in the top banner . . . May God bless, Dwight

Get the case you want . . . most competent leather workers can do that . . . Have someone with a laser engraver put the artistry on it that you want . . . Not all leather workers can do both . . . some can . . . you may have to find two suppliers . . . but it is not anything outside the realm of possibility. What personalization were you intending to have put on it?? May God bless, Dwight

Yep . . . scam . . . May God bless, Dwight

What gun are you carrying? May God bless, Dwight

Thank you . . . May God bless Dwight

Thaks, Wiz . . . this is just one of those things a guy looks at and says "I could do that" . . . I actually have sewn on just about all my patches for Navy and National Guard . . . regular Singer sewing machine . . . I just figured since there is a market . . . might jump in it . . . plus it would give me another machine in the shop for "stuff" . . . and I could actually use one more between my Cowboy and my Singer . . . do more than the Singer . . . but not as much as the Cowboy. Gonna have to add a 8 x 12 room to the back of my shop first . . . that is my spring project if all goes well. May God bless, Dwight

@WizcraftsThanks for all the good information . . . but I'm actually only looking for mostly doing things like name tags above the shirt pocket . . . company logo on a shirt . . . stripes on sleeves for military . . . the kind of stuff that many people just cannot or will not do on a regular sewing machine. And if a biker brought in a dozen patches . . . yeah . . . him too. I was thinking more along the lines of the one @DieselTech showed up above . . . and even at that price . . . I'd be a long time probably getting my money back on patches alone. But it would be a service offered . . . which would bring folks into the leather shop . . . and who knows what they might decide that they cannot live without. That actually looks like a pretty decent looking machine. Is that the type where the head swivels as well? Thanks and may God bless, Dwight

I have been wondering . . . as I see folks talk about the 200 or 300 dollar chinese shoe repair machines. Does the head swivel on these or is it totally stationary like on most other machines? Reason I ask . . . our local dry cleaner guy lost his patch sewing person . . . and I've toyed with the idea of getting a patch sewing machine. Just need some good recommendations and / or warnings . . . May God bless, Dwight

Merry Christmas my friend . . . many many more. AND a Happy New Year Eat some turkey for me . . . looks like I won't get any with the menus I've heard about so far. May God bless, Dwight PS: Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all the rest of y'all as well