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Rivets are usually put in cheap stuff . . . so it won't come apart. They don't put in a welt . . . so the knife cuts the stitches . . . voila . . . it comes apart. SOooooo they put a rivet in there to keep it together . . . and your knife drags across the rivet . . . dulling it faster than skinning two democrats. Nahhhh . . . no rivets . . . put in a good welt to protect the blade . . . that is the American way. May God bless, Dwight
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Rhino 60DS Holster
Dwight replied to thawk8541's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
Looks good from here. Revolvers . . . especially in western rigs are really OK with home grown models . . . semi-autos in CCW rigs are a different story . . . but it CAN BE done. Hang onto that model . . . word gets out . . . you may be Mr. Chiappa . . . May God bless, Dwight -
I use a concoction of 50 % by weight . . . pure bees wax and 50% by weight . . . neats foot oil. Not the compound . . . the real OIL. I put it in a jar . . . suspend the jar in a pan of hot water . . . it melts the beeswax . . . they get melded together . . . Rub it on the leather . . . polish . . . you'll like it. It's a 100+ yr old recipe . . . add more oil if you want it a bit softer. I've made and use both. May God bless, Dwight
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Lining for CAS gun belt?
Dwight replied to Jaan's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
I only make and use . . . two pieces of 7/8 veg tan . . . cemented together so hair side is out on both sides . . . and sewed . . . Or a folded 7/8 piece sewn at the top . . . it becomes a money belt. Don't do anything else. May God bless, Dwight -
New Tote bag for my daughter.
Dwight replied to Mattsbagger's topic in Purses, Wallets, Belts and Miscellaneous Pocket Items
Let double down on hating to put work into something that won't be appreciated. I built a very pretty bag for a young lady once as a wedding present. Spent many hours on it . . . getting it right . . . picking the colors, the leather, the accouterments, etc. Several months after the wedding . . . I got a strange email from someone I'd never met . . . asking me about the bag. She had picked it up in a flea market. Yeah . . . it still aggravates me. If someone had done that for me . . . if nothing else . . . I'd a put it away in the attic . . . just so I could honestly tell them I still have it . . . May God bless, Dwight -
Belt length measurements and centering names on the back
Dwight replied to Maint1517's topic in How Do I Do That?
This is an easy one . . . take a look at the drawing . . . it pretty much explains it all. The only difference I make . . . instead of 5 holes for adjustment . . . I give them 7 holes . . . gives room to lose more weight . . . or have another slice or two of pizza. Oh . . . and the distance from point B to the end of the belt is 9 inches for my belts. Some make it a bit longer . . . some cut it down. I think it makes a better looking belt that way . . . May God bless, Dwight -
In truth . . . we do live in a very small world . . . Europeans have lots of relatives here . . . we have lots of relatives there . . . most of which do not know one another . . . I read one time that if you knew all of the friends of all your friends . . . to go out 26 generations of friends knowing friends . . . you would know everyone in the world. Sobering thought . . . But like you . . . I think it would do a lot of good if we all could see better the roots that make us who we are . . . physically, mentally, and emotionally. Racism and bigotry would take a serious nose dive if a lot of people actually knew ALL of their ancestry. The perfect example is one of the most racist bigots ever . . . Oprah . . . who claims she is super glad that two DNA tests proved there is no white people in her ancestry . . . but I've got news for her . . . she did not get that lighter skin tone by not going out in the sun. There's a white boy or two back there somewhere in her makeup . . . May God bless, Dwight
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I have successfully cut wet leather . . . just make sure the edge will somehow not make any super difference. That would be if that edge were sewn over another . . . or braided . . . or sanded . . . But the best idea is to make a template . . . get your size and dimensions that way . . . it's good and good for you. May God bless, Dwight
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Me too even . . . on the DNA from Ancestry.com . . . my wife's was basically England with a tad from Irelend tossed into the mix. Mine hit the Heinz 57 . . . but the funny part was I was always told German, Dutch, English, Irish, and Native American. Ancestry nixed the German and Dutch . . . added East Med (Israeli or close by) . . . French . . . Scottish . . . Nordic and way over in Eastern Europe . . . I'm planning on getting some good stories once i'm walking the streets of gold . . . find them all and get the fact line on what went down . . . But thanks again . . . on the book . . . Ebay had a paperback for 6 bucks delivered . . . it'll be one of my "lavatory library" tomes . . . May God bless, Dwight
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Not sure which one . . . but if my cousin was here . . . she could probably look in one of her books and tell ua how Walter Prescott Webb is related to us. . . . and which cousin he is . . . lol. One of the great things in my "Webb" family is the two threads that seem to run rampant thru the family . . . wanting to know how something WAS done . . . or wanting to know how to DO something for the first time. This one was a past tense chaser. But, thanks . . . I'll have to check that book out . . . I'll probably like it even if it didn't have the Webb moniker on it. May God bless, Dwight
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What works for one . . . may not for another . . . but if you mess with it long enough though . . . you will find the one that works for you. I mark one end of mine . . . the spot on the "other side" away from me . . . and put the heel of the punch over there. I give it a couple light taps . . . watching it go down into the leather . . . and using the aforementioned eye/hand coordination I slowly start working the punch down into the leather as I work the cutting part towards me. If there is any doubt as to how straight or crooked it is . . . lift the punch and check it out. You can move the punch a bit and get away with it most of the time. Slow medium punches work best for me . . . a firm tapping motion. BUT . . . another key to making sure it works . . . the surface under the leather cannot be a bouncy surface. On those punches . . . I am directly over a leg of my work table . . . and it goes a lot, lot, lot smoother. ALSO . . . if you have any beeswax . . . rub your punch all the way around on the beeswax . . . it makes things go so much easier. May God bless, Dwight
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Bowie knife sheath
Dwight replied to WyattEarp's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
Looking good . . . I've had a knife kit for umpteen years that one day I need to finish up and make a sheath for it . . . thanks for the reminder . . . May God bless, Dwight -
Glock 19 holster
Dwight replied to WyattEarp's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
Holster is beautiful . . . Wouldn't give a dime for the Glock that goes in it . . . but that's a personal thing . . . May God bless, Dwight -
Building my first holster
Dwight replied to kiwican's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
You don't need the castle doctrine . . . you just need a couple acres and a back hoe. May God bless, Dwight -
Building my first holster
Dwight replied to kiwican's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
Ouch . . . but glad you can at least have them . . . what the heck happens when you shoot the bad guy on your property . . . doing bad things???? May God bless, Dwight -
Building my first holster
Dwight replied to kiwican's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
Good looking..........did you put a sweat shield behind it?? May God bless, Dwight -
R.E. RICE holster inspiration
Dwight replied to WyattEarp's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
Aussie has it correct . . . would love to put two hands on that ol' pistol . . . not smart enough to know if it is a Schofield . . . .always wanted to try one out . . . never have had the chance yet. But if it is it's good . . . and if it's not . . . the leather is still good. Thanks for sharing, may God bless, Dwight -
I assume you want to fold the edges over the white portion of the face of the Samsung case . . . or at least enough to hold it in the case. If it were me . . . I'd find a piece of PVC or similar plastic . . . slightly thinner than the tablet . . . say may 30 or 40 thousandths thinner . . . and I'd cut it a half inch short of the length of the tablet . . . and only 2/3 or 3/4 as wide. I'd then take a router and round the edges to match that of the Samsung. THEN . . . very carefully cut the leather so it lays a good 1/4 inch over the tablet . . . and cut the corners so they match up in a nice 45 deg angle at each corner. THEN . . . very carefully wet the leather (that 1/4 inch plus a tad) . . . with 135 deg water . . . working one edge at a time . . . then the top . . . the other side . . . last the bottom . . . I'd work it over with a flat plastic rod . . . until it went over and stayed over. I'd work it until I got all 4 sides done . . . then put it under a lamp with a thermometer . . . don't let it get over 140 degrees . . . but heat dry it . . . Then all you do is carefully dye and finish . . . and you will have a pretty case. Use a light dab of glue or contact cement to pull and keep the corners together . . . and then be very careful with it. You'll have a case like no other. I started to do that with my Samsung Note 8 . . . but I am Mr. Fumblefingers . . . and I bit the bullet and bought a bouncy rubber case for it so I didn't have to pop for a new glass face for it. Post pics when you get it done . . . May God bless, Dwight
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Lined Loop Holster for 5" 1911
Dwight replied to Josh Ashman's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
You are a definite credit to the leather working industry . . . May God bless, Dwight -
I have some fairly rigid white foam . . . cut a round hole in it . . . stuck it down in there. Took all of 15 seconds . . . the solution will outlast me . . . by decades . . . unless someone comes in after I'm worm food and tosses it. Or cut the bottom off a long skinny pill jar . . . screw the lid to a board . . . put the bottle down into the lid . . . drop the skiver into the bottle. . . done. May God bless, Dwight
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How do I splice the suede lining on a western gun belt?
Dwight replied to Chick41's topic in How Do I Do That?
Both Tandy Leather factory and Weaver Leather in Berlin, Ohio . . . they accept credit card orders . . . I've never gotten a bad piece of leather from Weaver . . . Tandy leather can sometimes be just not quite what I was looking for . . . but I can usually make it work. They both sell sides . . . as well as ST leather in St. Louis. I've not dealt with them in a few years . . . but would guess they are still in business . . . see them mentioned from time to time. May God bless, Dwight- 8 replies
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How do I splice the suede lining on a western gun belt?
Dwight replied to Chick41's topic in How Do I Do That?
I've done some pretty big gun belts (one was a 53 when he ordered it . . . 56 when he came to pick it up 6 weeks later) lol........... But I've never had to splice the outside or the liner. Just buy leather that is big enough . . . cures that problem. Double shoulders are fine for the holsters . . . use side leather for the belts . . . I tend to try to use the higher up leather for the outside piece . . . line it with the lower leather down near the belly. Don't really understand your glue problem . . . if you use contact cement . . . they go together right now . . . it is done . . . trim and sand the edges . . . stitch it and you have a belt. May God bless, Dwight- 8 replies
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Building my first holster
Dwight replied to kiwican's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
Forget the vacuum sealer . . . they don't pull the vacuum this little guy will. https://www.harborfreight.com/25-cfm-vacuum-pump-61245.html May God bless, Dwight -
Building my first holster
Dwight replied to kiwican's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
As is easily seen in the pictures earlier in this thread . . . pancakes I make are generally almost flat backed. They ride well . . . are super comfortable . . . make for both easy drawing and for easy re-holstering . . . I make the front first . . . by cutting a piece of leather that is generally the right size . . . but somewhat bigger. If I'm putting on a front strengthening piece . . . it goes on first . . . sometimes it is tooled or otherwise decorated . . . that is done first . . . then glued and sewn in place. Wet the leather . . . lay it on the gun . . . place the gun on a white plastic cutting board . . . into the vacuum bag . . . do any special molding that is necessary or desired . . . and my front is "formed" so to speak. Hang it up to dry in my oven box at 135 to 140 degrees. Next day . . . finish cutting and trimming the front so it gets the final shape. Lay it down on the blank leather with the gun in it . . . trace the outside . . . adding a sweat shield (if so desired) . . . cut it out . . . glue it to the front . . . sand the edges . . . bevel the inside of the holster mouth and the toe . . . Get the back wet . . . insert the gun . . . using thumb pressure . . . do a bit of molding such as you see above in the pictures. It really isn't much . . . but it helps in the retention. Again . . . into the oven box . . . same temp . . . dry the rascal. Give it a light coat of neatsfoot oil . . . ONLY on the outside . . . hair side of the leather. . . . allow it to dry overnight hanging in your shop (at least 16 hours). Dip dye the whole thing . . . and let is set for about 15 minutes . . . carefully touch up any boogered up spots on the front panel if you carved / stamped / traced anything on there. Back in the oven until it is DRY. Put the gun or gun mold in it . . . and buff it like you are trying to shine up an old bowling ball. Sew it . . . and pull your stitches up TIGHT to the molded edges. From there it is finish the beveling . . . dress the edges . . . add final finish coat(s) . . . you are done. That is my way of making pancake holsters . . . May God bless, Dwight