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It might be a little underpowered, . . . but if you take it slow, . . . it should work.\ Take it to a hardware store, . . . tell em you want the attachment for the shaft so you can put on a grinder wheel or buffing pad, . . . that is the start. Then you drill a hole as near dead center in a dowel rod (mine was an old broom handle), . . . put the keeper bolt through it, . . . screw it down tight, . . . grab a handfull of files and go to work. Make the size(s) you need for burnishing your belts. Then put a little neatsfoot oil / beeswax on it, . . . and burn some leather edges. You intentionally want to burn them, . . . it'll melt the wax into the pores of the wood, . . . make it smoother than a democrats old bald head. Mine I think is a 1750 rpm motor, . . . May God bless, Dwight
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Advice needed on a mag pouch
Dwight replied to olds cool's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
My first comeback to him would laughingly ask him if he had a plastic Walmart bag, . . . they're free to anyone buying anything there. But seriously, . . . I would make a mold like the one you see in the pictures here, . . . it'll have to have much thinner sides, . . . and you can only mold one at a time, . . . but I've used this home made rig for the last umpteen years, . . . makes perfect pouches out of 6 oz leather. In your case you would make a row of 6, . . . put the piece on the back for the flap, . . . after you have sewn belt tunnel straps to that back piece. Once you have the piece of leather in place, . . . a large "C" clamp at each end, . . . slowly draws the pieces together and forms that pouch for you. The trickiest one I do, . . . is for shoulder holsters, . . . two pouches, back to back. May God bless, Dwight -
Rifle Sling/liner Thoughts.
Dwight replied to artwithapulse's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
That particular sling, . . . I did not make, . . . and it is a military type with the brass keepers and all the holes up and down it. The mike says it is .130 thick, . . . which is just a GOOD 8 oz. Still good, still works, . . . I use it mostly with my lever action Marlin 39A Mountie, . . . it's a .22 lever action. I also had it on my lever action Savage 99, . . . it was a .308 rifle. May God bless, Dwight -
Need GP100 holster pattern.
Dwight replied to TrentonP's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
This is a very simple holster to make, . . . a John Bianchi design, . . . I can send you the basic pattern if you would want it. May God bless, Dwight -
Personally, . . . there is very little that goes out of my shop not being burnished, . . . and belts are never allowed out that way. I use my Dremel at about 1600 rpm or so (it has a scale on the back telling me how fast I'm going), . . . AND I use a discarded HVAC fan motor, . . . I put a home-made burnishing tool on it. I also have arthritis in the 72 year old hands, . . . but they can muster through this 5 minutes to make the belt look like a craftsman did it, . . . It looks like the pics below. May God bless, Dwight
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Can you tell us what kind of projects you are doing? How long / how wide / what thickness of leather??? The poundo boards is a great idea, . . . but so is an 8 inch long, 2 inch wide, 1/4 inch thick piece of steel. I use even smaller pieces sometimes when I'm too lazy to get up and go get my piece of marble. Just let us know, . . . some of us may have some even better ideas. May God bless, Dwight
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Most popular gun and holster?
Dwight replied to SouthernCross's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
AND, . . . if it was .45 caliber.......... Actually just kidding the BHP is a fine piece of firearm technology, . . . I respect it, . . . but it just is not my cup of tea. We had a Bos'n Mate in Vietnam, . . . carried one on the PBR boats, . . . I never saw it go, . . . but his brag was that it had a "go fast" switch which turned it into a machine pistol. That was the first one I ever saw. I actually prefer making holsters for the 1911, . . . to me they always look "like a holster should look", . . . and sometimes I just cannot get that "look" that I personally want from my work, . . . on some of these new plastic fantastic firearms. The next one is the Colt Detective Special, . . . and other small revolvers about that size, . . . they come out good for me, . . . I enjoy making them as well. May God bless, Dwight -
Brian, . . . thank you so much, . . . looking forward to getting this project under way. May God bless, Dwight
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Need GP100 holster pattern.
Dwight replied to TrentonP's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
"Western style holster" is a really big piece of real estate, TrentonP, . . . can you be a bit more definitive? Mexican loop? John Wayne over the belt? Clint Eastwood spaghetti western? Lone Ranger ? There are dozens of different styles, . . . holler back with some more info, . . . we'll see what we can come up with. May God bless, Dwight -
I've personally never had good results with the full strength stuff. Thin it like garypl said, . . . I brush it on with cheap bristle brushes, . . . love the finish. Usually 2 light coats works for all my belts, holsters, and knife sheaths. May God bless, Dwight
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Brian, . . . PM me with details about how to pay you. That is exactly what I'm looking for. Dwight Cimino 1323 Cline Road Waldo, Ohio 43356 USA BTW, . . . are you in the Brisbane / Gold Coast area? Got some good memories of that area from when we visited many years ago. Long story, . . . but there was a possibility that I might have come back there permanently, . . . just didn't work out. I'd a had to have been a stockman if I did. May God bless, Dwight
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Down thru the years I've accumulated the quart bottles that originally had dye or reducer or something similar. They are all Feibing's bottles, . . . and after I dye a belt or holster or whatever, . . . I just pour it back in the bottle. Bottles are labeled and kept on the shelf in a certain order, . . . so it works out well for me. Hope this helps. May God bless, Dwight
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Shoot me that picture, Brian, . . . Add how you would want to be paid, . . . AND, . . . thank you, . . . many times over. May God bless, Dwight
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Thanks Big Sioux, . . . I'll give Texas Custom Dies a shout. May God bless, Dwight
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I'm looking for someone to make a clicker die for me, . . . just one simple little die I can use to pop out leather key fobs, . . . 1 at a time. The overall pattern looks like the image below, . . . 1 3/8 inches wide, . . . overall length is 5 1/2 inches. Anyone with a reasonably priced source? It cannot be anything expensive, simply because the final product will more or less be for give-away, . . . vs, . . . a profitable venture. Thanks, may God bless, Dwight
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Do yourself a favor, . . . this set of DVD's will save you a ton of guessing, . . . and get you started out right. http://www.ebay.com/itm/John-Bianchis-The-Arts-and-Secrets-of-Advanced-Western-Holster-Making-/112511827522?hash=item1a323a3e42:g:w1IAAOSwjTlZhkcJ You will have to do a bit of "remodeling" in order to get what you want for CAS and SASS, . . . but the basic technique and leather workmanship starts there. May God bless, Dwight
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TOMAHAWK SHEATH
Dwight replied to Dave Richardson's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
Honestly, . . . I do not know, . . . but when I saw that particular one on Ebay, . . . and it being called a Shawnee pattern, . . . I just kind of linked in with it, . . . I assumed, . . . as is done with most things, . . . a person will develop a pattern of things he likes to do, . . . and how he likes to do it, . . . I figured it was probably that way even with the Indians, . . . perhaps they found a blacksmith who would make theirs a certain way, . . . as his trademark, . . . and is became associated with them. Anyway, . . . I liked the looks of it. I'ts really not a lot different from yours, . . . the blade is probably only an inch or so wider, . . . but I like that pattern. May God bless, Dwight -
TOMAHAWK SHEATH
Dwight replied to Dave Richardson's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
Thanks, Dave, . . . it's close, . . . but the Shawnee pattern had a slightly wider blade, . . . that's the one I'm hoping to find. One was on Ebay a few months back, . . . and I got outbid on it. May God bless, Dwight -
TOMAHAWK SHEATH
Dwight replied to Dave Richardson's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
Hey, Dave, . . . can you show us a pic of the tomahawk? Reason I ask, . . . I'm looking for a certain pattern, . . . this looks like maybe the right one, . . . Thanks, may God bless, Dwight -
Recommendations for dremel burnishers
Dwight replied to Tinkerton's topic in Leatherwork Conversation
I cannot find the picture right now, . . . but I made several burnishers that I use with my Dremel. I took a 1/2 inch dowel rod, . . . drilled a hole in the end of it in the center, . . . forced a finish nail in the hole, . . . cut the head off the nail, . . . put it in the Dremel, . . . took a file or two and shaped the burnisher the way I wanted it. I would not be without mine, . . . May God bless, Dwight -
Best peices of a hide?
Dwight replied to hwhleather's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
It's a toss-up to a large degree. Because I do belts, . . . and have been known to do a 53 inch Western belt that was 3 inches too short when he came to pick it up, . . . I usually buy the whole side. The price for me works out about the same, . . . and I get belt material. May God bless, Dwight -
Looking for a radio sholder harness pattern and tips
Dwight replied to davidhebert22's topic in Patterns and Templates
OK, . . . now we can do something. I make a shoulder holster that is worn so it points the muzzle down, . . . and is a re-work of an older design. It, I think, would be perfect for this application. The next problem will be getting the pattern to you. If you want, . . . send me a private message, . . . use the little envelope up in the top right hand corner, . . . and I'll see if I can't make a workable copy for you and mail it to you. The shoulder straps will simply go from the front of one to the rear of the other, . . . and the whole thing will have belt clips, . . . one on each side, . . . as does the one in the picture. It does not have the "H" harness in the back, . . . but rather a simple "X" where the two shoulder straps cross, . . . Let me know if you are interested. May God bless, Dwight -
Looking for a radio sholder harness pattern and tips
Dwight replied to davidhebert22's topic in Patterns and Templates
Exactly where on the harness do you want to carry the radios? Front, . . . where your shirt pockets are? Under each arm? Behind your back? How big are they? Lots of information needed to be able to help you. May God bless, Dwight -
(continued from above)....... Next time you are there, . . . his customers will give your product a better look, . . . they bought once for price, . . . and now that it is probably broken, . . . or otherwise almost unuseable, . . . they will be more demanding. Always take the high road, . . . be the gentleman, . . . focus on the positive. It pays great dividends. May God bless, Dwight
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I've done several shows in the past, . . . and usually only do it when I'm bored. I'll make up a few belts, . . . typical holsters I sell, . . . and throw in a few "unique" pieces just for kicks and giggles. I've actually sold as many of the "unique" pieces as I have the regular stuff, . . . and belts are simply for show. The belts always seem to be the wrong size, or color for that particular person. But I have gotten some good orders, . . . and some good exposure, . . . which never hurts. Make sure as stated above, . . . you know YOUR product, . . . and don't bad mouth the other guy that's cutting his leather with a chain saw, . . . using a baking oven to melt his kydex, . . . and fastening em with aluminum washers. Next time you are there, . . . his cu