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That is a nice one by the limited detail I can see. How long is it?

Sorry, I can't help you with who Floyd Lingle was. It does appear to be a well made, well used and probably well loved ranch saddle. I particularly love the meandering spur tracks across the seat, that always had to come with a good story, haha.

That's what I get for looking. I'm thinking horse or mule harness, duh.

Nope, never, ever did that. Well, I may have heard of a guy that did it one time, I think...... That guy is more clear, now on which way to go for a longer stitch, theoretically speaking of course.

Nice job, I really like them.

Those are my thoughts as well, sir. While not fool-proof, knowing a little about your customer in advance goes a long way. I have refused to do some jobs for some people, I tried to to do it in graceful ways, but if I know something about them previously that isn't right in my mind, I just move on by. I have the business to prove that too, haha. Lawyers and legal documents have their uses, but in my mind shouldn't enter in to these kinds of jobs. Edited to add, I was referring to K-Man's post on page 1. Let common sense prevail, if you feel you need legal representation to fabricate a holster, let someone else make it.

Most excellent. Just, well, excellent.

That's a dandy, my friend. Just excellent.

Darn, I got my hopes up thinking a youngster, and almost everyone is a youngster to me, hehe, was making an old school dump pouch. Sigh. All seriousness aside, good luck with your mag holder.

Real good advice. Al Stohlman really was a wizard. He was forced to be commercial, but if you can find his more independent writing and teaching, there is really not much better that I have found.

I learned through a lot of trial and error and looking at stuff I admired. What I noticed, especially with western and horse gear, rounder is better, square corners look kind of awkward and eventually try to curl up, at least on saddles and tack. So, I design with the rounder is better mantra in the back of my head, and it also works for holsters and such. Again, I think you have a lot of talent, keep at it.

Holy mackerel, if that is your first attempt at serious leatherwork, or even if it was your tenth, that is some great work. I particularly like your magazine pouch. And as you are learning, patience is rewarded. Great job.

Again, good, clean work. First class

First class work, no doubt.

Outstanding. That is going to be a happy man.

Some good comments here. I will just add my comments, that there is very seldom a condition of too tight a fit in any thing other than the very immediate. This rare condition should be cleared up by a little education on your part as the maker to the consumer. I have never had a holster that didn't loosen up, some alarminging so. I make them as tight as I can without straining the stitches unnecesarily. If the leather is of good to excellent quality, and the fit upon completion is anything other than tight as heck it, is probably going to be real sloppy in a few years, therefore not adding anything to your holster making reputation. I should add that I am talking about serious self defense or law enforcement type holsters. Some holsters that are more for looks or historical kind of applications were never designed to be held by the exacting dimensions of the boning and had other methods of retention. I don't know it all by any means and subject to learning something new, and actually do from time to time, lol. No offense intended to anyone, just my observations.

Unless you're blazing 'em out the door, hacksaw blades work well.

If you have a Sig Sauer p226 pattern in there, it will be real close.

Wow, my friend, I must admit I am jealous. Superb weapon and holster. Right up my alley.

Hey Cody Let me get a little information so as to see what specifically you are interested in. I have a boatload of belt patterns in a few different forms. I have all the books mentioned by posters to your thread, in addition to others not as well known. For instance, in one of F.O. Baird's books there are probably 10 pages of different floral and geometric and also pictorial style belts. So, let me know what widths and style you are primarily interested in and I will dig some out for you. I guess I should ask what you have access to right now and we'll work from there. There are literally thousands out there and I have some original ones as well, from long, long ago. Are you a beginner at tooling, or what skills have you already worked on, and what tools generally do you possess? I enjoy helping people interested in this craft, because I think that is what keeps it alive and relevant in the big picture. So Cody, let me know what you have in mind and I'll trace you off some of the stuff you like or may like. Jay

Hey there That is a good job, reminded me of an old pattern I have. I'll PM ya.

Oak leaves are tough, all you need is practice. My advice is practice your decorative cuts, I start harder and end lighter, but that is actually a very good first oak leaf. I use a nylon beveler blade in a swivel knife for a lot of work, but oak leaves have too many sharp angles to do it entirely with this method. As another poster said, you can smooth the transitions with a modeling tool as well. Again, you have the basics, just practice and you will be golden.

That is very well done. I used to make these back in the 70's and early 80's. None as pretty as that though, well done.

Excellent, solid workmanship. Good job.

If you have access to a Glock 22, and don't want to much retention molding, it will work for a Sig 226 as well. As a poster mentioned above, you will want a thumb break or other good retention.