Fritzy

Rayban, Beautiful holster. I just bought the Ruger New Vaquero SA. Everyone is convinced I did it just to have another leatherworking project! I'm looking into building a double loop style holster like yours for my gun. Any suggestions on how to make an accurate pattern? Thanks! -Fritzy

@HandyAndy Yeah, I've got one too. I looked into a folding case, but a sleeve was a lot smaller, and since it's going in his pocket most of the time, less bulk. Unfortunately, he wants it open on the small end, not the longer side. -Fritzy

Yeah, Thats similar to how I want to do it. I'm not doing a closure of any sort. How did you stitch the sides? Did you just get in there with a pair of pliers when it was closed up and work the needles through? -Fritzy

Hi All, After reading for a few days, seems like the knowledgeable people on there might have a good idea on how to do what I'm looking for. A friend of mine has a Nintendo DS Lite, and asked me to make a leather case to carry it in. It's got a shiny plastic surface that's prone to scratching, so he wants a case to fit in his pocket. I recommended something out of cloth, but he wants leather. I can't resist a challenge, so I figured I'd see what I can do. So far, I've made a pattern for covering all but one end of the DS. It's a simple slip case. It slides in on the narrow end, and just pressure fits in there. No closures or snaps. Trying to reduce the bulk as much as I can. So here's my idea. I don't want to "pinch" the seams and stich them, becuase they'll hang out too much. I'm wondering if I can wrap them around, and stitch them. I'm not sure how to stitch something like that thoough. I thought about doing a box stitch on the corner, but this is 3/4 oz leather, and I don't know how that'd work. Suggestions or Ideas on how to start planning this? Thanks! -Fritzy

I think that's very similar to a mortise gauge that I use for laying out joinery. There's several styles, but the idea is that it has a fence that will allow you to run a blade, scraper, or pencil along a workpiece, parallel to the edge. If you do some googling, you can also find plans to make your own. I like the wheel marking gauge by veritas. Cheers! -Fritzy