Hags

Thank you, I usually burnish my pieces during wet molding. I use a flat boner to do the edges then go over the whole thing. I really like watching the color come out. The drier it gets, the more the burnishing affects it. The resolene (50/50 with water by the way) just seals it in.

I have made several holsters for this young man. This is his "grouse gun". He carries it elk hunting. Ruger Mk II Tactical with a Vortex holo and a Silencerco Sparrow silencer. It's kinda long, so the hole in the bottom is for a tie down. 8/9 oz Hermann Oak Fiebing pro dye Saddle tan and Dark brown Resolene 277 top and bottom on a Cobra class 3 Always fun to do something different.

Nice!

Goliger leather in California sells HO. Reasonably priced, and the branded hides are a bargain. Some of the brands are cool and I can work them into a note book cover or some thing. You'll have to call them, you can see product and pricing online, it's cant order online. Tell Cheryl that Gary in Sequim sent you. Ask for some HO tags and stickers. They'll include them for free. Cheryl explained to me that any stores buy large tannery runs and grade them themselves. They buy A and B grades from HO. I buy the branded a and b grades and while not perfect, they are very nice in my opinion.

Yep, I use wet canvas or a rag.

Very nice.

Scrap leather...

Nice work! One of my favorite revolvers.

I struggled trying to get even curves for fobs and other items using a knife. Not such a big deal for large curves. I had pretty good luck cutting the bottoms with a set of half round punches off Amazon, about $20 i believe. Eventually I went with a die cutter (now have 2) for about $60. I use it on a 1 ton arbor press from harbor freight. Also about $60. Great way to burn through a bunch of scrap.

I have a Cobra class 3. The holster plate is used for stitching around belt clips and stuff like that. You use the right top feed dog, no bottom feed dog. This allows you to get very close. Mine has no serrations.

Nice Chuck!

Welcome! Lots of seniors here.

Very nice! I have a LCP with a CT laser on it. My holster is very similar.

Welcome! There is a lot of good info here. Look forward to seeing your work.

Welcome! Looking forward to seeing your work.