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I use a knife, sandpaper, then water and saddle soap. I use the bar soap I get at a local farm and ranch store. If you don't have a wood slicker, try canvas or denim. The ieather you use matters as well. Chrome tan just won't slick up as good as veg tan. An inexpensive box knife can be stropped and cuts very well. I use a box knife for large cuts like belt straps out of 8/9 oz, a #5 xacto for smaller cuts, and a 60mm rotary cutter for lighter stuff. You will aquire things/tools as you go. I'm always on the look out at garage and estate sales for old leather working tools.. Good luck.

Looks good. You could pay a little more attention to the edges.

Well done!

They are both sources of info. Caveat emptor...

I don't think it will work. I have always dyed before tokanole.

I believe I bought mine from RealLeather? Montana leather company has the kit for about $50.

Yes, you can squeeze a ball out of the bottom. It originally was a straight slot, but that took a lot of pressure to pop a ball out. I took a large corner punch and opened it up to make it easier.

The pattern calls for a snap. This, IMHO, limits where you can attach it. The strap allows you to go around the tubing of a push cart that carries your bag. You can still attach it to your bag if you want. It holds 4 balls. Thanks for the kind words. Also, opening the bottom allows the balls to come out much easier.

I play golf, so when Don Gonzales came up with this pattern, I had to try it. I made a couple of changes, I used a strap instead of a clip to better go around a push cart frame, and opened up the bottom to make squeezing a ball out easier. Go easy on my tooling, still learning that part.

Pretty cool! I need to do some cowboy stuff.

I wrapped my table with 1x2s and router's the edges 1/8in. I left a 2 in overhang to clamp stuff (like a straight edge),, then finished w/ stain and varnish. All covered with a 36x60 cutting mat.

You could always buy a pattern for the holster. It would help a lot to figure out your stitch lines etc. Adams leatherwork has a lot of good videos on holster making and how to do patterns. EDC has a lot of patterns as well as videos on how to design holsters.

Welcome! Nice work!

Welcome! Look forward to seeing more of your work.

Very nice.

I usually wet and hammer the stitch line. This closes the holes a bit, smooths the stitches, and removes a lot of the machine marks.

Welcome, from about a year away from you as someone could get! Look forward to seeing your work.

Nice! I'm getting better at tooling. Not quite there yet though. Is the custom stamp your logo?

Very nice!

Excellent. As my wife says, we look at our work from 6 inches with a very critical eye. No one else does. I'm sure that you, as well as the rest of learn from every project.

Nice work! Been wanting to try that myself. Don Gonzales has a pretty good video on it.

I had to do a refresher program for work online. I've been using a pad for quite a while and only had a quite old laptop. My neighbor replaced the old drive with a solid state drive and I can't believe the difference. $125. New battery too.

Very nice!

I agree! I had a local wood turner make me a burnisher and had him include a pointed end that I could do belt slots with.

Pretty!