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I like it.

I struggle with this as well. I advertise in a local online add service (CL), and stress my custom work and individual service. I make mainly chest rigs for hikers, horseback riders, bow hunters, etc. I make one of items, and use only Hermann Oak leather. I do make pancake holsters as well for CC, and guns with lights, lasers, holographic lights, and others. I do use a Cobra class 3 to sew and feel this gives me a very reliable stitch line. I sewed by hand until arthritis put an end to that. I wish I could use a clicker press, just dont do enough holsters to justify a press and the expense of the dies. I have to say I'm a retired hobbyist, I'm doing this for a love of the craft, not as a living. I do not have a bunch of blue guns, have to use the customers most of the time so this hinders me. I do 3 or 4 holsters a month, sometimes less.

Pretty.

Very nice!

I think your doing great.

Thanks, I've made several for folks to carry in their pocket or purse. Never thought tho make them that thick though. Might look cool

I carry a little 380 pocket mouse a lot of the time. lcp Wit a crimson trace. I call it my walmartian. But sometimes I go places that I cant carry and leave it in the console. I have a pocket for the drawer, but wanted to leave that one there. This is a simple fold over, 7/8oz HO, rough out. I can leave this in the console.

Very nice work. I used the same "belt tunnel" on the back of a cross draw holster I built a while back.

Yeah that. I did a search as well and found nothing. Tooled and cut out I believe.

I'm guessing it's not the finish that's causing the problem, but maybe a little bit aggressive with the molding. Before you go messing with the thing, stick the gun in a dress sock or a plastic bag, put it in the holster overnight and see how it feels the next day. Sometimes they shrink a little during the drying.

Thank you, that's fiebings light brown pro dye.

I had a last minute request for a holster for a Glock 19 for xmas. Glad I had the blue gun! I also found out that the bread proofing button on my wife's oven works very well for drying holsters!

I've had that happen. Bummer..

2 stamp borders. Gonna borrow that! Nice job.

I've used many variants of beeswax and paraffin. I use a powered burnisher, not an iron, and have come to the conclusion that pure beeswax is best for my uses. After burnishing, I go over it with a piece of canvas and that takes care of any tackiness there may be. I have a small crockpot I bought at goodwill and keep beeswax in it. When I need another chunk I plug it in and after it melts I spoon a small bit into a mold and chuck the last of the used one in the pot. Unplug, let cool, back on the shelf until I need another. I've never noticed any particular odor, but I'm not allergic so probably dont pay much attention to it.

Great!

Where do you even get it?

You're welcome. I would be interested in the pattern of this. I'm debating joing the local shotgun club. Isn't it great that crafters from the absolute different sides of the country can share in real time? I hate to date myself, but I can remember calling mom collect when I drove home in 6 hours and she would refuse the call just so she would know I made it home. Today, most people don't even know what long distance calls were.

That, my friend, is very sweet. The seams work well, and the finish is very nice.

What the heck is embalming thread?

I generally do a reinforcing piece but dang I like that detail! I get what your saying about the ejection port, you gan get great detail and relieve it from the inside and keep the lines. Very nice!

Jls, did I see somewhere you had a post about getting rid of the foot prints? I'm trying to blend mine but would love to get rid of them. I have a cobra class 3. Any advice would be appreciated. No thread hijack intended.

I made a chest rig for a 9.5` 44 mag. My post is still up in holsters, super redhawk 44mag with aimpoint. Mine sit a bit more diagonally and have a different strap set up. Might work.

Yeah, I found that in my files after your previous comment. I use your method for my pancakes. Just forgot you provided this as well.

Flat backs? I'd like to see them. Might be something I'd like to play around with. Heck, I'd like to know how to get all my hand drawn patterns into the computer. Do you just copy them? I dont draw mine up on a program.