PhilNelson

Thanks for the great advise. I got tired of stitching scraps together so I decided to try a basic holster. I made a pocket holster for a Ruger lcp. Made it with the flesh side out so it would stay in a pocket during a draw. Seems to fit nice. I can see this could be addictive.

The more I read, the more areas of interest I'm having.

It's a small world blacksuit. I work in Wichita, but live is Hutch also.

Thank you HavenHillJay. I work in Wichita, I'm sure it hasn't changed much. I have been enjoying the forum. It's not often you find a group of experts who are willing to take the time to help the new guys. It is appreciated.

Thank you very much bikermutt07. I've already downloaded one of his and can't wait to give it a go. Think I'm just going to practice stitching for a while first though.

I'm just getting started in leatherwork and am really glad I found this forum. I played around with leather as a kid and have been wanting to get back into it. My grandfather was a shoe repair man and would always save leather pieces for me to play with. I guess I inherited a lot of his old equipment years ago because I'm the one that had room for storage when he passed away. Thanks to this forum I've been able to identify a couple machines as an American straight needle stitcher, and a Landis finishing machine. I'm sure I'll eventually look for some help playing around with those, but for now am looking to learn to do things by hand. I'm really looking forward to trying to make a few holsters for myself. Thanks for all the great information, I've really enjoyed reading.