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Here's another one off my bench. A holster for a SW Shield 9mm. I tried building it in the curved style. The retention on this one is really nice. I'm happy with that. Threw in a cool Paracord bullet bracelet for kicks, force patina 9mm shells to match haha. It is 2 layers of 4/5 oz stuck together. Critiques welcome. Thanks!

This, this is good. I like , more power to ya for painting that with a nail art brush. Beyond my skills haha.

Haha yeah, I like rings molds a lot. B ut the cooks work just the same. Not as pretty but that's not what matters haha

Right, I hear ya. I'm using a prepped mold that was sent to me for a m p sheild but I may cut most of it off haha. I just saw it on hold and it looks really close if not the same. I've also heard people cutting down commander molds to use for the officer model but, I don't like that either. It's the first 3.5" 1911 dummy I've seen though

From the pictures it looks pretty close to an officer acp. I've used cooks molds before and they are just fine. I prefer the unprepped version though. Prepped means they filled in the trigger area and put a "dowell" along the top to mold a sight channel. Only issue is it runs the whole length of the slide which is ok I guess, bit I don't like that personally.

Well idk if you've seen this one. Idk if it's different or not. Let me know what you think.https://www.holstersmith.com/vcom/cooks-gun-molds-rock-island-armory-c-555_656_832.html

Does it have to be colt?

Very cool

Thanks man, yeah sometimes the down n dirty simpler projects that hardly touch the marble are the super fun ones. Haha awesome thanks for sharing that. Give it a go! They're fun to make

Thanks fredk, it's a challenge for me being that small. My swivel skills aren't the best haha

Font is kunster script (I think) I used inkscape to size it and printed it out. Traced to the leather and lightly cut it in with my 1/4" angle swivel knife blade. Then after I dyed and had a few layers of sealer I used watered down black acrylic paint to antique it. Then sealed it with more mop n glo. Thanks! It is. It's what was requested too. Fiebings pro mahogany diluted a little with denatured alcohol and airbrushed in several applications. Thanks!

I have a few projects I'm trying to manage all at once. This was a super simple one so I thought I'd knock it out real quick. Used scrap leather. 3 mystery bracelets with names. Mahogany dye and mop n glo finish. Hope you enjoy! Ps. Sorry for the bad lighting names are Freddie, Kari, and Dave.

Nice work!

The hole cut looks a bit rough and jagged too, as if done after the fact. I love all the different thoughts and ideas and possibilities everyone comes up with. Several of them would work too. Just goes to show, more n one way to dress a salad... More n one way to skin your nose... No that's not it.... well, you get my drift eh? Haha

I tend to wrap the thread around the meat space between the first and second knuckle. Not as thin and doesn't cut. Odds are you aren't pulling tight enough rather than too much. You'll get calloused after a bit and it won't be as bad. But wrapping with anything will totally eliminate the issue

Hmm, looking again it looks machine stitched maybe. And the hole for the crossbar looks like an afterthought as the stitching doesn't appear to stop short like it should. Looks like they made a sleeve for the handle then cut the hole afterwards. Maybe camera angle is messing with me?

Did you oil one and not the other? Even a touch more dye on one than the other can do it. Hides can also be darker in spots than others or have different characteristics in one area than another. If the method of application was the same in both cases, then id say it's down to how much dye was used or some variance in the hide itself.

You can use all sorts of things. Thick poster board is ok. The cereal box and bag stiffener ideas are good too. I've used Matt board with success. I cut it a bit smaller than the dimensions of the cover and then beveled/skived the edges of the Matt board to have a nice raised effect and smooth transition to the edge of the cover.. this is glued to the inside of the cover then the cover is lined. I glue it with the bevel facing the inside of the book so the raised effect is on the lining and the outside stays flat.

If I were to do this to a similar railing already constructed, I would first make the pattern which is simple enough. Then I would prefer punch my holes for the seam at a 45 ish degree angle. I would then stitch it together. The angled holes would allow use of straight needles. Alternatively, I might use curved needles to stitch the seam. Then pound the seam with a flat faced smooth hammer to flatten it out. That's how I would do it lol. There is Probably a better way

Right! I may need to turn down a job because of that. Bible cover that is for be a huge Bible. He said it was a "standard" sized Bible. But it's 10x8 and 3.5" thick! I'm not sure I have enough leather! Haha at least a big enough piece

Go for it! I found it scrolling through Facebook and thought it was perfect

I thought some people here may enjoy this. ..

Both are good ideas. Advertising on one side of it though is intriguing. If you don't need to sell it I like the idea of giving it with a belt

"This drink, I like it, I'll have another!" Hehe very nice work!