Stetson912

I agree. I personally like decorative cuts. But that's not to say that you can't leave em out or alternatively have to much. To each their own. And I probably wouldn't have noticed you don't have any except by the comments. Your holster is very clean and the color is so gorgeous. I envy everything about it. My question, how much larger is the back panel than the front panel? Usually it's the front panel that's bigger but because of the tooling (and throwing rules out the window hehe) the back is larger... correct? So how do you determine how much larger to make the back panel?

Very clean work. Not easy to do with veg tan. It is veg tan right? The clips you used, are those "money clips" ?

True, you would also have an unfinished side of the buckle tab that may be undesirable. And possibly an awkward step on the front where the layers come together. I didn't think about those things lol

Similar thing happened to me. Made a pair of gun belts and holsters for a friend of my dads. I was just happy to do the project and am a novice so I didn't want to charge the guy too much. Basically added up what supplies cost and charged that. Anyways, through some miscommunication he thought I was making him just one belt. I would send him pictures throughout the process and he always said how great they looked. He realized finally I was making two belts and two holsters and doubled what I quoted him. Made a pretty penny on that(and still undercharged probably). The important thing is he was satisfied with my work and he got what he wanted. So if he decides he wants to give extra than I won't say no. I think it's nice just to please the person that's gonna be using my product, the rest is just a bonus, kinda their way of saying thanks.

Aww I got to your question too late. They look awesome though. I did have an idea, maybe it'll help someone wanting to do the same thing? What if you took a belt blank of whatever thickness and sandwiched it between the two sides of the belt. You would keep the middle one longer than the other two to be the part to hold the buckle. You could dye each side of that little piece the opposite color and fasten it however you like. Would that work? I think what you did is just fine and works great. This is just what came to mind when I saw your question. Food for thought

Wow. That looks fantastic!

Haha thanks. It isn't originally my idea. I found a pattern for the rk3 on the leather wranglers site(free download). I would like to get one one day but my BK happened to fit.(I reckon most swivel knives would fit if so inclined) It was just a fun little project. And I learned how to dead end double loop lacing haha.

Just a fun quick little project. I got some green buffing compound to see if that's why my BK swivel knife is always so hard to use. Turns out it helped a lot! So I made this little thing just to try out some cuts. It's a bit small (tooling wise) for the blade I have but it worked out. Thanks for looking all comments welcome.

Cool! I don't do much wet moulding but it's a bit challenging. Looks awesome

Ohh well shows ya what I know haha. I bet a belt sander makes quick work of sharpening though.

Haha I just might. Thanks

Hey @bikermutt07, if you need a tip for your knife then... Well I don't think sharpening will help... Oh... You meant tips on sheath making.... My mistake hehehe. Isn't @Sanch knives and sheaths awesome though!

I think ive seen some of times videos too. They are pretty good.

Oh wow, I hadn't heard that. That's so sad.

No problem. If anything cut just past that angle line on the outside to keep it a little longer. That way you don't run the risk of it being too short and having a gap showing or something. Just something to consider when binding book board or something like that

Oh, check this out too. Just heard about it.https://www.amazon.com/Handmade-Shoes-Men-László-Vass/dp/3848003686

It's under her name. Lisa Sorrell. The series is called "it's a boots life". It's not instructional but you still learn a lot. It's about her life and things she does but most always has a tip or trick related to boot making. And from there there are other resources she mentions. She also has a DVD instructional guide she sells if you have the coin for it. It is a bit pricey though. I've had the same ishoe...about finding information. It's really hard to find someone who knows it and is willing to part with the information. Haha.

Oh boy, that's quite the project. I don't make shoes but this interests me. Have you heard of Lisa Sorrell? She is a boot maker and she sells a few tools on her site. I'm not sure what all you will need. I recommend looking at her YouTube series, she gives little tips and tricks and shows a lot of tools she uses. She does use a sewing machine and I think she even sells lasts or mentions where to get them. There is leather called some bend leather. It's veg tan but is super stiff. That's what most use for soles. I imagine you will want a sharp curved awl as well as a straight one. I have seen people not use needles when sewing as well. Instead they use what is called a waxed end. Lisa shows how this is done I believe. A waxed end is flexible and will follow the holes a curved awl makes a lot easier than anything else I imagine. As far as leather recommendations, I can't really help. I imagine anything that is strong enough to get through lasting is ok to use. But I'm not real sure. I don't think stretch is a shoemakers friend thogu. I would think that when you last the shoe if it stretches you'll have to re last and keep stretching it till the stretch is gone. It may effect the wear of the shoe too. Just my thoughts. I hope someone chimes in here, I'm curious to see what others think too.

@northmount I didn't think of that. I am using one of the basic wooden strap cutters and it does seem to wedge in there sometimes. I'll have to invest in a better tool. @YinTx that isn't a bad idea. It would be great for a cutting punching board kinda thing. Thanks for the idea

Cool.looking forward to seeing how it works out

Awesome

Yup I think so. It isn't part rawhide though it appears fully tanned. I wonder if it was old stock or something.. or if age even matters. It took me 2 hrs to cut two blanks. I couldn't use a strap cutter because it wouldn't cut through it and the gauge moved so I had to use a straight edge. Just rediculous. And it had to be wet to split it. I may just toss it since it's so hard to work with. Idj

Leather would work ok. Paracord I think would be a bit flimsier? Idk. I'm not sure there is a rule how thick to make it. Do you have Stohlman's books on case making? There's a good section on handles in there that may help. Also, if you want a leather core, if you have how to make whips by Ron Edwards he shows how to make a leather core for a whip which could be adapted to your handle. Hope that gives an idea for you. I've never done it so, just spitballin here.

I have the Galaxy S7 and use it exclusively. I do have to resize my pictures I post. I use an app called photo and picture resizer. It's really easy to use. And it does batch resizing. A lot of times I have 4 or 5 pictures I want to upload and the app let's me resize them all at once as a batch. This let's it stay under the 1.4 mb your allowed to upload. It's good for a few pics. But if you have a lot then you'll probably have to use imgur or Photobucket or something like that to post them here. Just my thoughts, may be worth trying.

Well slap me on the bum and call me Judy... That's fantastic! How did you lace the hole for the bolt end?is it double loop? The stamping is nice too. I know which tools you used except for the depressions in the middle row. Is that a small pear shader or something else?