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I have only made one and many years ag. I used what I had laying around. It was 8-9 oz. as I was a western belt maker at the time. I still have the knife and the handle is still good although it has only seen little use. The thicker the leather the fewer washers you have to cut.

Nice. I like the color.

Very nice work.

Excellent.

Excellent.

I am with chuck and Charley.. If I wanted to carry the gun I would build a new holster and artificially age it. Save the old holster in case you decide to sell everything at a later date.

I like it.

Another vote to use a pad to write on. I am of the opinion that anything you do to try to smooth it will only result in damage. It is a nice top just as it is. Just live with it's faults.

Great work.

Nice work.

I just hold my thumb on the thread as it comes out of the bee's wax. It seems to work well but gets a little warm if you are pulling a long piece of string or pull too fast.

They don't bother coming here. Almost no lakes and nothing for them to eat.

Cool. The only water fowl around here live at the city park lake so no hunting.

I just pull unwaxed thread through a chunk of beeswax a couple or three times and, presto, waxed thread, nothing needed except both of my hands. I just started another holster and will be using this method again in a few days as I am out of pre=waxed thread..

I use a scrap piece of red oak under my leather when punching holes. It stand up to a lot of punching and won't damage the punch. Don't have a scrap? Go to Home Depot and buy a 1' piece of I x 4. It will last you a long, long time.

Not me. I stared drawing as a little kid. Cereal boxes? No way as I am not much on cereal. Hobby Lobby has white poster paper that isn't expensive and I use that. Cheaper than a box of cereal and more square footage to boot. I just bought a pack today while my wife was trying to wipe out their selection gf Christmas decorations as I used my last piece for a holster pattern I made Wednesday afternoon.

Several years ago my son that was almost 50 years old got a degree in fine arts. During one of the classed the students were instructed to bring a square to class the next day He was the only one to bring a framing square and the only on that knew what a square was. The professor gave him the job of teaching the much younger students how to use a square. He told me that most couldn't even read a ruler. A long time ago I worked with a guy that was helpless with anything less than 1/4" marks on a tape measure. He called 1/8ths big marls and 1/16ths little marks. Later as a construction supervisor I had a crew on one job and the pusher couldn't read a tape measure. By the time the job was finished he was capable of doing so as I taught him. Evidently schools no longer teach basics, just how to have a computer do it for you.

I do the same with horsehide which is almost as soft as pig and have had no problem. Just go easy on the stuffing part. Got one in the works right now.

How did we ever get anything done before computers, smart phones, and power tools? I started drawing as a little kid. There wasn't TV so things like drawing, reading books, and building model airplanes were my pastime and I had some talent with pencils. Essential tremors have done a number on that but with medical help I can still do a simple pattern. It's not like it's fine art.

It looks great as well as I am able to see it. My critique is more light on your subject.

Now I have a crick in my neck after leaning so far over to view the sideways pictures. None the less it is good work and should stand up to it's job.

^ This.

Welcome from a long way south.