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Great work,the snake skin really pops out against that deep black.stitching looks really nice and you must be happy with the burnished edges.

Good work,colour of holster and stitching hi well with the highlights on the handle.

Thanks Dickman,some more pics this weekend

Great carving,stamping and painting there.keep it up

Thanks Rockoboy Stitching took me about 3hours lol and I haven't even started the toe plug yet. More pics to come

Looking forward to seeing more of your progress with this work.

Great work there.May I ask what sealer you used on the leather?

Not yet but I will glue and stitch one in.

G'day All I have finally made some progress with my first cowboy single action rig. I will share my mistakes and things I have learnt along the way. Hopefully this may help others wishing to do a similar project. I started off buying a Whill Ghormley "Hand of God" pattern and I also purchased Chris "Slickbald" Andres patterns for gun belts and holsters. I unpacked the Whill G pattern first and started cutting up leather, only to realize its a single holster belt only pattern. Not to worry I just cut up another template in reverse. I then proceeded to stamp the holster rather than carve it (I know I have a stamping habit) I made some errors in the line work and stamping so I decided to make it black to hide the mistakes. Then I realized it is not a lined design,so I cut out some thinner leather to glue to it.However by adding another layer of leather it would mean having to widen the template due to internal space lost due to the extra volume of leather. Don't really like the rough finish on the inside to be honest however I will treat it as a prototype. Hand stitching has been a pain,especially on the welt up under the trigger guard where there is 4 layers of leather and due to the fact I am not very fast or good at stitching. Anyway here are the progress pics.

Fantastic work again,I have started my first stamped holster,these works of art have set the bar for me in the future. Thanks for sharing and keep the pics coming

Great seat,pic of the bike as well? Really like the fonts used and the contrast of the two colours.

Second that

A really tidy little bag. What will you be carrying in it?

A good scrap leather project. Like the Camo on the leather

Hahahha Don't wear the rig to church do you??

15 years old? Still looks in great condition, must be due to the workmanship Like the matching buckles

Great looking holster!

Cheers Rockoboy

Thanks for that advise Dwight. A little wider would make it tighter to pull through and then it would grip nice and snug. I will have to give that a try on my next bullet loading strip for sure. Thankyou Yes holsters and gun belt are next.

Thanks for the kind comments. Dikman I did make up a prototype with riveted bullet loops. It will suit some cowboy shooters rigs but some people like their leather works plainer. Personal choice I guess. Happy to use rivets as it means less stitching time for me

Great explanation Dickman thanks. Yes I stitched between each loop. Just to make sure they never move. I hate stitching but don't like making things for mates that break.

Love the stamping really works well on the holster.

All glued up and edging done.