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I did one show and would like to do another. I had fun, but everything mentioned so far happened to me. About the only thing I sold were the holsters I had lying around for years. I still have holster that I made for the show left. It seems like it should work, I just can't figure out how to make it worth while. I was advised to take something to do and a pretty lady to sell the stuff. And for what guns to take holsters for, I was asked for a ankle holster for a full sized 1911. I hope this helps. JH

The Bianchi videos are good stuff. I have Dusty Johnson's also but they do not compare to one another. Check out you tube for "carry" holsters. I am sure there are more videos out there that are good these are the only ones I have experience with. I still go through a lot of trial and error and a lot of hair pulling. I hope this help and good luck. JH

Springfield Leather. They have a add on here. I use 10 oz Herman oaks for hunting knife sheaths. I have not made many sheaths though. I hope this helps. JH

Thank you. JH

WOW! That is nice all the way around. JH

This is a sheath I made a couple of weeks ago. I have not made very many sheaths, until resently. The local gun shop has been getting custom knives in, the knives are great but the sheaths are not the same quaility. So long story short they asked me to make their sheaths. Let me know what you all think. I always want to get better. JH

Thank you all for the kind words. I would like to say that this holster came out perfect on the first try. I have made a couple holsters to accommodate a red dot before. These guys go shoot prairie dogs with these type of pistols. I was nervous that when the customer put the rig on that it would fall down around his ankles, it didn't though. The pattern for this holster took quite a few tries to get it close. Then I still had to do some trimming on the leather around the eotech. I made the mag pouch out of 6 oz scraps. And again the pattern took several tries and I still had to trim the leather, finally after a couple dry fittings it all came together. The mag pouch is held on with t-nuts and screws. It is detachable, but I think it would be really hard to get it back on. Thanks again for the comments. JH

This a cross draw for a ruger mk II with a removable mag. holder. The color in lite brown oil dye. Leather is 10 oz HO. It took a lot of thought on my part to figure out what the guy wanted and how I was going to put it all together. There are somethings that I would do different, but the customer was very happy. I also made a 2" wide belt to go with it. I did not weigh the holster and gun, but this set up is heavy. As always let me know what you all think, I have a thick skin and always want to improve. JH

The hammer maybe to light. I had the same trouble with mine. I had to sharpen and strop mine quite a bit. It is still not as sharp as it needs to be. It still takes several whacks to get through two layers of 7/8 oz leather. Hope this helps, JH.

Wow! That is low humidity. I am sure here in Missouri our's a lot higher. I guess I will have to wait longer. I hand dye all of my stuff and I tend to get a little carried away with how many coats of dye I put on. Thanks again for the help. JH

It should have been dry. The humidity in the house is low, we have wood heat. I dyed some other holsters at the same time and have not wet them yet, so they have dried for another day ( 2 days total). I am getting ready to wet them and see if I have different results. I hope you are right and I can mark it down as a lesson learned. Thanks for the reply and I'll post if the same happens to the others. Another question is do you all clean or deglaze the leather before dyeing? Thanks again JH

Herman oaks. JH

I have a bit of a situation. I made up a holster last night (stitched and dyed). Tonight after I wet the holster there were a lot of dark spots all over the holster. I am not sure what caused this. I used feibings oil light brown. I know there will be dark spots where the boning takes place, but this looks like water spots. I hope this will go away when it is more dry, but it is not looking good. Any help would be great. thanks, JH.

I don't think I would double 8/9 oz. I have made them before by lining 7/8 with 3/4 oz. The holster was firm and solid. Make sure the belt attachment is strong! also I would recommend a wide belt. 9 inch barreled guns are not made for quick draw. I would want to know the customers opinion and what he has in mind for the use. This is just my opinion and wish you good luck. JH