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Frank

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  1. I appreciate the compliments very much.
  2. I've been on a little hiatus with a sick family member and haven't had time to post. I just finished these up. I made a double shoulder rig for my Uncle. A big thanks goes out to Matt Alsaker for the thumb break stiffeners and Lobo for the over sized patterns. I was on a severe time constraint with this one as my Uncle did not like being without both of his CC pistols. This one was made out of horsehide. The second is a chest style hunting rig for my cousin. He's a big dude and I could not get his size prior to making the rig. It's a little big but I will fit it to him in a couple weeks. I also got a half saddlebag with holster pouch finished for a friend. The cantle piece was tapered on both sides and made longer. I attached a weighted pouch (counterweight) to it so it can be hung over a bench seat in the truck. The flap is also elongated to cover more of the holster pouch. The pouch will fit his single action revolvers and his 1911 style semi-autos. I messed up on one stamp in the left hand corner, under the flap. It bugged me to no end but he was tickled to death with the bag. The chestnut color leather really looks great with the copper toned hardware.
  3. A friend of mine who is a tattoo artist, gave me a few of the tattoo gun grips (knurled metal) and they have a set screw drilled into them. I can screw them on a lot of my stamping tools to provide a larger grip
  4. It's great to see more and more people from Wisconsin in here. I'm in the Milwaukee area.
  5. Thanks everyone. Just got word from the owner that he got it in the mail today and was extremely satisfied. He's sending more work my way next week.
  6. Very nice rig...quit giving me ideas of what to do in the spare time that I don't have!
  7. I don't think his patterns show double soled Mocs. but it can't be much different. You can go to Will Ghormley's site at http://www.willghormley-maker.com/Moccasin-Trace.html and download his tutorials on 3 different styles of Mocs.
  8. Thanks guys, I appreciate it. Like I said, I'd prefer to do another one in veg tan to avoid doing the rolled edge but I was fairly happy with the way it turned out.
  9. They do have a small show room. Give them a call in advance and set up an appt. or see if they have time for you to come in. They are usually very busy putting together and sending out orders (there are only 2 of them working). I call in my orders in advance since I know what they have and then pick them up. Frank
  10. If you're looking for dyes, finishes, fasteners, and sewing supplies, you can go to Sew What Supplies in West Allis on Hwy 100 near Sams Club
  11. As promised, here are the photos of the finished model 94 take-down case. This was built to the customer's specs (he wanted it flexible and easy to pack and store) but the next one I make will be in Veg Tan, not suede. Suede has a tendency to move around and stretch a little too much for my liking but it turned out relatively well. It's a two piece pouch, one for the barrel and the other for the stock and receiver. They are sewn and riveted to each other at the top so you can flip one case up to get to the bottom case. I also added an accessory pouch on the back side. It would have looked a lot better in veg tan I think and then I wouldn't have had to to a rolled edge border to cover up the seam. Frank
  12. Outstanding Josh. One of the nicest 1911 rigs I've seen in a while.
  13. Yes, they are pretty close. I had a 1911 mag here and a friend asked for mag holders for his P220. I never heard a bad word from him.
  14. Nice work. Over near Miller Park myself.
  15. Thanks very much. I got the specs from the original pattern that was posted in the Military Regs. Once I resized it to specs, I had a little tweaking to do on the rivet holes but it came out as accurate as could be.
  16. Thanks Rory. I cut all of the belt tips like that by hand. I have never seen a punch with a long taper like that. Frank
  17. Thanks very much
  18. Thanks everyone. That border is just really nice, clean, and simple. I do like it quite a bit. I start on the case this week and should have it finished this week as well and will definitely post some photos.
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