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I don't but that's me, I go to the center of the bend with my patterns. One thing you will find is your stamping will be lost a bit when you bend the leather so wrapping it completely around might not look the way you want it to. Bend your test piece to see what happens. Cool lil skinner there!

i like it ! A lot of work there for sure.

if its the ratchet lock type you may be able buy those parts at the local welding shop.

you may need to know what type of competition and any special rules that may pertain to the holders.

oh you pay for it too just in a different way.

lol me too not because i love them but because i get tired of forgetting where i put them.

its interesting as the topic of lining holsters is always going to create discussion. One of the videos posted shows building an unlined holster. the other shows what appears to be suede lined holsters a the end.

I use a set of magnified reading glasses plus a headband magnifier for my small work. I don't sit in one spot for all the many different things i do in day, do my knife making in the garage and my leather in the basement, so a desk magnifier wouldn't help much.

Personally I don't line my holsters unless asked. Seems lining good leather with more leather doesn't help much at all except for pleasing the buyer. I've toted guns for decades in the woods both lined and unlined and haven't seen a lot of difference in wear on the firearms. From my years of rigorous testing ,lol, I've found that there are three things that keep a firearm from wearing prematurely and getting dirty in the holster. A toe in the holster so you dont sit down and fill the barrel with dirt, a tight holster so it doesn't shift around and wear itself self as you walk and lastly and most importantly personal responsibility for the care of my firearm and holster. If I do line a holster its like Dwight does but i may use a different lighter piece for the inside.

thanks yes it fits in the hand comfortably only one way then its just a matter of setting the awl in the position that suits you and you dont really even have to look to get good even and straight holes Thanks yea i use alot of it i really like the feel of antler for handle materials.

lol maybe not the first reinvent in the last few thousand years of leather working. Thank you for the nice words..

Sweeeeet!!! you wont want to get up, now for the drink holder lol.

yup its form a lamp shade and thank you for the compliment. I will make you one if you would like, I'll pm you when i get it done.

Figured i would make new awl for myself. my old awl wasn't the best by any means. so then I had to make a new haft as well. lol came out ok it fits my hand nicely, the awl is 2.5mm and makes some nice lookin holes. I was gonna post this on the awl sharpening thread from the other day as thats what led me build this. I had no way of really knowing how to sharpen an awl with this blade shape so now i do lol. I both formed and sharpened the blade by holding the blade still, in a small vice, then using standard needle files formed the blade. After hardening and tempering i then finished sharpening and polishing with the same method much easier to keep the shape IMO than trying to move the blade over a stone. I used sandpaper glued to ice-cream sticks for the final sharpening and polishing. Only took two band aids lol its sharp alright.

They do a nice job for sure.

YW I'm glad you like it, you can also reshape the tip if you need to make a creaser of any shape you like.

these work ok but they soak up more product than you use on the edge itself.

You could make a poke, small leather pouch for money, hang it around yer neck and use it the same way as they did before pockets were invented. Many a bad folk were educated by a poke.

lol one of my key fobs is a monkeys fist with a 12 gauge lead ball in it.

great idea I've got about 6 Junkers I need to look at, never gave it a thought of redoing them lol.

i use the wrong end of a small paint brush, just the handle held sideways puts on a nice even coat not to thick and right where i want it.

sew it on. but i agree with Dwight try and get the rubber or silicone, whatever they are cases.

Frodo gifted me one It is a great lil knife holding up real well so far all I've had to do was touch it up a bit. I use 2500 grit paper glued to my pounding stone.

great looking strap!! You might think about wadding material its also called batting for quilting wont break down like foam.

That came out really nice. I like that cam lock system especially.