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What kind of holsters do you intend to make? Western, Concealed carry, hunting?

I agree, there isn't a darn thing wrong with being opinionated, His work is excellent as are his designs.

the short strap is on the butt end. http://www.90thidpg.us/Equipment/Weapons/M1907Sling/index.html

JLs quit posting a while back you probably should contact him at his store site for permissions.

https://www.ncmuseumofhistory.org/learning/educators/timelines/eighteenth-century-north-carolina-timeline

np I don't know if Scotland was under English rule back then but have also read that in England the laws were so strict that leather work was highly regulated as to what a person could make and sell for example a cobbler could only make shoes, not saddles , gloves etc. So bringing that knowledge here would have been the same a cobbler wouldn't know how to make a saddle even if it was legal to do so. I posted the links to some great books on another thread here. When i get a second i will find and repost the links if you want.

My suggestion would be to find out what European cultures settled in the area, back then they self segregated. with town ships being of mostly one culture or race of people. Pick your culture then go from there they only knew what they were taught and that knowledge was brought from Europe. People back then made and used what was used in their homelands with techniques brought from their homelands. Then study that cultures leatherwork. https://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ncmaps/id/736

Heres the m1907 exact dimensions hope they help.

The m1907 military sling fit every soldier and rifle for a couple world wars and is still being made today, its highly adjustable. It is a two piece sling one piece is approx. 22"/ 23" the other piece is approx. 43 " / 46" . You may want to look at one of these and how its made, you can still buy the metal parts for them also.

Both are very nice!!! Love that old iron!

What type of sling are you making 72 " sounds pretty long to me? I have made a few most are of the old military type they are two piece. I have also made the cobra type, those are typically one piece, no where near 72", but i have done them two piece as well.

Great tips Toxo thanks I think i have enough 2mm right now for 1 and maybe a snakeskin hat band lol.

Thank you i love this hat style its now officially on my bucket list. lol.

those are nice what weight leather and type is best?

not your ordinary card holder for sure. Beautiful work friend.

Man i love your stuff! it is always so honest, inspiring and uplifting. Seeing it just makes my day a bit happier.

wow not bad imo!

your right about not knowing the steel or tempering techniques for sure but the way i figure it is if the tool is junk it may be worth the try and you may get lucky. My self i make my own cutting tools, awls and even some of the basic stamps, my mill is a set of hand files lol. If you do buy Tandy stamps then try and get older ones as they were much better quality, same with the cutting tools IMO. Once the mass producing world turned to relying on minimum standards for manufacturing stuff the quality went way down they simply don't test every tool for temper but rely on the sendit back method. I think there is a niche for leather tools made well with no frills but it may not be big enough to pan out.

thank you for the link.

back in the day tools , even knives didn't have much info on the steels used nowadays the trend by consumers is that every detail of an item is considered before purchase. As for steels the relevance of steel type isn't as important as how the steel was tempered during the construction process but most folks dont realize this aspect and tend towards opinions rendered on line by the most votes. As for stropping, polishing, sharpening whatever you want to call it depending on method of choice of leather tools i will say leather is very hard on edges so the process is needed more frequently than some tools less than others. If your tools seem to soft tempered you can re temper them if you still have your knife making equipment. My beef with the tool selection is the quality of stamps and the quality of the imprint they leave, some you buy are the direct result of the manufacturing processes now a days i feel most mass produced tools are the product of people who never use them or understand just what they are trying to do with them besides making a buck selling them. If you want quality tools your going to have to spend the money for quality tools i haven't found a middle of the road good leather tool company as yet.

For me its a couple of things, one is to much cost to justify. I would have to make hundreds of products a year to even come close to paying off the investment plus the time taken, from leather work, to learn another program, updates, tech problems etc. I do this to relax i spent almost 30 years working with computers and sitting for hours at a desk and am just tired of the tech crap to be honest.

i feel the same friend and meant no disrespect.

Thank you for posting this!!

it would take me seconds to cut my pattern at one of the straight sections and lengthen it with another piece of pattern paper, scan it and save it so i could reprint if needed.. A pocket is a pocket you just make two instead of one with your pattern. The point i was making is that after you have your pattern the money you have spent is just setting there, you dont have to redesign every time you make a watch band. But if you have the dough to blow then go for it

i love how we went from making a nothing to it card holder to the most intricate work possible to prove the point how many watch bands or purses does it take to pay off an autocad program, a computer, a laser cutter, printer then all the updates and rebuys, personal time learning and relearning? If i had to use this to create i would pay some teenager, buy my patterns, and pocket hundreds if not thousands. but yall don't have to convince me to buy new toys lol my toys just aren't computers I've played that game.