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if you can get his old belt it probably has his natural curve already wore in to it.

Welcome!! and I look forward to seeing your work.

Very cool idea!!!

those are nice work indeed. they make nice magazine pouches too.

I used to bow hunt Antelope from a blind next to a water hole and spent many hours watching birds and all the wildlife.. There was always somethign to watch coming in. It seemed as though the critters just waited their turn lol.

I use my belt sander lol.

beautiful work!

if you left the strap as thick as the holster you could skive or sand it down a bit on the inside. as Dwight says it will stretch bit naturally more so if thinner.

I have some antler.

i use a paint brush for edges also but i use the tip of the handle dipped into the edge paint and laid sideways along the edge of the leather.

I think one of these days I'm gonna try a spray bottle.

that is a nice sheath indeed .

beautiful. and interesting, we have magpies here too they look a bit different in marking but hey are black and white too. I didn't know that about their singing.

glad you got it figured out. My dogs had/ have food allergies found that out by switching their food one time. they broke out instantly almost with hives, bumps and lumps all over their bodies. it was a test to figure out what they could eat for about a year.

I had to do some research to see just what the dif is between resin, rosin ,tar or sap also how its made. Rosin is simple to make I'll collect and make a batch next spring, maybe sooner if a I can get to the woods. BTW if you do google rosin be sure to specify pine rosin or you get instruction on marajuana rosin lol i doubt it would work the same.

yup.

buy or use a 1" wood chisel and use punches for the ends that way you can make any size slot you want until you are sure what size oblongs you want. the chisel cuts really nice slots just punch out the ends and cut the slots withthe chisel.

i collected about a cup of pine sap last year to make glue as the native Americans did. They melt it and mix it with rabbit pellets. it creates a hot melt glue that they used or many things including attaching their arrow heads. I guess I should have collected more for sewing.

the nicest thing about it is that it points the same as my 1911.

The world would be a much better place with flavored ky.

lol my knowledge was also from my art teacher.

Things you learn as you get older... Never put the preparation h on the same shelf as the tooth paste. Never brush your teeth before coffee!!

you may think about trying inverted carving also. that where the picture is beveled into the leather.

lol Your still being defensive just look at what you just wrote my friend no one here is against you or anything you want to try or believe. lol On the other hand you don't have a reason to believe they aren't the same thing either my friend. Most of my products are for outdoor use so they get finishes that are more designed for that criteria. More like you would apply to boots for example. Sounds like roll playing gear? I don't know how well hot sweaty skin would react to an acrylic sealer or if allergies might be a problem. if they are made to flex or get beaten on I doubt you will be happy in the long run with acrylic either. If they are going to be hard like armor then you may want to look into boiled leather I doubt it would need much sealer besides maybe some beeswax or some such natural finish.

I like that sleek design but I agree on the welt yikes!