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Have to say thank you for really taking the reigns on this Beaverslayer. Though don't see myself buying a gun, and going to town, stranger things have happened and I can see the potential in this. My thoughts on leather, have you tried one of the waxed upholstery leathers? On dyes, you said you were working Tattoo dye, have you tried acrylic paints, Tandy cova is marketed to the leather working community, but I know Liquatex is more aimed at the art/painting demo, and is known for density of pigment, and consistancy. There would be a different learning curve with handling, and effects, but I could see where it would be good from a working, and colorfastness standpoint. Just a couple of cents..

I like it, very nice

Don't have words, well done

I'm not a belt making guy, but the rule of thumb for a gunbelt of this style is five inches longer than the waist size. So a 38 waist, size it for a 43 waist. how's that sound. Looks good, I'd cut a little lower at the back ot the trigger guard, closer to the metal in other words.

Looks good, keep 'em coming.

Good stuff!

As always, inspirational!

Sorry to hear about your health, and hope the newfound focus helps you all around. It looks like you're coming along, and I agree with dragonspit, keep it up. I've found paper is cheap, and sketching bleeds over in a lot of ways, just sayin.

Excersizing my serarh-fu, how about http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=35165&st=0&p=217985&hl=+press%20+clicker&fromsearch=1entry217985 . Don't recall ever catching that thread, but about exactly what was rattling around my brain.

Offhand, it would probably be a larger one, with the bottle type hydraulic jack, like folks use for holster presses.

It sounds like you are going to build a mountain. As Luke said John Bianchi's "Blue Steel and Gun Leather" is a good resource. It seems that the evoultion of the holster hasn't been properly documented to a large degree though. Packing Iron: Gunleather of the Frontier West, by Richard Rattenbury is a good resourse as well.

Plan on making a few learning experiences, before the wow factor sets in. Those Al Stohlman books are a great investment, in some ways dated (some of the pistol models, and styles) in other ways timeless. The lady I'm married to also suffers from that frequent eye-rolling affliction???? Women

Not being the holster making machine like some of the others around here, and not having the wealth of experience to draw on. When I make a holster in this style, I deviate from Lobo's technique and waste a few inches more of leather. When laying it out, I'll have about 3/4 of an inch of leather outside the stitch line. It allows more material for holding by the stitching pony, and not mar the holster proper. Once the stitching is complete, set the dividers, mark the cut line on both sides, and cut. then edge. Another option for the retention strap, is to secure it with a chicago screw. If you want it semi permanent you can put a drop of blue Lock-tite so it won't loosen. weconway, Your really need to remind your wife how luckey she is to be around such a handy optimist...

Well done, and another great use for these presses.

As usual, just on another level.

Not familiar with the inspiration, but the results speak for themself. Wow.

TwinOaks, sorry to hear about your "love pinching", sounds like something I'd do. Bladetec IWB holsters have quite the "sweatshield", very well thought out and executed. Incredibly well thought out and executed IMHO, and not an irritant.

Looks good from here. The "tail" on the safety strap could be a little longer. The inspires me, I've got that exact revolver in matte nickle, but with the factory Colt Pachmayer rubber grips.

To say they will be pleased, would be an understatement

I don't know if you are not wanting to share your secret (which I understand), or misunderstood my question because I asked poorly. What are you using as supplies for the lens assemblies, and retainers/assemblies/housings of the lens'? On the doctor, and the experiment they look pieces of old, or Warsaw Pact "gas masks". I'm really just curious, not as idea theft. I can really understand where the properties of the leather would make fitting and retaining of the lens housing assemblies difficult, from an aesthetic.

That puts it on another level, BRAVO, well done. I've always been a fan of the old woodcut art. What are you using to retain the lenses?

Those were Stanley Kubrick. There was a young man in Twin Peaks that very much looks like the inspiration for the Dr. Mr. Lynch, well, he's very original, very eccentric. Check him out on IMDB.

Lover of David Lynch are you? Good work, and welcome.

Factory finish? In WWII the jackets were painted with whatever was on hand. Surviving jackets with original artwork, are usually pretty rough, and the acrylics we now have would have been much appreciated by WWII aircrew. I did several in the late 1980's and early 1990's using Liquitex. The best results I got were using an acrylic base, detailing with gouache's, and top coating with a clear.

The BBQ gun / holster reference is slang for a formal or Sunday best, flash, not duty rig. The set you'd wear to court, weddings, award ceremony with the Governor for non uniformed, etc. Think Tiffany cuff links...