JWheeler331

Excellent work.

Thank you.

Thanks Josh. One of these days I want to try a Brill holster but haven't decided to tackle that one just yet. Been studying some of the construction methods for when I do try it out.

Thank you.

Hello, I just finished up this 1911 Holster. I wanted to try a floral carving again. I feel this one came out better and more detailed than my first one but there is still much to improve upon.

Just finished up this 1911 Holster. I wanted to try a floral carving again. I feel this one is better and more detailed than the first but still much to improve upon.

Thanks for all the kind words and pointers. Now that the Thanksgiving holiday is over I am back in the grove. I finally did some sewing last night with the machine. Wow. It is so nice. I am defiantly the weak link in the process but will get better with more practice. Those are pretty cool.

Thanks. I will. Good luck on getting your Adler machine. Thanks. I just clicked the link and asked to join. I def. kept the pallet. Not sure what I am going to make out of it but it won't be wasted.

Well, after much consideration I bought myself a Cobra Class 4. I have not been doing leather work very long. I have been hand sewing everything obviously. Some things I will expect I will continue to hand sew but I wanted to add a machine to my arsenal so I did. Several people tried to sway me from getting one for various reasons but often times they just came across in a bad light. I know this is a big purchase and it being my first sewing machine, I will have much to learn. It was not purchased on a whim. In fact, I told myself that if I could make half of the money from my leather work then I would put up the rest. I actually made more than half before I pulled the trigger on the machine. This is an investment in my future I guess you could say. I am happy to have found leather working and have really been enjoying learning with each project. Now I will be learning also how to work a sewing machine. Thank you all for the questions asked, questions answered, photos, patterns and all around posts about leather craft.

Nice job.

I used Grey Ghost Graphics. It was super quick and easy. I filled out the order on a Friday morning and he text me/emailed me what it would look like to get the okay and I had my stamp by Monday. http://greyghostgraphics.com/stamps.html

Very nice. I myself have done this pattern. Not as nicely as yours I must say. It was my first try at carving with a limited number of tools.

Would love to see some more photos of these from the different angles.

Wow. Absolutely Amazing

That is what I would do. I just got my first two guns from them one being a 629-1 and it worked perfect for what I was doing. Their website can be confusing for a first time user and is not exactly user friendly but give them a call and tell them what you want. Its much easier.

Thanks and yes I very much agree.

A guy we run cows with asked me to make him a crossdraw holster for his Heritage .22 revolver that he likes to carry. His initial request was that it be plain, black and crossdraw. I made it and had it ready to deliver and as I was walking out of the door he called and said " Hey, I don't remember if I told you or not but I want a hammer tie down thingy on it". I was literally about to walk out the door to meet up with him. I told him that he did not tell me that but I would see what I could do. I thought over what I could do to remedy this and since I did not have any lace or anything on hand to do a hammer tie down I decided to just make one out of leather and and rivet it to the holster. The rivet is out of the way and does not contact the revolver in any way when putting in and out. It holds the gun in securely (although the wet form pretty much did that anyways) and it gave him what he was looking for. He absolutely loves it. Its far better to him than the ugly nylon holster he was using that the barrel hung out of. Here are a few photos.

Thank you.

I love this and I like the simple buckle also. Excellent work.

Nice job.

I like them and I am sure someone out there will buy them.

Just finished up this holster for a Smith and Wesson 629-1 with a 6" barrel.

Thanks for all of the points made. I like certain things about each of them but I will do some more looking and researching in the meantime.

So I have narrowed down my sewing machine choice ( I think) to the following; Cobra Class 4 Techsew 5100SE Cowboy CB4500 I have never purchased a sewing machine of this caliber but intend to buy once instead of buying smaller and then moving up later. I have very limited experience with leather machines. My question is the following; If you were buying one of the mentioned machines which would you choose over the other and why? I know I may get votes for each and many different reasons why. That is okay. I want to see other's opinions and then form my own. You may have a reason that I have not thought of. Thanks in advance for any advise.

Very nice work.