PastorBob

Pretty ingenious, Frodo. Never seen such. Great idea. Also love the magazine holders.

If it were me, I would use adjustable straps and the table below so you can make all of them. Say, use a velcro attachment of some sort. And welcome to the forum.

What a find, Chuck. Thanks for sharing!!! Good read!

Welcome aboard from SW Missouri. I am sure many including @Wizcrafts will be able to assist with your Adler 30-1.

Welcome from SW Missouri. Great place to learn a bunch about leather...and other things.

Very impressive. Love the inlay / underlay. Keep on keeping on.

I love his stamps. They are also now available at Springfield Leather. Shipping may be more reasonable stateside.

That sucks! Another good name getting ruined by trying to make things "more efficient" at the cost of a customer.

That is a beautiful rig. I am not familiar with Cowboy shooting...are you limited to 10 rounds (6 in revolver + 4 in loop?) . If so, makes sense there are only 4 loops. Is there another reason for only 4? @blue62

Welcome from SW Missouri. Those are nice . May consider adding some medieval theme stamping / carving to them as well, or dragon scales. Those should move off the shelves or maybe hit a dragon-con show.

Well done. Love the multi-color. Does the cover have a welt too? Couldn't tell from the pics. Nicely done.

Very impressive. Your carving is impeccable.

+1 for french curve templates.

Very nice indeed. Love the contrasting thread color. Definitely matches the grip of the pistol.

very sharp. Great photos too. Nicely done.

I have done it for affect. I normally just slick 'em. Less work and I like the look of a nice slicked edge.

Love that pebbling on the outer piece. One of the hardest things to carve is a perfect circle. Yours looks pretty good. Nice job.

yes. It is entirely personal preference. TG and Tokonole have the same results. I find Tokonole works best. YMMV. Edge Kote completely covers the leather. I use that if I have a bad seam or uneven finish to hide the imperfections. Again YMMV.

Looking good so far. Can't wait to see the progress.

Make sure to share your cover when finished. Would be great to see it.

I got the TG first and used it on edges of veg tan leather, burnishing with a hand burnisher. When I started using exotics and chrome tan leather, I switched to Tokonole, using a swatch of canvas to burnish. Now I primarily use either the tokonole or just plain dye with a hand burnisher, then finish up with canvas. Just seems easier than having to apply edge kote. I didn't have much luck with it.

Yep. Before I even burnish. Sometimes I burnish just using a dye. Sometimes with Tragacanth Gum, sometimes with Tokonole. As for the corners, I bought a cheap set of radius knives from Amazon. they are cheap and seem to work okay. I have also traced around a skoal can, then cut the corner with a Japanese skiving knife or utility knife. Either way, I can't get them perfect so I sand them down on my combo sander I purchased from Harbor freight (https://www.harborfreight.com/power-tools/grinders-sanders/stationary-belt-disc-sanders/1-in-x-30-in-belt-sander-61728.html). Below is a video describing the method I use when cutting free-hand (skoal can method) Not affiliated with the video...informational purposes only. Hope this helps.

The second image appears to be something used on the bottom of a purse or briefcase as feet, to prevent the leather from contacting the ground.

Beautifully done. Great job.

The best source comes from the master artisan, Al Stohlman. Get Volume 2 below. Can order from Springfield Leather or on Amazon. It shows you exactly how to do it.