DoogMeister

What chuck123wapati said. I retired about 4 years ago. You have to engage your mind, body, and soul. Get a daily devotional book or something and spend time with your Bible. Get some exercise or other physical activity - you don't want to get fat and slovenly, and you'll feel better. Go explore that park or trail you've always been wanting to. Read. Energize your mind. The number of books I've read in the last four years is astounding. Those hobbies you've been wanting to get better at? Now that I have the time, I've been doing more wood work (already had the tools), built a few more radio control airplanes, and started making knives. Then I can make sheaths to go with them. 😁 Everyone needs one more belt or holster. Travel. Have done 2 cruises, and we hook up the RV and make a long road trip at least once a year. Go fishing during the week when everyone else is at work. I don't know how we had time for jobs . . . .

All very true!

looks very nice.

Excellent!

Love the knife and the sheath. Beautiful work! What materials are the scales on the knife?

Nice hat band. Some of us are old enough to know what a Pinto is - and still others will admit to having driven one. Scary thought.

Same here. Weldwood contact cement. Do have plenty of good ventilation when using.

Curly maple grips with mahogany or padauk diamond accents would look nice. Love the colors on the leather work.

Very nice!

Singer (made in USA) should be an SAE thread. Could be fine or coarse thread pitch. My local ACE hardware has a tremendous selection of screws, bolts, and such. Lowe's stocks stainless steel machine screws in size 4-40, 6-32, and 8-32. A hobby shop that caters to radio control enthusiasts will have small screws in both SAE and metric threads. Grainger, Fastenall, and McMaster-Carr also stock a wide variety of hardware. If you can identify the size and thread pitch, a gunsmith may be able to help.

Nice re-use of the old Singer base. Keep us posted on how it works. I've been considering one of these myself.

Impact drivers are great, but there is considerable risk of bending in the machine if you hit it hard enough to dislodge the screw. A good soaking with penetrating oil followed by heat with a propane torch combined with an appropriate sized slot and good-fitting screwdriver should work. You may end up removing everything but the threads of the stuck screw with your Dremel tool. Go slowly, and have good light and magnification. Then pick out the threads with a scribe or similar pointed instrument. Run a thread tap through the hole to clean it out, and replace the screw. much easier said than done.

The Economy and Craftsman grade sides I've bought from the Tandy store look better. Sure, they sometimes have a place you need to work around, or a brand - but that is to be expected with those grades. What you have may have been grade A at one time, but after having been left out exposed to light and what appears to be folded, rolled backwards, and whatever else, it isn't anymore. I agree with what has been said - if they don't make it right for you, name them so we can avoid your pain.

Looks good. You may want to burnish your belt slots which will eliminate some of that fuzz. Much better than most first projects.

very nice work!

Ditto what Dikman said. Ammo looks like .45ACP to me. Definitely not .45 Colt.

On the few I've used, a ball peen hammer and anvil have sufficed. I doubt that would be effective for any kind of volume.

very nice work! I like the use of stamps on both sides of the border. Is the holster lined? A picture of the back would be appreciated.

nice look!

I use popsicle sticks and tongue depressors under plastic clamps from Harbor Freight. Spreads out the pressure from the clamps so there are no marks.

Nice work.

looks nice. Show a picture of the final product after you replace the scales.

I use Feibing's Pro dyes and an airbrush. I spray 91% isopropyl alcohol (obtain at the drug store - don't use the more common 70%) thru the airbrush, then remove the spray tip and needle, and soak the tip and airbrush (stand them up in a small glass bottle or jar) in alcohol for a couple of hours. The alcohol can generally be re-used if only slightly stained. The key is to get all the dye pigments out. I've never had to use anything but soaking to get the airbrush clean. With water-based finished, such as resolene, I use hot water instead. Never a problem and have been using the same airbrush for several years.

I wait until thoroughly dry - most often at least overnight. however, this would be a good time to do some testing on some scraps and post your findings.

I prefer an officer's model 1911 in an OWB pancake-style holster. A double-stack gun creates a larger profile to conceal. Different body shapes and sizes make a difference as well. No matter what your preferred method of carry, you will likely need to adapt your wardrobe. Concealed means concealed, not showing the bottom of the holster or an obvious bulge.