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Yeah, I wanted to go with a lighter weight leather, but I used what I had available. It did turn out nice and is nice to carry...I was supprised at how comfortable it is to carry all day. Being a tuckable design, it would conceal easier with lighter weight leather but I don't have a problem as long as I wear a loose fitting shirt. I am still in the experimental stages so with each holster I make, I am learning. The grips I believe came from a "Lady Smith". I picked them up on eBay a while back and the seller stated they were factory Smith and Wesson. They fit my wifes hands nicely and she likes the rosewood laminate.

This is my second holster. 7/8 shoulder from Zack White, hand stitched and finished with Neatsfoot oil. Let me know what you think... I would have prefered black hardware but I was very limited on my selection... I am only able to upload two pics as I am having problems with my camera...

6spi as well for hand stitching...

Nice looking holsters!

Nice looking sheath! I really like the articulating design. Who is the knife maker?

Thanks all for the kind words. There are a couple things that I will be doing differently with my next holsetr...one being the stitching. I was so worried about stitching too close to the gun that I mis-judged and didn't stitch close enough. Also when I burnished the edge I used beeswax...That is what I had always done on my knife sheaths but I soon found that the staining doesn't take very well with the edges coated in wax (I have never dyed before but it is just common semse that dye wouldn't penetrate the wax...I don't know what I was thinking...) As for the sight channel, I took that into consideration...I used a third layer of 7/8 leather between the frunt and back peice that essentially creates the sight channel. Thanks for the critiques and keep them coming...that is how one learns

Thanks for the kind words! I marked the stitching with a 6:1" overstitch wheel then used a small drill in my drillpress to make the holes. I had one hole go bad when I let go of the powerhead on my drillpress and it dropped down drilling a hole in between marks. The thread I used was waxed brown nylon. Good luck with your project! Hanging out here and reading is the best thing that you can do. I have learned so much here.

I figured I would give holster making a shot. Here is my first attempt. It is 7/8 veg tanned shoulder from Zack White Leather, saddle stitched, Fiebings Mahogany dye, finished with Neatsfoot oil and Fiebings Bag Kote. There are a few things that I can improve at and would do differently on my second attempt but for a first try I am very happy with the results. It is for my Sig Sauer Mosquito .22. Let me know what you feel needs improving and what you would have done differently.