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That's a new old book. I bet its packed full of useful information.

You see this endless debate in firearm groups as well. As long as you are maintaining the metal surface, either oil or wax both work well. Museums tend to use waxes. They take more effort to apply, but give a longer term protection. They are also being used on items that don't get very much handling. Oil is less durable since it can be wiped off easily... but its also real easy and quick to reapply. It kinda depends. There's no one best way, and there is no one best product. If I have something that's getting handled regularly, I just wipe it with oil. If I have something that is being put away and I have no intention of using it again any time soon, I might break out the wax if I'm feeling ambitious.

Thank you very much. You certainly have less area to work with when soothing smaller pistols.

That's good stuff. Love it!

Thank you very much. I appreciate that. I put a lot of hours in trying to work out how to do the leaves. The edge binding was a first time process for me as well. The foam sheet works great. I got that idea from Chakotay. It folds and bends with a little stretch and a similar thickness to leather. It gives you a much better idea of the final form and fit than just using paper, and its only a buck or two per sheet in a craft store. I regularly tweak a design after using the foam, where I would have had a poorly fitting holster if I went straight to leather from paper.

Thank you very much!

I dig that!!! that would work.

That's a really cool design for aesthetics, but I don't think its practical. (1) It could only be done in state where open carry is allowed. (2) Any time you stop and get off the bike, you wouldn't want to leave the gun exposed and out of arms reach. You'd need to take it off the bike and holster it on your hip. If you are going to do that, it would be easier to just keep it on your hip all the time. -- But, its a really cool looking design.

love it! that's a good lookin holster.

Good looking kit!

wow, those are beautiful.

I saw a youtube video and they used a dremel with the little sanding drum to clean up the rough edges.

Good Lookin Holster!!

Those look nice, and the distressing is spot on. If I didn't know otherwise, I would assume they were historical holsters, and not new made. well done.

That looks amazing. Bring on hunting season!

That's great Chuck. That's a fine hat for being on the river doing some fly fishing.

I like it! that's good stuff.

That's cool, I was curious to see how the sections were gonna be combined into final notebook cover. I like it. I want to make (at some point) a leather cover for my range book when I've working out reloading powder charges. Something along these lines would work well.

A kind gesture, and a good looking holster!

Thank you sir

Thank you sir! - and I appreciate your suggestions and advice as I practiced the leaves. Thank you very much! Thank you Bob!

Thank you very much! It was a little daunting. I did a couple trial runs of the leaves before attempting it on a holster.

Here's my latest. I put some Oak Leaves on a holster.

That's a good looking design. That could also be adapted to be used as a box for guitar/mandolin picks, or any other small objects.

oh wow, that's horrible. There's probably no fixing that without just power sanding the whole room. I accidentally sloshed some vinegaroon on the carpet over the weekend. I instantly dumped a box of banking soda on it. Thankfully the carpet must be all man made fibers, cause it didn't turn it black. I certainly had a few minutes of panic hoping it doesn't turn black.