Littlef

yea, the stitching pony should hopefully solve a few issues. You just don't have every single tool when you first start. Still stocking the workbench.

Good looking stitching and holster. I'm new to leatherwork also. I've noticed part of my stitches will look good, and then they change and look odd. I just bought a stitching pony. I was picking up the leather and then setting it back down with each stitch. I think I would get mixed up if it was the left or right needles turn. Hopefully by using the stitching pony, my work will stay consistently oriented, and help my stitching improve. we shall see.

A couple suggestions, from another newbie. I would recommend gluing the whole sheet to the posterboard first - or at least only the major parts roughly cut out. Glue it, let it dry, and then cut it out, when its dry as one piece. Use your hole punches to cut clean holes. If you don't have oblong punches to cut slots... use a hole punch on each end of the slot.... then use your knife to make the straight cuts to form a slot between the two holes.

aaa... the for sale/rent sign is a good idea. I've been drawing on printer paper or graph paper, and then then gluing it to a posterboard to give it rigidity. The plastic sign idea is nice, and would be more durable than posterboard. Thanks for a good idea.

Good Looking First Holster! well done.

good lookin belt!

+1 on your idea chuck. I think when having to carry hunting pack all day, the ounces add up real quick. Leather is not light, and is not easy to keep weather proof in wet hunting conditions. An oil cloth or waxed canvas would probably serve the purpose better, and adding some leather reinforcing could be used to give it a leathercraft aesthetic.

good score. I've been meaning to make a couple stops to stores on the weekend to find a sink cut out, but other activities seem to always prevail.

Thank you very much!!

Thank you sir!

Thanks! I don't shoot mine a lot, but I take it out a couple times a year and knock some a few clays.

That's awesome, thanks for posting these. I just got a M84 scope for my M1D Garand, and I was thinking of making a scope cover for it. Good Job, it looks great!

Thanks!

Thank you very much. I'm really happy how it came out. I can't wait to load up some black powder shells, and knock down some clays with it.

That looks really nice! I like the color of the ostrich. It really pops against the black. I'm gonna have to add some inlay work to my list of future projects. Well done.

that looks nice!

Completed a new project. I previously had a neoprene Cheek riser on this 120+ year old shotgun. It did the job, but it drove me crazy seeing it on an antique shotgun. Problem solved, its now remade in leather. I'm pretty happy with it. Let me know what you think.

Thank you very much.

very cool!

no, but the images of the reproductions they sell on-line are flat before they are wrapped. That image is a good starting point.

Thank you sir!

Eventually yes. I'm trying to drop some weight, so I need to get my waist where I want it before investing in making a gun belt. - But that's definitely a future plan.

Thank you sir. I appreciate it.

Finished a new project. - I saw Road Agent make this belt bag on YouTube. (Man, he makes cool stuff.) I did my best to copy it. I need to rework my pattern, its not quite symmetrical. Somehow, the right side is like 2 stitch lengths higher than the left. Also the flap needs to be about 1/4" longer. It was tough to sew the gusset in an arc, but I got it. I don't have a stitching pony, so I had to keep picking it up and setting it down. I got off on my stitching pattern a couple times, and I had to back up and redo some stitches. I think keeping it in a fixed position will resolve that. I'm gonna eventually make a couple more for different caliber pistols I own, so I'll have a chance to do some tweaking. Let me know what you think, and if you have any suggestions.

Thats a good idea. Actually what I bought is white. At least thread is pretty cheap. I'll pick up some natural before starting my next project. Thanks!