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+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.
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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.
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Cheek Riser Pad for a Husqvarna Hammered Double Barrel shotgun
Littlef replied to Littlef's topic in Show Off!!
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Cheek Riser Pad for a Husqvarna Hammered Double Barrel shotgun
Littlef replied to Littlef's topic in Show Off!!
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Cheek Riser Pad for a Husqvarna Hammered Double Barrel shotgun
Littlef replied to Littlef's topic in Show Off!!
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!
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Cheek Riser Pad for a Husqvarna Hammered Double Barrel shotgun
Littlef replied to Littlef's topic in Show Off!!
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Cheek Riser Pad for a Husqvarna Hammered Double Barrel shotgun
Littlef replied to Littlef's topic in Show Off!!
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.
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that looks nice!
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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.
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Thank you very much.
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very cool!
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no, but the images of the reproductions they sell on-line are flat before they are wrapped. That image is a good starting point.
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Thank you sir!
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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.
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Thank you sir. I appreciate it.
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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.
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My first Holster. (1942 Walther P38.)
Littlef replied to Littlef's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
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! -
My first Holster. (1942 Walther P38.)
Littlef replied to Littlef's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
yes, I can see it was getting dirty as I was working on the holster. It hasn't even left the work bench. Its picking up dye. I didn't cut the fiebings leather dye, I used it full strength. Next time I'll try to dilute it first. I think there's just too much dye in the leather. -
My first Holster. (1942 Walther P38.)
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Its tandy's WAXED NYLON THREAD. the package doesn't even have a size, but its big. I just bought a spool of t270 bonded nylon, and I'm doing some test stitches with it. -
My first Holster. (1942 Walther P38.)
Littlef replied to Littlef's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
Thanks! lol, yea, I'm absolutely left handed. -
My first Holster. (1942 Walther P38.)
Littlef replied to Littlef's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
Thank you very much! sounds fairly standard... for almost everything for left handers. -
My first Holster. (1942 Walther P38.)
Littlef replied to Littlef's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
Thank you sir. All good tips. I appreciate it. -
Here's my first attempt at a holster. It's for my 1943 Walter P38. I made the holster off an avenger pattern in Etsy for a Beretta 92 from Mazeleather. I found the single stack 9mm mag holster on Etsy from Adams Leather works. I flipped the patterns in photoshop to make them left handed, and I bumped over the stitch line to tighten it up. I think I might still add another stitch line from the muzzle back to the where the barrel meets the receiver. It's a little looser than I would prefer, and that appears to be where the slack is. Also, the stitching looks filthy. I did a topcoat in Resolene. When I did that, the leather bled out dye. I'll have to do some research on how to prevent that. I also think my stitching is a little sloppy, and I'll have to work on tightening that up. I attempted to tool in a German Iron Cross (-cause it was geometrically pretty simple.) I think it's acceptable for a first attempt at tooling leather. I don't own a stitching pony, but I can see how fast leather gets beat up, just picking it up and setting it down on the bench repeatedly. A stitching pony of some sort will probably be my next acquisition. All in all, I'm super happy how it turned out, and I can't wait to wear it out on the steel range. Let me know what you think. Let the flames begin!