BigBore

Thank you very much!

I’ve been working on this for a while now. It’s my take on the companion holster made by other leather-smiths. In no way am I ‘knocking’ their design - mine is just slightly different and made purely from a handgun hunters viewpoint. I call it the Texas Sidekick. It’s perfect for smaller frame handguns or those with shorter barrels. It has an attachment that keeps the holster from slipping while being worn and will pivot some, to allow either strong-side or cross-draw carry. I also added a few bullet loops to serve as extra piece-of-mind and not needing to carry extras in your pocket or pack. Lastly, the belt strap portion is ‘beefed’ up slightly compared to others I’ve seen. It really keeps the handgun solidly in place. The holster itself is two pieces of veg-tan leather, bonded and stitched together (total of about 11-12 oz.) with the ‘rough side’ out. Really looks sharp in person! I’ve been carrying this design all summer and have a few out to others as well. I really like it. Thanks for letting me share.

Looks great! Nice work.

The only time a customer will order a left-handed holster is when you forget to look at that option on your order form until the holster is completely done.

Thank you!

Had a hankering to attempt a set of grips for one of my revolvers. Made from Angelique (I think) - a chunk I found in my scrap pile. Overall I’m pleased, but I think I’ll stick to leather work…

Very nice. Really like the color contrast.

I’m in the middle of an oops right now. Working on a chest rig holster for a handgun hunter. On MY order form that I created, one question asks what color do you want the leather dyed. The answer from this customer was ‘black’. That word ‘black’ sits right on top of the next question which is ‘what color thread’. His answer was white thread. I was moving too fast I guess and read this to be a black holster with black thread. Completely missed the ‘white thread’ part. You can guess the rest…

Stunning work!

Thank you !

Thank you!

This is a first for me. A friend asked if I would attempt to make a tote out of an old pair of her boots. No direction - complete creative freedom. Fun project.

Very nice work.

Those look really good!

That looks great! Well done!

Well done!

Nice work!

Nice!

I made this one for a 1.5" belt, so the slots are just a touch bigger than that. I'm not sure what you mean by the snap being in the way though. It's used as a minor retaining piece so you can draw the gun without drawing the holster as well - or having to use a second hand to hold the holster in place. Also, my thinking with a single, centrally located snap allows the holster to pivot some. This would make it more universal if you switched from strong side, to cross draw, etc. The other, more well know 'companion' holsters that this was modeled after does not use the snap though so they may know something I don't...yet. Time will tell but as I mentioned this is just a prototype and I will abuse the snot out of it before I offer as an 'inline' item. And...thanks for the compliment.

Thank you and great point! I envision this holster being used for someone taking a walk/hike and/or to/from a deer blind. Well, that's how I'm going to use it. But I agree, if I have chores to do, this probably isn't the rig.

New prototype holster I'm working on. It's my take on the 'companion' style holster, with a few slight variations. The snap holds the holster in place while drawing a pistol, and I've added a few bullet loops to the belt slide. I like the idea behind this design in that you can safely and quickly remove the holster/gun without taking the whole belt off. Especially if worn as a ‘cross-draw’. This particular prototype was also made 'rough side out'. Hopefully by the end of this summer, I'll be ready to add it to my line.

That’s really good work. Well done!

I should also ask…can these be run without a computer? I’d prefer to use an app from my iPad. My only computer is one issued by work and I’d prefer not to use it for personal.

Great feedback, thank you. Is there one in particular you’d suggest I look in to?

I know nothing about laser embossing leather, but I'd like to get into it. I'd like to do small, basic things like hat patches, key chains, etc. Does anyone have experience with the Laser Pecker 1? Reviews seem good but I'd like to hear from true leathersmiths on the subject.