BlueOx

I'd say you were right about the tension, the holster is 10 oz with an additional 2 oz liner. But the loop is just 10 oz, so it may be that very slight different causing the issue occasionally. I'll have to double check that before I go for the second attempt.

I figured the more ambitious the project, the better excuse I'd have when I failed 😅 Just got lucky that it turned out better than I expected.

Thank you, the few people I've shown didn't notice the stitching issues. So you're probably right that I should just not point it out. But since I made it it seems so obvious. So far it does carry a 45 1911 pretty well, even with my extra weight. So I think the height does help a bit.

While working a commission for a company, one of the employees asked if I could do holsters. I had never made one so I did my best to find out if I could. I see many mistakes in my part, especially messing up the last bit of stitching of the entire piece. But for a first try im pretty pleased with myself. I'll have to use it for awhile before I'd be comfortable trusting one I made enough to sell though.

Thank you. It honestly was a fight to keep it matching, I could only do about 4 stamps on one side before I had to flip it and try to get the other side relined up.

Thank you for linking that, I'll have to give it a good read and see how much better I can make the next project.

Thank you, and I did. But looking closer probubly not as much as I should have.

Wanted to show my first attempt at a belt with some tooling involved. I see plenty of mistakes, but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. Especially since it's a donation for a school auction. I welcome any critiques and/or suggestions on how to do better. Thank you.

Thank you, and I'll have to keep my eye out for old fire hoses. I'll definitely give the canvas a try in the meantime. As for my molds, I'll add a pic of them. For the larger section I end up using a slightly larger diameter and a little wider pocket as well. Edit: After I put the molds into the leather I use a vacuum bag to help mold them and let them dry a little.

I've been tinkering with modeling basket weave into my prints and I wanted to share what I've managed and see if anyone else had had any luck. Hopefully this is the right category. First is my favorite, the entire stamp was 3d printed with the basket weave background being one of my most recent designs that I think has worked. Next is one I did as a one off for a friend, it uses one of my first patterns. Which I used to make a card sleave for his wife. I did some testing with an arch style. And just recently I'm working on a fairly ambitious idea that is far from being complete. As a note, all of these have been printed in resin. I find it can do the small detail a lot better.

Wanted to share the progress from first prototype, to the first one I'm fairly happy with. The first one was more than a bit rough, and was made using my first attempt at making a mold. The rest were made with one I modeled and 3d printed and turned out a lot better in my opinion. Still not sure what the best way to finish the edges would be, especially the opening sections. Any feedback is also appreciated, thank you.