Thadrick

Yeah, I didn't dye the carvings, I just used black antiquing on them but it didn't "pop" like I wanted it to. I even lifted the leaves, still didn't pop. Thanks for the compliments

Tried a black one. Im not real impressed with it

A while back my buddy brought me a unique project. Thought he was going to stump me. Hahaha! He almost did. His father died and left him a morphadite pistol. Dont laugh at the pistol, he and I were able to zero in on a 10" steel plate at 300 yds and make hit after hit using cheap ammo. I wanted to make the holster/scabbard to strap to the shift lever in his truck but he said the company didnt allow him to carry in his semi. So I put a handle on the top (I dont like the way the handle turned out but it was one of my first) and then a row of bullet loops under it. Anyhow... Thought I would show :-)

About a year and a half ago my father took sick with the cancer. He was always an active person and loved his tractors but started spending more time inside than outside so I made him this notebook to aid in his inside activity. He was always taking notes while looking for tractor paraphanalia so having the paper notebook accessible while looking on his electronic notebook was in his opinion perfect. We all die and he was no exception but, up until his last days he used this notebook for everything, even taking it to the coffee shop with him every morning to talk tractors with the other old geizers he spent time with. The carving was stolen off the internet and I slightly modified it to fit this notebook. I think it is probably one of my better projects :-)

I picked up 5 or 6 sides of veg tanned sienna a while back, would that be a good choice? I only have black but maybe I can make a two tone black Grey scabbard next?

Yup, Thats what Ive heard. LOL cleaning isnt a problem, my firearms are immaculate, especially my long range rifles. Does suede harbor moisture also? Seems that it would?

I picked up a hide on sale and its been sitting around my house for too long so I figured I would try a pair of chaps for my grand daughter. Chaps take time and patients!!! Anyhow, I got the pockets too low and the fringe didnt work to my expectations but they look cool on her. I tried to teach her the "cowboy strut" too but she was too embarrassed to play along. HAHAHA! They would look better if she was wearing jeans though. lol

Thats good to know, Thanks

Yes I do, they are both lined with brown suede Thanks I have heard that suede is hard on gun metal finishes but other than bark tanned wool I dont know what else to use?

Actually, they are both "british tan" but the leather is from two different cows and the same bottle of dye? I dont know why one was a different shade other than the variables in different cows? My goal was a little lighter on both scabbards. Then of course the straps are from the same cow yet they are lighter than the scabbard? I really struggle with matching colors.

Built a couple Id like to show off. I have deficiencies in one that Ill address on the next one I build. The scabbard with the brand in it is for my son. I dont do horses anymore (they always hurt me) and at my age I dont heal as easy as I used to so both of these scabbards are designed to sling over the shoulder as well as a saddle

On the first one,the ends didn't match up. The second one matched up but the zipper was wrinkled and wavy, im looking for the picture. The second one I was using your marking technique.

Wow! I like those!

My second attempt went better but the zipper was still wrinkly and wavy. I have thought about using zippers on my notebooks but dont want to spend days tooling it out just to have a retarded looking zipper.

Can someone guide me to a tuterial on how to sew zippers into leather that has rounded corners? My first attempt was going real well but it didnt line up properly