holsters with a thumb-brake

[Skipknives]

On holsters with a thumb-brake: is there an insert between the layers to add stiffness?

[Luke Hatley]

SKIP I HAVE SEEN THEM SEWN IN BETWEEN THE TWO LAYERS OF LEATHER

AND ALSO ON THE BACK OF THE TOP PC OF THE THUMB BREAK.

I HAVE MADE THEM FROM A HACKSAW BLADE, COULD NOT FIND SPRING STEEL

TO MAKE THEM WITH.

[Skipknives]

cool,,so most of the time it is a steel incert??

maybe one of those belt clips from tandy can be altered to do the trick,,

it would already have the hole i need already drilled,,,hmmmm

thank you

[Skipknives]

hey,,they also have thin belt clips,,,

less altering,,,whee haw

[Billsotx]

Skip, I used hacksaw blades as mentioned, I'm always on the lookout for old handsaw blades and putty knives, the cheapos from China are good. I use a Whitney punch for the holes. Depending of the thickness of the leather, say you can use heavy skirt, you can use a piece of roof flashing; the leather gives it enough rigidity so it doesn't stay bent when used. Lately the Dollar store has had some workable putty knives. For what it's worth. If TLF figures out what you're doing with all those belt clips the price will skyrocket ... lol

[Skipknives]

guess i better go buy a pack and not tell anyone what ther'e for (he clears his throat and checks the door)

[Go2Tex]

Yep, had the same problem everytime I need to make a thumb break. And yep, the belt clips work nicely but the cost would be too much if you make a lot of them. Any kind of thin spring steel will work. I normally sandwich the metal between the back piece and the lining but on an unlined holster you just put it on the back with a rivet. It works, but it's not as finished looking.

[Skipknives]

thanks guys,,i'm planing my first holster and i don't want to make a bunch of scrap,,its for me so i can take my time.

"think twice cut once" lol

i plan to form a lefty holster and attach the right side of the pistol shell to a panel of leather,,

this panel will be the back(inside) of a "posable-bag" for camping trips (my grandson loves guns a little too much)

this way it is out of sight but at my finger tips if needed.

so i will also be making the bag out of leather as well,,but its gotta look cool not like grandpa is wearing a purse lol

[Mark Garrity]

I use a piece of kydex sandwiched between two layers of leather for reinforced thumb-breaks.

[Dynamik1]

+1 on the Kydex insert to stiffen the thumb-break strap.

I was looking at one of my Safariland rigs the other day and that hole holster has a Kydex core laminated with very thin leather on each side - I guess when you want to "mass produce" this might be a good way of increasing output and reducing cost (?).