Members Joon1911 Posted March 20, 2023 Members Report Posted March 20, 2023 As for horse hide I’ve tried it a number of times but never found my results satisfactory from a cosmetic standpoint. Andy Arratoonian has a really good article on his website outlining the differences. http://www.holsters.org/which.htm Quote "Make every product better than its ever been done before. Make the parts you cannot see as well as the parts you can see. Use only the best materials, even for the most everyday items. Give the same attention to the smallest detail as you do to the largest. Design every item you make to last forever." -Shaker Philosophy of Furniture Making
Members Jc911rsa Posted March 21, 2023 Author Members Report Posted March 21, 2023 Great article thank you for sharing! I agree the cosmetics are not as good as cowhide especially Hermann oak. I don’t think the extra effort using horsehide was worth it for me. Wet Molding was very difficult as mentioned in the article. I did find the horsehide is more dense and harder when dry for similar thickness cowhide. Quote
Members Joon1911 Posted March 22, 2023 Members Report Posted March 22, 2023 Based on the Arratoonian article, I’d guess you need a 30 ton clicker to make enough pressure to get good definition with horsehide. I think you’d have to invest in aluminum molds to make that work. So base investment would be at least 3-4k and a source of three phase electric… that’s too expensive a proposition for a hobbyist like myself. Quote "Make every product better than its ever been done before. Make the parts you cannot see as well as the parts you can see. Use only the best materials, even for the most everyday items. Give the same attention to the smallest detail as you do to the largest. Design every item you make to last forever." -Shaker Philosophy of Furniture Making
AlZilla Posted March 22, 2023 Report Posted March 22, 2023 On 3/20/2023 at 7:14 PM, Jc911rsa said: Thanks guys. I think that next try will be two layers for the tab to give it more thickness. Nobody commented on horsehide. Anyone else ever try it? Red Nichols recommends horsebutt strips. I keep looking for some to order but the link below only has thicker pieces for now. https://maverickleathercompany.com/product/russet-horsebutt-narrows/ Quote “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” - Voltaire “Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.” - Aristotle
Members Jc911rsa Posted April 1, 2023 Author Members Report Posted April 1, 2023 Yes, I bought mine from maverick. The strips are narrow, so finding the section to create a holster ends up with a fair amount of waste. FYI Quote
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