Finished Pistol Case

[WalterF]

Worked on a case to learn. Made it out of remnants so it has some marks, for me it just adds to the character.

Modifying it a bit and it would be a great Bible case.

 

[WalterF]

[DieselTech]

Awesome work!!! Love your tool work. Looks great. 

Is that all hand stitched or machine stitched? 

Thanks. 

[JLSleather]

I like to turn the zipper gussets the other way ,so they're flush with the outside of the case and get burnished together.. but that looks purdy good

 

[WalterF]

11 hours ago, DieselTech said:

Awesome work!!! Love your tool work. Looks great. 

Is that all hand stitched or machine stitched? 

Thanks. 

Thank you, it is all machine stitch.

2 hours ago, JLSleather said:

I like to turn the zipper gussets the other way ,so they're flush with the outside of the case and get burnished together.. but that looks purdy good

 

The gusset is two piece with the edge flush with the outside and another piece stitched to it for the zipper. Thank you.

[JLSleather]

6 minutes ago, WalterF said:

The gusset is two piece with the edge flush with the outside and another piece stitched to it for the zipper. Thank you.

looks good , tho you could have just turned the zipper gusset other way and not added that piece   I like to burnish and dye the edge near the zipper before sewing on the zipper.

[WalterF]

2 minutes ago, JLSleather said:

looks good , tho you could have just turned the zipper gusset other way and not added that piece   I like to burnish and dye the edge near the zipper before sewing on the zipper.

True, this gives it a different look though I have done both ways. Yeh I dropped the ball on not burnishing the edge by the zipper.

[DwightT]

So, you did this to learn.  Learn what?  Your work has already always been phenomenal.  What more is there that you could possibly need to learn?

Absolutely stunning work (as always).  Was the eagle your own design or did it come from some other artwork?  Either way the detail work is fantastic.

    /dwight

[MarshalWill]

Beautiful! I like your use of the lesser quality remnants. There are times I go for remnants just to get those character marks in the leather. I also like your tooling designs. Outstanding work. Did you also glue the sheepskin to the outside pieces or just let the stitching on the double zipper gusset hold it?

[Simplejack1985]

Nice work