Holster making literature

[JLopez38]

Hey guys and gals,  I'm totally new to all this,  I just finished my first leather holster and it looks ok, but it's still pretty jank, I followed tutorials from YT, but I'm pretty certain there's some steps that I've missed, is there any How To books available for purchase that explains the process in detail? Any help would be appreciated, thanks

[Northmount]

49 minutes ago, JLopez38 said:

I just finished my first leather holster

Moved your post to gun holsters

[JLSleather]

what type of  holster?  Utube Sam Andrews - he's got some very informative videos on making leather holsters.  Might be one or two others, but Andrews skips the hours and hours of droning on and on and just shows how its done well.

 

[JLopez38]

It's for a compact semi-auto, designed for owb CC, I appreciate it,  I'll definitely check it out, thank you

[Hags]

You could always buy a pattern for the holster. It would help a lot to figure out your stitch lines etc. Adams leatherwork has a lot of good videos on holster making and how to do patterns. EDC has a lot of patterns as well as videos on how to design holsters.

Edited March 4, 2024 by Hags
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[Stitcher64]

11 hours ago, JLopez38 said:

Hey guys and gals,  I'm totally new to all this,  I just finished my first leather holster and it looks ok, but it's still pretty jank, I followed tutorials from YT, but I'm pretty certain there's some steps that I've missed, is there any How To books available for purchase that explains the process in detail? Any help would be appreciated, thanks

If you provide me with an email address, I will send you 2 useful PDF files.

[DoogMeister]

I find the Adams Leather Works you tube videos quite helpful and informative.  Have made several holsters - both pancake and Avenger styles - using his techniques.

[tsunkasapa]

Al Stohlman's book shows ow to design them from scratch.

[JLSleather]

On 3/3/2024 at 10:46 PM, Hags said:

Adams leatherwork has a lot of good videos on holster making ...

I disagree.  This guy is gabby, and the intent of the video seems aimed more at keeping you on the site than actually discussing holsters.  Take forever to "explain" the most basic act, appears to intentionally drag out the simplest idea.  Gabby.

On 3/4/2024 at 11:06 AM, tsunkasapa said:

Al Stohlman's book shows ow to design them from scratch.

The STohlman book is VERY good. Even if you're not making teh holsters shown, the PRINCIPLES are still valid.

ANd check out the "tutorial" on holsters in the holster section - PDF by Jim Simmons ... good stuff in there as well.

And SOMEWHERE around here are some PDF's I wrote a while back about LAYING OUT your own holster, and why it works.  They're free, so if somebody beats me to it and provides them that's fine.

 

On 3/3/2024 at 7:58 PM, JLopez38 said:

compact semi-auto, designed for owb CC,

which one?

Edited March 7, 2024 by JLSleather

[remotelarry]

9 hours ago, JLSleather said:

I disagree.  This guy is gabby, and the intent of the video seems aimed more at keeping you on the site than actually discussing holsters. 

Jeff, I disagree about the value of the Adams videos. He has some methods of work which are good to look at and the pace is OK to digest what he's discussing. His workmanship is good but the gripe I have with his patterns is they are 50/50 pancakes except for one he did on revolvers. I think one or two is worth a look. The EDC videos are a confounding waste of time.