New 1911 Holster

[Yellowhousejake]

First holster I have done that left the house. Not for me, not hanging up with my other failures. It is a 1911 BBQ holster to go to a silent auction in a charity event for Ovarian Cancer Research in honor of Marty Brown. 

8oz Medium firm veg tanned leather.

Hand stitched with 1mm Riza thread in Marty's favorite colors.

Black Fiebling's pro dye.

Two buffed coats of Resolene sealer.

The reinforce is hand stamped with MBM and a surround. (MBM = Marty Brown Memorial)

 

[fredk]

Thats very nice

A nice design all in

[DieselTech]

Looks great. Nice work. Is the metal piece on the back of the holster, some sort of stiffner? Or a thumb break spring?

Thanks. 

[Yellowhousejake]

4 hours ago, DieselTech said:

Looks great. Nice work. Is the metal piece on the back of the holster, some sort of stiffner? Or a thumb break spring?

Thanks. 

It is a stiffener. I makes certain that the thumb break happens instead of the leather bending.

DAve

[DieselTech]

8 minutes ago, Yellowhousejake said:

It is a stiffener. I makes certain that the thumb break happens instead of the leather bending.

DAve

Ok thanks. May I ask who you purchase them thru or who supply's them? 

Thanks. 

[TonyV]

Nice holster Jake!

The thumb break stiffener is available from Tandy via Ebay or Amazon.  I've also seen them made with hardened leather or plastic.

Edited October 26, 2024 by TonyV

[AlZilla]

That is some enviable hand stitching. It can be so hard getting the stitches on BOTH sides to look great. I usually manage to wobble that pricking iron and my backsides wander.

Most impressive work.

[Scoutmom103]

That's beautiful Jake, and the Marty Brown Memorial is a wonderful cause.  Very nice stitching.  

[Yellowhousejake]

16 hours ago, DieselTech said:

Ok thanks. May I ask who you purchase them thru or who supply's them? 

Thanks. 

Tandy, Springfield Leather, and others have them. JRMClips has them in multiple sizes.

https://jrmclips.com/thumb-break-stiffeners/

I used to make them when doing holsters for myself but it is time consuming. I started buying them when I decided to investigate holsters as a side hack.

Thank you everyone for the kind comments. My wife and friends tell me the holsters I have been making look good, but I only see the flaws when one is done. Nice to get an outside opinion.

DAve

[Yellowhousejake]

14 hours ago, AlZilla said:

That is some enviable hand stitching. It can be so hard getting the stitches on BOTH sides to look great. I usually manage to wobble that pricking iron and my backsides wander.

Most impressive work.

I did the same thing for several holsters until I saw a ewwtube video that instructed you to line the stitchline up so that it goes away from you. Then when you hold the pricking iron to the marks it is running from six oclock to 12 oclock. You make your first set of holes and then move the iron farther away putting the tooth closest to you in the last previous hole and punch again. That way you can see that the iron is standing straight up. 

From your point of view, the stitchline is running vertically instead of horizontally and you are pricking away from you. Does that make sense?

DAve

[AlZilla]

8 hours ago, Yellowhousejake said:

I did the same thing for several holsters until I saw a ewwtube video that instructed you to line the stitchline up so that it goes away from you. Then when you hold the pricking iron to the marks it is running from six oclock to 12 oclock. You make your first set of holes and then move the iron farther away putting the tooth closest to you in the last previous hole and punch again. That way you can see that the iron is standing straight up. 

From your point of view, the stitchline is running vertically instead of horizontally and you are pricking away from you. Does that make sense?

DAve

Yes it does and I'll try it next time I handstitch. Sounds like one of small tweaks we learn along the way.

Thanks for the tip off!