A background project

[LRBespokeGoods]

A while ago I asked what I now know to be a daft question, since then I've been playing and building a project between regular orders... 7months and it's finished.

The first project I've stamped, the first I've carved, the first I've dyed, the first I've antiqued and the first time lining anything. (I've played with each but never on a project)

I was asked to step out of my lead and folio cover comfort zone and build a show holster and gun belt to go in a fantasy cowboy outfit. I've never done anything like this so of course I agreed.

This project is made with 10oz natural veg-tan body, a 3oz heavily milled natural veg-tan goat (a super ropey piece). All dyed with feibings in the respective colour ("chocolate brown" and "ox blood"). The buckle, keeper and end tip thingy are 925plated copies of a late 80's steel set. Antiqued with feibings dark brown paste.

The holster and ammo are fitted to a "single action army .45". Being in the UK this is a non-functional replica scaled down 2% so that it cannot be easily converted to functional. Unfortunately due to the size difference the genuine inert ammo doesn't fit but becomes pretty bling.

Feel free to offer constructive criticism but please bare in mind this is a whole world of firsts for me and I have a list of things to improve on my next project already.

Edited Thursday at 10:25 PM by LRBespokeGoods
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[fredk]

I'd like to see more photos, Close-ups too ?

Well done for stepping out of your comfort zone. It looks very nice

Where did you get the inert ammo?

Edited Thursday at 10:41 PM by fredk

[dikman]

For a first holster effort that's pretty bloody good. Your ammo, however, isn't .45 Colt, it looks like it's 9mm.

[Thadrick]

I like it!

Criticism would be things that can still be finished. Maybe use a larger beveler? Die or paint the edges after that then slick?

 Stitch your liner closer to the edge?

Looks a far sight better than my first. 

 

Edited Thursday at 10:57 PM by Thadrick

[DoogMeister]

2 hours ago, dikman said:

For a first holster effort that's pretty bloody good. Your ammo, however, isn't .45 Colt, it looks like it's 9mm.

Ditto what Dikman said.  Ammo looks like .45ACP to me. Definitely not .45 Colt.

[LRBespokeGoods]

8 hours ago, fredk said:

I'd like to see more photos, Close-ups too ?

Well done for stepping out of your comfort zone. It looks very nice

Where did you get the inert ammo?

I'll get some close ups going shortly since you're interested. The ammo was from a guy I found that reloads.

5 hours ago, DoogMeister said:

Ammo looks like .45ACP to me. Definitely not .45 Colt

Sorry, please do forgive my ignorance, after a Google and comparing the results, you are totally on the money it's .45acp... Another thing to add to the learning curve.

[LRBespokeGoods]

[fredk]

That is some very nice tooling work there

That  circle design (a seeder?) both on the borders and on the lower part of the holster ties it all together nicely

[PastorBob]

absolutely gorgeous!  fine detail!

[dikman]

Something was nagging at me, finally figured it out - the geometric designs mixed with leaves don't seem right to me? Having said that, it really is very nice work and if given the chance that colour should age well. My first effort was boringly plain in comparison.

[LRBespokeGoods]

12 hours ago, dikman said:

Something was nagging at me, finally figured it out - the geometric designs mixed with leaves don't seem right to me? Having said that, it really is very nice work and if given the chance that colour should age well. My first effort was boringly plain in comparison.

I'd have to agree with the acorns and leaves being a poor mix with the geometric pattern... But... It was a request from the end wearer, who wanted a nod to the Major Oak in Sherwood Forest (Robin Hoods tree) which is only a stones throw from my workshop and her home.

As the Selfridge saying goes, "the customer is always right, in matters of taste"

Edited 15 hours ago by LRBespokeGoods
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[dikman]

Yep, if that's what the customer wants then that's what they get (regardless of having poor taste ).