Second attempt holster

[yuma]

This is my second 1911 holster.....lined / double leather, black strap to match gun, 12ga shell because this is a three gun match...12ga shotgun, 1911 45ACP, and 40 cal + lever gun.

 

Roger 

[PastorBob]

Very clean looking.  Great job!

[Dwight]

You can add just one tiny thing to make the whole rig just a bit sharper looking.

Whether you use rivets or chicago screws . . . put them thru the outside piece of the leather for attaching the little belt around the holster .

Doing that will get rid of the unsightly screw heads and rivet heads on the back side of the holster.

Not a serious critique . . .  just one of those things that will separate sellers . . .  especially if you are at a show or something . . .  where others there are showing their wares.

You can show that your holster is "cleaner" looking . . . which can result in an extra sale . . . and a slightly higher selling price.

Also if you use a buckle . . . put a keeper on the little belt . . . or use a closed buckle . . . makes it look more realistic . . . and again . . . just one of those things that sets you apart from the run of the mill makers and sellers.

Always remember that even the slightest "upscale" idea can push your wares out if front of the crowd.  John Bianchi here in the states was the guy who perfected that idea.  He could almost have designed a cardboard box to carry your gun in . . . and would have had 100 sales sight unseen.

May God bless,

Dwight

Edited yesterday at 01:35 PM by Dwight

[PastorBob]

1 hour ago, Dwight said:

You can add just one tiny thing to make the whole rig just a bit sharper looking.

Whether you use rivets or chicago screws . . . put them thru the outside piece of the leather for attaching the little belt around the holster .

Doing that will get rid of the unsightly screw heads and rivet heads on the back side of the holster.

Not a serious critique . . .  just one of those things that will separate sellers . . .  especially if you are at a show or something . . .  where others there are showing their wares.

You can show that your holster is "cleaner" looking . . . which can result in an extra sale . . . and a slightly higher selling price.

Also if you use a buckle . . . put a keeper on the little belt . . . or use a closed buckle . . . makes it look more realistic . . . and again . . . just one of those things that sets you apart from the run of the mill makers and sellers.

Always remember that even the slightest "upscale" idea can push your wares out if front of the crowd.  John Bianchi here in the states was the guy who perfected that idea.  He could almost have designed a cardboard box to carry your gun in . . . and would have had 100 sales sight unseen.

May God bless,

Dwight

Great advice, @Dwight Thanks!

[wizard of tragacanth]

The bottom pic with the a close-up of the shot shell looks great. The other pics are dark and lack a lot detail. The background looks a cream color and I am guessing that it is white or close to it. Can you lighten your pics up? Your work deserves it. There are many ways to do it, with better lighting or changing settings on your camera. I have saved or improved many of my phots using a Freeware program called FastStone Image Viewer. It is very flexible and It is not too steep of a learning curve. It has been invaluable to me. I do make donations to them once a year.

https://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDetail.htm 

Oh, btw... nice work.

Edited 22 hours ago by wizard of tragacanth

[dikman]

Looks pretty good. I think you're getting the hang of this leatherwork stuff!

[yuma]

Thanks to all, I always appreciate feedback...as the 1911 holsters are so short and the double leather very stiff, you can't fold the holster into the skirt as you would with a longer revolver holster, the unit has to be sewn first and then the strap fitted, hence the rivets and screws have to go in after...this is the only way I could think of to do this.....other than one other ( unfinished ) revolver holster, these are the only holsters I have made.

Yes, the pics aren't that clear, but I don't have a good camera or smart phone.  If I was to do photo's for advertising or whatever I would have to get them done properly.

Again, thanks for the input.

 

Roger 

 

Edited 21 hours ago by yuma

[Dwight]

14 hours ago, yuma said:

Yes, the pics aren't that clear, but I don't have a good camera or smart phone.  If I was to do photo's for advertising or whatever I would have to get them done properly.

Again, thanks for the input.

 

Roger 

 

Hey Roger . . .  look on Ebay . . .  most of the time you can pick up a CD with the program Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 . . .  for 4 or 5 bucks US . . .  or even a later dated one.  There are some serious picture "help out" tools on there.

My phone for example . . . usually takes pictures at anywhere from 5 to 12 megabytes . . . and those won't send for the most part.  

Sometimes they are dark . . . especially a Glock gun in a black holster.

And the camera puts them out in a huge size  . . .  maybe 3000 by 4000 or so.

There is a little ditty in there that allows me to correct all this . . . I can enhance the photo with a little "fill flash" . . . 

I can make the picture a lot smaller . . . 

Plus I can cut down on the picture from 12 megs to maybe 600 kb . . . which I can send to anyone.

The enclosed example I did in about 10 minutes . . . and it would have been only 2 minutes . . . except I had to hand cut the shadows out of it.

And putting pics on the internet . . . or saving to your computer . . . it is a snap.

May God bless,

Dwight

[JLSleather]

15 hours ago, dikman said:

Looks pretty good. I think you're getting the hang of this leatherwork stuff!

Yup - I'm not mindin' this at all
 

Maybe only thing ... I'd punch a small slot on the one with the buckle where the tongue goes ... leavin that dimple in the leather.  That little 'bump' is distracting from the look of your otherwise nice lookin holster
GOOD news is, it aint too late -- unbuckle, punch, done ...