First Leather Project

[Tempusfugit]

Here are some pics of my first attempt at leatherwork. It is an OWB magazine carrier for a Kahr P9 mag. Critiques are welcome. What surprised me was how much time it took just to build something this simple. I made several mistakes like folding the leather over and glueing it before stitching the belt loop (Doh!) Stitching gave me the most trouble. The holes were so tight that after inserting the needle, I often had to use pliers to pull it out the other side. Any tips? Bigger awl, smaller needle?

I have a question on finishing. I plan to leave it natural color and I purchased some super sheen for the finish. Should I apply any sort of conditioner before finishing with super sheen? What other finishes do you guys like to use?

[BOOMSTICKHolsters]

Nice job, especially for a first timer.

For finishing, you might try a little gum tragacanth to rub your edges down, and that's all I would do before applying the super sheen. Anything else will probably darken the leather or soften it. If anyone else has any tricks up their sleeves about this, I'd love to hear them.

[WaG35]

Nice job. If you want to leave it natural, burnish the edges and supersheen. Like Boomstick said, conditioner will most likely darkenand soften the leather, both bad for what you want to accomplish.