Holster...by Peter Main

[Rawhide]

Here's a holster Peter Main just completed...

[Ian]

are my eyes decieving me, or is that a button stud on the first picture and a snap on the second?

[Rawhide]

the first (lower left) picture is the male part of the snap and the female part isn't installed yet.

the second picture has the female part installed, but the button is covered with leather.

[JohnBarton]

I just want to make it clear that I hate Peter Main and you as well Rawhide. The reason is twofold, first I can't stop looking at Peter's work when you post it as it's flawless and so well designed that it's mesmerizing, and second because I realize at 41 that even with the fact that in my lifetime we will see new body parts that can be bought at the grocery store thus prolonging my life I shall probably still not live long enough to be able to design as well or execute as well as Peter does.

:-)

P.S. If the Masterpiece section ever happens I nominate everything of Peter's that has ever been shown on this site.

Edited February 1, 2009 by JohnBarton

[Rawhide]

John,

I feel your hate!! Just when you think you've got some consistency in creating good work, Peter comes along and knocks me down a few stories while adding a few stories, and I have to get back on the stairs and start climbing again.

Edited February 1, 2009 by Rawhide

[Nomad]

Excellent job.

[MADMAX22]

I like, thats a nice touch with the back grounder on there.

Rawhide do you know if he tooled the feather before or after he wet molded the holster.

[Rawhide]

I like, thats a nice touch with the back grounder on there.

Rawhide do you know if he tooled the feather before or after he wet molded the holster.

Here's Peter's response....

In answer to the feather tooling. On molding work, it would be most unwise to do any tooling first where the leather must form around an object....much distortion and opening of cuts will occur....also any decorative work will flatten a little.

This piece was rather simple...I allowed the leather to dry over a day or so....then just moistened the area where the feather was to be. The feather was then traced, the outline cut with a swivel knife, and detailed only with 'that' modeling tool. I pushed (no mallet use ) a pointed beveler around the feathers for detail, then added a little hair-blade work. Spirit dyes were used for coloring, with just a touch of diluted (to avoid an opaque look) white acrylic.

Edited February 1, 2009 by Rawhide

[MADMAX22]

Ahh very cool. Thanks Rawhide and tell Peter thanks for sharing how he did it and that he did a excellent job.

[kiwidownunder]

Peter does some outstanding work, and this is no less outstanding. Thank for posting it Rawhide. He has along with Al Stolman given me inspirisation. Hey John, you are way to hard on yourself. You will create, design something outstanding oneday, as long as you don't stop trying. So keep trying to out shine us all.

Kiwi