G19 Avenger

[brinyar]

I just finished this Askins Avenger style holster for my G19. I haven't made too many holsters in this style, but every time I put one on it strikes me as a very comfortable type of holster. It works well for my body type. This one is also from Wickett & Craig 7-8 oz. leather for both pieces of it, and dyed with Feibings USMC black. I really need to get some more brown dye one of these days....

[Twosons]

Beautiful work.

[rdb]

Nice clean work! Clean molding. I tend to overdo the molding. The belt slot looks right for a double layer gunbelt.

[Lobo]

Exceptionally nice work.

[Go2Tex]

Yes, you do good work! What do you seal the black dye with to stop the rub-off?

[ArcherBen]

Very nice. I really like what you've done with the tunnel loop. I just dyed a holster this morning with a similar design on the tunnel loop, but I like how you've wrapped it around to the front side of the holster. I didn't do that on mine and I don't know that it's going to work out too well.

[brinyar]

Thanks for the comments.

I polish the leather by hand with a cotton cloth and also use a buffer with a cotton wheel to lightly buff the holster before I dip it in an Angelus acrylic finish. So far I haven't had any rub off....

This was the first time I tried just cutting the front hole out for the belt to go through. I was holding my breath hoping it would work; it turned out better than I thought it would.

[JRB]

Very nice...I just can't seem to figure out those nice clean & crisp lines with the molding.

[Twosons]

I've got to know...

How do you do the edges on the reinforcement piece?

[ArcherBen]

This was the first time I tried just cutting the front hole out for the belt to go through. I was holding my breath hoping it would work; it turned out better than I thought it would.

Brinyar,

That belt loop looks like it has potential to work out really well. I was going to abondon that style of belt loop and go back to my original, but now you've got me thinking about giving it another try. Does it pull the slide of the gun into your body nice and tight, or does it kinda leave it hanging out there? I guess what I'm really asking, would you do it again?

[Peterk]

Were those molding detail lines created with freehand groover?

Nice job!

[brinyar]

I edge the reinforcement piece and give it a slight burnishing before I glue and sew it to the main body of the holster. Cutting the front belt loop or tunnel that way does pull the slide in nice and tight, I think I'll try another holster for my Kahr in this style. As for the final molding detail lines I use a variety of stainless steel molding tools to draw the lines in. They are pressed in, not cut in with a groover.

[Twosons]

Thanks! Amazing work.

[Peterk]

I edge the reinforcement piece and give it a slight burnishing before I glue and sew it to the main body of the holster. Cutting the front belt loop or tunnel that way does pull the slide in nice and tight, I think I'll try another holster for my Kahr in this style. As for the final molding detail lines I use a variety of stainless steel molding tools to draw the lines in. They are pressed in, not cut in with a groover.

Would you mind sharing what molding tools you used?

[brinyar]

Some of the tools are from some sort of pick set that I found in my fathers shop, some are from what I think were clay modeling tools. I have ground on some of them to get the shapes I like. I'm not really satisfied with anything I have now. Some just are not comfortable to hold in the hand and apply pressure to the holster, but they work for now until I can find something better.