Pancake Holster with some Shark Trim

[ArcherBen]

Here's a holster I just finished for a Springfield XD45. I'm planning on giving this to my brother for his birthday in about a month. Let me know what you think (good, bad, or indifferent).

[larrupin]

Really looks good!

Did you design it yourself?

Keep up the good work

Larrupin'

[Bronson]

I think it looks very nice

Bronson

[Tac]

Love that deep red color! Nice wet molding too!

[ArcherBen]

Thanks for the comments.

Larrupin, this is my own design, however, I will admit that various features have been inspired by other pieces that I have seen. If I do another like this I'll make a few minor modifications.

[TomLine]

Mechanically, it looks beautiful. I have to be honest. We've been friends a long time, and I am no fashion horse, and I don't know your brother, but I think the colors are really really wierd.

[ArtS]

Cool design. Is the shark skin hard to work with? Is it expensive?

Nicely done.

Art

[ArcherBen]

ArtS,

The sharkskin is very easy to work with. As far as cost goes, it goes for about $20 a square foot.

[Randyc]

Ben,

Nice job on the holster. I've had an XD45 for over a year and still haven't built a holster for it. I'm kind of like the auto mechanic with the car that doesn't run or the plumber with leaky pipes. I build holsters for my customers, but sometimes don't get around to buiding one for myself. At least I now know how an XD holster should look.

Randy