First holster

[Bingo]

Let me know what you think.

The one thing that'll be corrected on my next one is the placement of the belt slots. One side is too close to the edge, I think. It'll probably hold up, but it still bothers me.

Still needs the tan-kote protective layer.

-Thanks.

[Lobo]

Very nice first attempt. Good basic design. Nice forming work.

You have already commented on the belt slots, so no more needs to be said on that. Just about every one involves some learning and experience always results in improvements.

Thumbs up!

[Shorts]

I worked on a 92 holster last night too....heh...great minds.

Good work on the first holster. What weight leather did you use? Hand stitched?

[Bingo]

Very nice first attempt. Good basic design. Nice forming work.

You have already commented on the belt slots, so no more needs to be said on that. Just about every one involves some learning and experience always results in improvements.

Thumbs up!

Thank you for the compliments.

I worked on a 92 holster last night too....heh...great minds.

Good work on the first holster. What weight leather did you use? Hand stitched?

7-8oz shoulder. Hand stitched. I used a drill for the holes, but I'm thinking one of those 4-prong punches would be easier except for around curves where I'd need a single punch. It took me 8-10 tries to find the right sized drill bit...settled on something right around 1/10"...the thread was thicker than I thought.

[troop]

i just did a 92 holster this weekend. some advice if you are handstiching....i found that the single 00 size punch makes really clean holes and looks very neat after stiching. it takes a tiny bit longer doing the single punch at a time but worth it in the end.

[pete]

if you really burnished the edges and a coat of oil and sun dried, I think that you would like your effort a WHOLE lot more. It woulf make a world of difference in the end.

nice work. Haven't tackled my first holster yet.

pete

[ArtS]

Nice job! You did real good for your first one!

Art

[Bingo]

Thanks for the comments, everyone.

I burnished the edges and I'm impressed how a little gum tragacanth and a plastic boning tool can make the edges so smooth. I'm going to put the 'tan-kote' on tomorrow to finish it up.

This stuff is fun. I'm already working on my next holster (in the drawing stages): another OWB pancake holster for a S&W 65.

Edited June 4, 2009 by Bingo

[Hawk Scarbrough]

Let me know what you think.

The one thing that'll be corrected on my next one is the placement of the belt slots. One side is too close to the edge, I think. It'll probably hold up, but it still bothers me.

Still needs the tan-kote protective layer.

-Thanks.

You were smarter than I was....I made a full Western style buscadero rig, including the design, as my first holster.