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Tell Jim 'THANK YOU!!!" I just finished my none-too-flashy-but-totally-usable holster form my Pietta revolver. Works GREAT!! And I couldn't have done it without those 2 pdf's. Thank Jim for making it, and you for posting it. :)

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Mark

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LW's friend Jim Simmons has shared another fantastic lesson with us- the California Slim Jim Holster.

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California Holster Patterns.pdf

California Holster Tutorial.pdf

Nice, huh?

Johanna

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Great tutorial! I will try this very soon. Thanks.

(I'm a new member and novice leather crafter better woodworker)

LW's friend Jim Simmons has shared another fantastic lesson with us- the California Slim Jim Holster.

thankyou.gif

California Holster Patterns.pdf

California Holster Tutorial.pdf

Nice, huh?

Johanna

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Great pattern & tutorial. Trying to visualize the belt loop in order to make this into a left-side cross draw holster.....

How would I do that?

Thanks,

Dave

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Great pattern & tutorial. Trying to visualize the belt loop in order to make this into a left-side cross draw holster.....

How would I do that?

Thanks,

Dave

The only secret to Lefts and Rights in patterns is flipping the pattern over. Now, that sounds simple enough but with holster patterns (and the cross draw belt loops) you can cut out the pattern on the posterboard, fold it on the center line, and then place the cross draw belt loop pattern on the holster pattern as it would be if sewn on to see if it shapes up the way you want it to. Remember, however the pattern looks is how the holster will look.

Enjoy!

Jim

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Hi,

I wanted to make one of this holsters by I tottally don't know what should how big it should be (I'm afraid my printer will change the size of pattern). I don't have any gun, holster is just training in leatherworking and sheridan style carving. So could you tell me if this are proper measurements?

By the way, thank you for this tutorial and patterns.

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Make measurement #2 10" and adjust the other dimensions to match. I am basing this on measuring an 1861 Navy which I'm pretty sure is the gun it was designed for.

Dan

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Ive just started working leather into my arts and have actually made one already, but having a pattern to start instead of creating my own , Wow what a time and frustration saver. Thank you very much, Mitch :yes:

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I am about to tool this design. From some research it looks like every line, including the leaf veins are swivel knife cuts correct?

Would you start you leaf vein cut at the stem and then lighten up at the end?

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