Latest Project - Shoulder holster

[Vikefan]

Please have a looksie and critique my work. Just a few strap adjustments to make, dying the back side of the straps, doing some strap edge work and then a water resistant finish and she's done.

What do you all think of it?

[Storm]

That's a real beauty!!!! What was it built for? Smith & Wesson 44Mag? Very nice job!!!

Storm

[Vikefan]

That's a real beauty!!!! What was it built for? Smith & Wesson 44Mag? Very nice job!!!

Storm

Close but not quite; it is built for a Ruger "Old" Vaquaro or Ruger Blackhawk - .44 Mag/.45 Colt. Left hand draw.

Thank you... I still need to perfect my stitching.

[Arley]

That looks good. I've been thinking of making the attempt myself.

Let us know how it performs while carrying those hog legs.

If you want a better critique though send it to me .

Nice Job !

[MikTigger]

Nice clean design and work. I'm still trying to figure out how to get a nice mottled (sp?) look. Did it just turn out that way, or did you use different dyes?

On the stitching, it looks like you didn't cut a groove first. I've been experimenting with grooving where I want stitches using a ball end modeling tool while the leather is still damp. I like the results so far, but I need to be more fluid with my lines. Cutting the surface with a grooving tool can make the dye darken the stitching lines and hide some inconsistent stitches (with regard to direction they lay). Getting the right shape on your awl, consistent angle and depth punching your holes, and being consistent with stitching order (front to back, first) makes the biggest difference of course. But I'm going for continual lines with the tooling idea, and I'm no good at pounding patterns.