Her She Is 1St Work In 40Yrs

[jc3persons]

Well it has been a learn ,mistake, one after another but fun and looking forward to a better one next go around...I have mexican carry(in the pants behind the back) for 40 years and is my preferred choice so decided

to design and make holster and this is what i got...Going to try to post some pixs from cell phone and have no idea....how they will be!!

[gregintenn]

Looking good!

[jc3persons]

That a gracious thought gregintenn..it actually looks fairly good but riddled with error,,,but consider i design from scratch,,and the knife in pix cut all,,,mostly being held in my lap(i now have a adequate cutting surface and area),,the holes on holster were eyeball spaced( found my 6 per inch roller and a few other tools didn't remember having and how to use)..I cut the belt on a curve on purpose from one formed to my body but when glued stuck wrong place and had to pull apart,,man that was spooky and messy,,to much leather left in buckle and billet area and i must have been on something when i stitced the billet lol lol...The stamps were just a pattern that appealed to my eye...That kind of carry my fav,,shoulder holster next,, i shudder to think of trying a shoulder holster....Think i try for a blackhawk 4 5/8' six shooter,,,a little higher on the belt and and not so muc lheather between the grip and back and maybe a little more angle...I may invest in a tip cutter,, i lost about an inch on both ends trying to free cut them...thanks again for the kindness,,,yard girl and me going for a mocha frappe,,these fred sanford hands need a break!!!LOL LOL

[Reaper]

Holster is a good 1st in my opinion for what it is worth. On the mag holster, you might want to make the front or back wrap around so that the top round can not get pushed forward and snag when you go for a reload.

[jc3persons]

Holster is a good 1st in my opinion for what it is worth. On the mag holster, you might want to make the front or back wrap around so that the top round can not get pushed forward and snag when you go for a reload.

[jc3persons]

thanks for the encouragement,,was a fun gig for sure...working on design for single action ruger,,same style carry but think am going to try a fold over instead 2 piece and a stiffner to keep from squashing in when reholstering,,,no

telling how many pieces of paper i will go though before settling on it,,ha ha ,,keeps me out of the beer joint!!!

[Dwight]

JC, . . . throw the paper away, . . . go to Office City and buy a box of 100 file folders.

They are the perfect deal for patterns. John Bianchi showed us that tip making Western rigs.

What I love about it is if you mark it, . . . cut it, . . . and then wish you didn't cut it there, . . . just take some 1 inch wide masking tape and tape the cut piece back into the pattern. Re-mark it where you want it and cut it again. With paper you have to start over.

You can also just lay the file folder pattern down on your leather, . . . trace around it with a fine tipped ball point pen, . . . cut it out, . . . and you're good to go. Even if you cut a little off the line and leave ink on the piece, . . . when you edge the piece, . . . the ink goes bye-bye.

Good job by the way.

May God bless,

Dwight

[jc3persons]

most likely give that a try,,,my work area looks like grandughter been cutting out paper dolls and scribbling and it a no brainer that the paper shift when trying to transfer it to the hide..still in awe of all the talent and craftsman ship i am

seeing,,i had no idea that many people interested in leather...I am ready to shoot some clay pigeons soon,,be glad when my budget gets right,,usually shoot a lot of air too..

How do you get the patterns and ideas out of your head for sleeping at night??????Having fun is causing sleep deprivation,,LOL LOL,,man its good to be alive!!!!!!!!

[gregintenn]

If you've got kids around, poster board works good for patterns just as the above mentioned file folders. Used ones are o.k. as well. I have a pretty good stack of them over in the corner of my workbench. If you get into carvng. I've had some luck using wax paper as transfer paper too.

[gregintenn]

That a gracious thought gregintenn..it actually looks fairly good but riddled with error,,,but consider i design from scratch,,and the knife in pix cut all,,,mostly being held in my lap(i now have a adequate cutting surface and area),,the holes on holster were eyeball spaced( found my 6 per inch roller and a few other tools didn't remember having and how to use)..I cut the belt on a curve on purpose from one formed to my body but when glued stuck wrong place and had to pull apart,,man that was spooky and messy,,to much leather left in buckle and billet area and i must have been on something when i stitced the billet lol lol...The stamps were just a pattern that appealed to my eye...That kind of carry my fav,,shoulder holster next,, i shudder to think of trying a shoulder holster....Think i try for a blackhawk 4 5/8' six shooter,,,a little higher on the belt and and not so muc lheather between the grip and back and maybe a little more angle...I may invest in a tip cutter,, i lost about an inch on both ends trying to free cut them...thanks again for the kindness,,,yard girl and me going for a mocha frappe,,these fred sanford hands need a break!!!LOL LOL

I was actually remarking on the originality and usefulness of your holster. That's more what I'm looking for rather than flawless execution. After all, aren't most holsters pretty much conceal carry anyway? It isn't like you go around showing them off. They hold a gun at the ready. It appears yours would do that well.