Attaching Straps To An Iwb Holster

[Reaper]

Hello everyone from Humid/Wet Saint Petersburg Florida!  New to the site and also to leather. I started messing with making a holster about 5 weeks ago and am stumped on much of it but learning as I go. I have worked most of my life in fabrication in some shape or form either doing mechanical design, layout or production and I took Tailoring as an Elective in high school. ( all the girls took it and I was one of 2 guys in a class of 30 )    I actually did learn some skills I never ever realized until later in life. 

Anywho...

This is the first Holster I feel is worth continuing with out of the three I have worked on so far. I know the stitching leaves much to be desired with missed stitches and the edges are not finished all the way. ( this is a kind os Beta? )  

What I am wondering about at this point is the correct manner in which to attach the straps so they are solidly affixed.

 < these straps are stitched around the line-24's  without gluing at this point, but I wonder if it is enough?

Should I glue also or is stitching enough?

Oh. also, should I glue the front and back together before stitching the edges?

any thoughts and or input would be great and appreciated.

[gregintenn]

The glue sure holds everything in place and makes stitching easier. I don't know how much strenght it adds, but I imagine the stitching alone is plenty strong in most cases.

[Dwight]

My design, similar to yours, is called a cactus, . . . and can be seen at www.dwightsgunleather.com

No, the straps are not glued on, they are not sewn either. They rely on the male part of the snap to hold it to the holster.

May God bless,

Dwight

[K-Man]

Reaper:

If you want to give me a call at our shop, I'd be more than happy to help you with it. I'm out east of you in Plant City. Our number is on our website: www.kdholsters.com.

[woolfe]

Hi, from Tarpon Springs. I use 6-32 T-nuts and 6-32 screws. The screws fit inside the head of the snaps. You can either sandwich the T-nut between the two pieces of leather or just punch a hole through both pieces and leave it exposed on the back of the holster. The T-nuts and screws are sold at Homedepot, you'll need to trim the little barbs off the T-nuts.

[Reaper]

The glue sure holds everything in place and makes stitching easier. I don't know how much strenght it adds, but I imagine the stitching alone is plenty strong in most cases.

Thank you GreginTenn, I wasn't really sure how much glue would add. I'll definitly skip it because I end up with more on me than what I am working with. Same with Cualking, Paint and most anything else you would rather not take a bath in

[Reaper]

Reaper:

If you want to give me a call at our shop, I'd be more than happy to help you with it. I'm out east of you in Plant City. Our number is on our website: www.kdholsters.com.

Sounds good K-Man, I'll do so when I get things caught up around here. My wife has me remodeling the house *sigh* and it seem if I take anytime for anything else these last few weeks she ends up standing over me asking about when it will be finished. ( about ready to tell her to call a contractor, but I like sleeping in bed too much )

[Reaper]

Hi, from Tarpon Springs. I use 6-32 T-nuts and 6-32 screws. The screws fit inside the head of the snaps. You can either sandwich the T-nut between the two pieces of leather or just punch a hole through both pieces and leave it exposed on the back of the holster. The T-nuts and screws are sold at Homedepot, you'll need to trim the little barbs off the T-nuts.

Good deal woolfe, I'll pick some up next HDepot trip in the morning. I am going to head up to tri-city-screws ( big construction supplier here in Pinellas ) and see what the prices on bulk are and what other options they might have. Let you know after I do, might be lower cost and come in different colors/metal type also.

[woolfe]

I buy mine in bulk from http://www.mcmaster.com/#

Let me know what you find.