Springfield Xd45 5" Tactical Avenger-Style Holster

[NoahL]

Kat, I think Noah thinks I meant putting both needles in the hole at the same time.....which of course I didn't......front needle thru first, pull thread all the way thru, then the back needle.....

I did--that's the way I've seen it in tutorials, so I assumed that was what you meant. I never did see the point in doing that since it just meant the hole needed to be larger.

I also go through the same side first, katsass

[Big O]

front needle thru first, pull thread all the way thru, then the back needle.....

That's exactly how I've been doing it. And, once the second one is done, pull both threads as tight as they will go.

[katsass]

That's exactly how I've been doing it. And, once the second one is done, pull both threads as tight as they will go.

One last thing BigO, I stay away from nylon thread of any sort.........use only waxed linen, and re-apply wax as I go. The reason is this: (I may be dating myself, and there may actually be no current reason for my prejudice against nylon, BUT) Quite a while ago a well known commercial holster maker came out with a holster with a sew-in sight track, which necessitated a welt being sew in on both the front and back of the holster. For stitching, the outfit used a nylon mono filament thread. I was a LEO at the time, and our range people did a demonstration in weapon retention. They used a little (maybe 100 pounds or so) clerk....not an officer.........who just grabbed the butt of a K frame Smith&Wesson wheel gun and yanked.....HARD on it. The holster opened up just like tearing out a postage stamp. It DIDN'T happen with any other holster we tried it with that used linen thread........albeit none of the others were the exact design as the first. I may just be stubborn or hard headed, but I use linen. Mike