Members Reaper Posted October 24, 2010 Members Report Posted October 24, 2010 Beautiful! I'd be proud as hell to have the wrapped around my FP-10 -2 and anyone at a tactical shoot could piss up a rope if they found it odd with all the drag bags they all have... Quote No sir, he fell into that bullet
Members dbusarow Posted October 25, 2010 Author Members Report Posted October 25, 2010 Beautiful! I'd be proud as hell to have the wrapped around my FP-10 -2 and anyone at a tactical shoot could piss up a rope if they found it odd with all the drag bags they all have... I've got a big grin on my face thinking of the other shooters as you rode up to the match on your horse! But seriously, yeah, you could put a nice shoulder strap on this design and it would work great hanging more or less centered on your back. Dan Quote Dan Busarow dan@fishcreekleatherworks.com http://www.fishcreekleatherworks.com/
Members rodeomic Posted January 10, 2011 Members Report Posted January 10, 2011 Wow! Beautiful scabbard, and not one ounce of tooling! Seems like more and more folks concentrate on fancy tooling than they do the construction of a fine piece of leather work. My comment is always "why did you hide the leather"? Looks like roany doesn't mind the positioning of the scabbard either. I liked the extra piece of leather above the scope. I am also jealous of the sunburst effect you have there. LOL. Happy Trails, Roger Here's a scabbard I just finished for a customer. He wanted a scabbard for his scoped 700 that was as slim and trim as one for a lever action. Well, he didn't get that exactly but it is nicer than most you see. Nice and simple. The body is 12-14 oz skirting. The straps are 10-12 oz skirting and the "stiffener" around the scope is 4/5 oz. All W&C skirting. It's hard to see in these pictures but I did some wet molding around the forend to get his fairly wide sling to fit. Here's some close ups The modest sunburst effect on the scope stiffener is just the extra oil penetrating the edge of the leather. Just got lucky on that. And here's one of my girls wearing it When I put the fender over the top of the scabbard the tip was pressing on her shoulder and she wasn't happy. With the fender under the scabbard as shown she didn't seem to know it was there. Did a little loping and trotting as well as walking around. Even threw in a couple turn arounds and rollbacks. I think the buyer will be happy. ETA, Most of the stitching was done on my new Cobra Class 4. The smaller details for the snaps, strap keepers etc I stitched by hand. For those small pieces hand stitching was easier since I'm not as confident with the machine in those small spaces yet. But a three foot long stitch is a snap with this machine. Dan Quote Happy Trails!
Members dbusarow Posted January 10, 2011 Author Members Report Posted January 10, 2011 Wow! Beautiful scabbard, and not one ounce of tooling! Seems like more and more folks concentrate on fancy tooling than they do the construction of a fine piece of leather work. My comment is always "why did you hide the leather"? Looks like roany doesn't mind the positioning of the scabbard either. I liked the extra piece of leather above the scope. I am also jealous of the sunburst effect you have there. LOL. Happy Trails, Roger Well thank you sir! I appreciate the tooling some of the masters here produce but mine just doesn't measure up. So I try to concentrate on just producing a nice piece of work that can stand on its own. Brady (the roan) didn't even seem to notice she had anything extra to carry. Dan Quote Dan Busarow dan@fishcreekleatherworks.com http://www.fishcreekleatherworks.com/
Members Shooter McGavin Posted January 10, 2011 Members Report Posted January 10, 2011 Wow. Stunning. Your work there makes me wish I had a Remmy 700 and a horse to show it off with. Quote Zlogonje Gunleathers
Members mntnbkr1968 Posted January 10, 2011 Members Report Posted January 10, 2011 Very , very classy!! Monty Quote "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher an animal, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." – Heinlein
Members renegadelizard Posted December 6, 2012 Members Report Posted December 6, 2012 Here's a scabbard I just finished for a customer. He wanted a scabbard for his scoped 700 that was as slim and trim as one for a lever action. Well, he didn't get that exactly but it is nicer than most you see. Nice and simple. The body is 12-14 oz skirting. The straps are 10-12 oz skirting and the "stiffener" around the scope is 4/5 oz. All W&C skirting. It's hard to see in these pictures but I did some wet molding around the forend to get his fairly wide sling to fit. Here's some close ups The modest sunburst effect on the scope stiffener is just the extra oil penetrating the edge of the leather. Just got lucky on that. And here's one of my girls wearing it When I put the fender over the top of the scabbard the tip was pressing on her shoulder and she wasn't happy. With the fender under the scabbard as shown she didn't seem to know it was there. Did a little loping and trotting as well as walking around. Even threw in a couple turn arounds and rollbacks. I think the buyer will be happy. ETA, Most of the stitching was done on my new Cobra Class 4. The smaller details for the snaps, strap keepers etc I stitched by hand. For those small pieces hand stitching was easier since I'm not as confident with the machine in those small spaces yet. But a three foot long stitch is a snap with this machine. Dan Hey Dan, you wouldnt happen to have a pattern for this would you? Im looking at building something similar to this for a Ruger 77 with an enormous scope, and I really like the way you relieved the bolt handle. Quote Havoc Holsters
Members dbusarow Posted December 6, 2012 Author Members Report Posted December 6, 2012 I do have a pattern but it's on paper and is about 2'x4'. Can't scan it in. Making the pattern was similar to making any pouch/envelope style holster. Take a big sheet of paper (I use the paper that W&C wraps their sides in), establsh a center line, line the rifle/scope up vertically on the center line and then carefully roll it over to the side. Once down on the side trace the outline. Add 1/2 the width of the rifle etc.. I'm not sure this simple style will work for a scope much bigger than a typical 3x9-40. The space around the scope would make the rig too tall to work well. See Stohlman's 'Art of Making Cases Vol 3' for a rather elaborate scoped rifle case that should work for just about anything. Dan Quote Dan Busarow dan@fishcreekleatherworks.com http://www.fishcreekleatherworks.com/
Members RichardB Posted October 22, 2022 Members Report Posted October 22, 2022 Please contact me, I’d like for you to make one of these for me: Richard Quote
Members Hags Posted October 22, 2022 Members Report Posted October 22, 2022 Very nice work. I'm the same with tooling. I can barely basket weave. I use the heavy paper from the big box stores. The layers between the toilet paper. Plenty large, free, and also works as a good barrier when I'm staining. Quote Not so retired RN. Living on the Washington Peninsula.
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