Members Big O Posted November 12, 2010 Members Report Posted November 12, 2010 Quote https://www.facebook.com/BigOGunleather
Members troop Posted November 12, 2010 Members Report Posted November 12, 2010 very nice Big O!! what are they finished with? Tony Quote The hand that feeds you also puts the chains around your neck.
Members RWP Posted November 12, 2010 Members Report Posted November 12, 2010 very niceeee! and hey if ya dont want that revolver and the holster i'll take em off your hands for ya lol seriously, great job i like em Quote
Members Big O Posted November 12, 2010 Author Members Report Posted November 12, 2010 very nice Big O!! what are they finished with? Tony Resolene and water. Somewhere in the general vicinity of 50/50, as several here have recommended. I'd love to find something that has about HALF the shine. very niceeee! and hey if ya dont want that revolver and the holster i'll take em off your hands for ya lol seriously, great job i like em LoL! Thanks, but I don't think their ACTUAL owner would have appreciated that..... Quote https://www.facebook.com/BigOGunleather
Members katsass Posted November 12, 2010 Members Report Posted November 12, 2010 Resolene and water. Somewhere in the general vicinity of 50/50, as several here have recommended. I'd love to find something that has about HALF the shine. LoL! Thanks, but I don't think their ACTUAL owner would have appreciated that..... BigO: a comment, if you don't mind, from a grumpy old man. On your wheelgun holster you might like the result a little better if you narrow that puppy down some. There seems to be quite a bit of leather between the trigger guard and the stitching. This can lead to the holster loosening up over time. I generally try to keep the welt as close to the trigger guard as possible, basically just enough room for the stitching.......and the fold should be tight around the the top strap of the gun. You'll end up with a more sleek line to the finished holster...be it wheelgun or auto. The resulting belt loop will not show much either, but will still do the job quite well. Just a suggestion. A couple of pics of each type (wheelgun & auto) as examples. Mike Quote NOTE TO SELF: Never try to hold a cat and an operating Dust buster at the same time!! At my age I find that I can live without sex..........but not without my glasses. Being old has an advantage.......nobody expects me to do anything in a hurry.
Members Big O Posted November 12, 2010 Author Members Report Posted November 12, 2010 The guy I made it for liked the western design, so I started out with the intent to make it much like a western holster: I thought it fit quite well at that point. But he wanted it molded, so I molded it before applying the finish. I was a bit surprised at how much "open space" there was after that. Quote https://www.facebook.com/BigOGunleather
Members dickf Posted November 12, 2010 Members Report Posted November 12, 2010 Resolene and water. Somewhere in the general vicinity of 50/50, as several here have recommended. I'd love to find something that has about HALF the shine. It could be the method that you're using to apply it. I use an airbrush with a solution of ~ 50/50 water to resolene and get a dull finish. I usually force dry the holster with a hair dryer after they've been sprayed. It looks like you might be brushing or dipping yours. I'd recommend giving the airbrush a try. This is the finish I get when I use the airbrush The western style holster isn't really my thing, but the overall design is okay. I think the stitch line should definitely be closer to the gun and the outline of the pattern should flow a little more. I think I would have also narrowed the cutout in the belt loop to the width of 1" or so. I'm unsure of the purpose of the bottom slot cut in the Beretta (I think that's what it is) holster? The lower cutout created some thin pieces that are failure points. Other than that, it looks like a solid Avenger with adequate grip clearance. Anyway, good progress - keep practicing! Quote US GUNLEATHER www.usgunleather.com twitter.com/usgunleather facebook.com/USGUNLEATHER
Members Big O Posted November 12, 2010 Author Members Report Posted November 12, 2010 Dick, I might just try the airbrush route. I've got two airbrushes left over from my custom truck obsession days. Yes, I brushed the finish on. The lower cutout in the Beretta holster is a second belt channel. The holster may be worn either strong side or crossdraw. More stable in the former than the latter, which is what I explained to the customer. Quote https://www.facebook.com/BigOGunleather
Members Big O Posted November 12, 2010 Author Members Report Posted November 12, 2010 What hardware did you use in this holster to attach the belt loops to the body of the holster? Pull-the-dot snaps? Line 24 snaps? Chicago screws? Quote https://www.facebook.com/BigOGunleather
Members dickf Posted November 12, 2010 Members Report Posted November 12, 2010 (edited) I think you'll really like the way the topcoat comes out with the airbrush. It's much more even and consistent. The straps are fastened with a machine screw through the male part of the snap into a tee nut. The snaps are hard-action Line 24's. You should consider that avenger pattern and make changes as necessary. If your customer has a gun belt, I don't see how he/she will wear it using the lower slot and it also creates an unnecessary point of failure, in my opinion. Edited November 12, 2010 by dickf Quote US GUNLEATHER www.usgunleather.com twitter.com/usgunleather facebook.com/USGUNLEATHER
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