Would You Sell Your "not-So-Perfect" Holsters?

[Samalan]

Never

[Imapeopleperson]

They go in the box and school of hard knocks. I don't think letting the bad stuff go out is good advertisement. just my 2 cents.

[Skwerl]

Not everyone agrees but I learned many years ago when building homes and doing many decorative items in wood plus other materials, you never ever let anyone

have ownership of a screwed up piece of work. That covers freebies or less than normal price points.

My .02

ferg

I agree 100%. It only takes one bad piece to make people think you make crap. Don't take the chance.

[Rayban]

Not everyone agrees but I learned many years ago when building homes and doing many decorative items in wood plus other materials, you never ever let anyone

have ownership of a screwed up piece of work. That covers freebies or less than normal price points.

My .02

ferg

So do you tear the house down and start over or do you fix the screw ups?

Edited February 15, 2013 by Rayban

[Frank]

Another one of my theories behind selling a "second" especially when it comes to gun leather is that more than likely after the first day of use, you'd never be able to tell it was a "second." I'm tough on my own gun leather. After using it the first day, I guarantee it already has scratches and visible wear. You can't honestly tell me that someone would think you work is crap after someone else wore in the woods, on horseback, in shoots, etc. These kinds of things always happen to gun leather. If someone bought the holster you made from someone else, it is used and they'd more than likely never even know.

Here is a photo of an HH Heiser Holster, The skirt is attached by a rivet, it's not actually a 1 piece holster. This is an original holster that was not repaired. Was this a second? Quite possibly. Did they want to save on leather by using the scraps for the skirts? Also a good possibility. Either way, most of us would consider that a "second", but Heiser sold it like that. I have seen several of these holsters, just like this one.

The other thing is that each person has their own threshold of what constitutes a "second." Would what I consider a second, in fact be top quality for someone else? Definitely and vice versa.

Edited February 15, 2013 by Frank

[Josh Ashman]

I think there is a difference between "fatal flaws" and things we would do differently next time. I've sure never built anything that was "perfect" and my very best work from a few years ago isn't nearly as good as what I make now. If I make a major mistake I toss it, if it's a minor mistake I fix it as best as possible and move on. Do the best job you can and get better with each one. That's my 2 cents.

[Rayban]

I think there is a difference between "fatal flaws" and things we would do differently next time. I've sure never built anything that was "perfect" and my very best work from a few years ago isn't nearly as good as what I make now. If I make a major mistake I toss it, if it's a minor mistake I fix it as best as possible and move on. Do the best job you can and get better with each one. That's my 2 cents.

I use this often but it's so true in any trade....you're only as good as how well you fix your screw-ups.

[Ferg]

Rayban,

Your query is not up to your standards of logical thinking, I will answer it anyway.

I remember a home we were repairing after a Tornado tore through our area. I had a number of workers, we were extremely busy. I had left several to apply a shingle roof on this home. When I checked on the job they had almost finished the roof but one entire side had been screwed up. They removed the shingles and redone them correctly, ON THEIR TIME!

ferg