Pancake Holster Pattern

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Hi all,

Any input please on a pancake holster that has a more or less flat back. I am working on patterns, and I am looking for a molded front, curved / non molded back.

How do you account for the additional leather on the front side to provide for that?

Thanks,

Shane

Let's assume you are offsetting your pattern's stitch line 1/2" from the firearm. To get the flatter back, you'd offset the back (for example) 1/4" and the front 3/4", or something along that line. When you're ready to assemble, line up the registration marks and glue. That being said, I've never done this and don't know if you need to adjust the offset differently as you progress to wider/narrower portions of the gun.

[Shane in Baton Rouge]

Let's assume you are offsetting your pattern's stitch line 1/2" from the firearm. To get the flatter back, you'd offset the back (for example) 1/4" and the front 3/4", or something along that line. When you're ready to assemble, line up the registration marks and glue. That being said, I've never done this and don't know if you need to adjust the offset differently as you progress to wider/narrower portions of the gun.

Eric,

In case you missed another post in the "show off" section of this forum..

Thank you for your videos, and advice I have read here. All the forum members that share information are keeping an art from dying.

I look around at the plastic holsters everywhere, molded in Asia, and I am grateful to be doing this.

Please check out a few of my photos at evansgunhide.com

Thanks again....

Shane

Eric,

In case you missed another post in the "show off" section of this forum..

Thank you for your videos, and advice I have read here. All the forum members that share information are keeping an art from dying.

I look around at the plastic holsters everywhere, molded in Asia, and I am grateful to be doing this.

Please check out a few of my photos at evansgunhide.com

Thanks again....

Shane

Eric, I forgot to mention.. I have been typically using a 1/4" offset stitch line on the back piece and 1/2" on the front. Once I got the pattern making down pat, I have been doing fine with those numbers until this Glock 21 I am battling with right now....

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Thanks for the help

Here's a photo of a pattern I just drew today, for a Glock 17/22/31 pancake to be worn behind the hip:

Thank you for sharing your design! now I need to get to work... cool site.