Members Shooter McGavin Posted April 19, 2011 Members Report Posted April 19, 2011 Finished this one up today. 8/9 oz Hermann Oak, real shark trim, Fiebings Oil Black, Neatsfoot oil, gum trag'd interior, sealed in and out with a 2:2:1 mix of water:satin sheen:super sheen, shark sealed with full strength super sheen. 22° cant. Thoughts? Critiques? Comments? Quote
Members JRCHolsters Posted April 19, 2011 Members Report Posted April 19, 2011 That looks really nice! A very classy holster! I like the shark accent. Quote
Members particle Posted April 19, 2011 Members Report Posted April 19, 2011 Very nice! Can I ask what letter stamps you're using? They look pretty small - 1/8"? Interesting finish combination - I guess they are chemically similar enough there was no problem mixing them? Quote
Members Shooter McGavin Posted April 19, 2011 Author Members Report Posted April 19, 2011 Thanks guys. Yep, 1/8" stamps that are really meant more for marking steel, but I already had them so I figured why not use em The super sheen and satin sheen mix quite well. The super sheen is just too glossy for me on smooth black, and the satin is too dull. I ordered some Angelus 600 and 610, but with how super shiny the 600 is, I'm afraid to even open the 610 lol. Quote
Members Reaper Posted April 19, 2011 Members Report Posted April 19, 2011 See all those tools from previous incarnations were not a waste after all ! makes my wife cross eyed when she hears that. Quote
Members Shooter McGavin Posted April 19, 2011 Author Members Report Posted April 19, 2011 See all those tools from previous incarnations were not a waste after all ! makes my wife cross eyed when she hears that. haha. I used to make a living building lowrider car suspensions in my garage, until my lungs couldnt take it anymore. I still love metalworking, I just have to do it on a much smaller scale now. Quote
Members Reaper Posted April 20, 2011 Members Report Posted April 20, 2011 Sorry to read that about your lungs, thats a scary thing no matter what the cause is. Whatever you do, take care of your self, Breathing is kinda important for most things. I like your Leather and I'd bet the Suspension, Electronics, Hydraulics work was fun and a blast when you got to see your work in actions. Leathers a good choice imo for you because of being able to be creative, spend the time on the detail and knowing your work is appreciated. I think that is probably what draws many of us to it.... Quote
Members mattsh Posted April 29, 2011 Members Report Posted April 29, 2011 Pretty nice lookin rig you got there. I always like shark trim. Good job! Quote
Members DoubleAdobe Posted April 30, 2011 Members Report Posted April 30, 2011 That is a very good looking holster. Very, very, nice. Quote
Members Shooter McGavin Posted April 30, 2011 Author Members Report Posted April 30, 2011 Thanks for the compliments. @Reaper: Yep, took me a couple years but I stumbled into something that I get to be creative with again and plus it's nice and warm in my basement in the middle of Winter when I know the garage is all of 15 degrees inside lol. Heres a couplea pics 64 Impala SS with air ride 63 Impala SS convertible with hydraulics 83 Caddy Couple with 90's updates and hydraulics Got more i could upload, but I need to get in bed. Quote
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