Spinner Report post Posted May 16, 2011 Here is a holster I have been working on for my mother-in-law's cousin to mount on the side of his Harley ElectraGlide trike to keep his folding walking cane close by. Previously, he had to store it in the trunk which meant walking from the back of the bike to mount it while trying to balance using various points on the bike. This allows him to walk right up and holster the cane next to where he gets on & off making life much easier and safer. It's made from 6oz. W&C veg-tan with 1.5 oz. pig black skin lining. The welt is 1.5" wide at the top and tapers to 0 about 1/2 way down the holster. As you can see in one of the pics, the cane has a carved silver dragon handle so I tooled a tattoo style Japanese Wind dragon motif on the side. I also custom made & polished the mounting brackets from 1/8" thick aluminum plate and kydex to enable it to mount high enough by using the factory grab rails on the passenger seat and an existing bolt location for the left fender at the bottom. The upper bracket is 2 pieces, the kydex clips onto the chrome grab rail similar to a belt clip and then bolts to the aluminum bracket via three 1/4" screw posts. Here are some pics of the piece installed one of the undyed tooling to show the detail better and one showing the comparison of it next to a normal sized holster...enjoy! Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BearMan Report post Posted May 16, 2011 Good Going Chris!! Pretty Snazzy fabrication on the mount too!! Ed the"BearMan" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King's X Report post Posted May 16, 2011 That is really nice work Spinner! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirtclod Report post Posted May 16, 2011 Nice job Spinner !! I really like your dragon. The welt looks like you needed a extra long needle and awl just to reach from one side to the other. Really nice work on the brackets to. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spinner Report post Posted May 16, 2011 Thanks folks, it was pretty challenging to figure some parts of it out (it was only my second holster and first with my own pattern). The welt looks like you needed a extra long needle and awl just to reach from one side to the other. Yep, actually I laid the holes out on the welt and then used my drill press and a long 1/16" drill bit to open them up. that plus a 2" long needle and a pair of needle nose pliers to pull it through... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
builderofstuff Report post Posted May 16, 2011 excellent work! it's always a good feeling when we can use our skills to do something nice for someone. Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spinner Report post Posted May 16, 2011 excellent work! it's always a good feeling when we can use our skills to do something nice for someone. Chris Thanks Chris! And you're right, it is. The smile on his face when it was all installed was priceless. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
builderofstuff Report post Posted May 16, 2011 Thanks Chris! And you're right, it is. The smile on his face when it was all installed was priceless. I can imagine the smile was a mile wide. I know for me, some of my all time favorite projects were ones that I made as presents. Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kid terico Report post Posted May 17, 2011 Here is a holster I have been working on for my mother-in-law's cousin to mount on the side of his Harley ElectraGlide trike to keep his folding walking cane close by. Previously, he had to store it in the trunk which meant walking from the back of the bike to mount it while trying to balance using various points on the bike. This allows him to walk right up and holster the cane next to where he gets on & off making life much easier and safer. It's made from 6oz. W&C veg-tan with 1.5 oz. pig black skin lining. The welt is 1.5" wide at the top and tapers to 0 about 1/2 way down the holster. As you can see in one of the pics, the cane has a carved silver dragon handle so I tooled a tattoo style Japanese Wind dragon motif on the side. I also custom made & polished the mounting brackets from 1/8" thick aluminum plate and kydex to enable it to mount high enough by using the factory grab rails on the passenger seat and an existing bolt location for the left fender at the bottom. The upper bracket is 2 pieces, the kydex clips onto the chrome grab rail similar to a belt clip and then bolts to the aluminum bracket via three 1/4" screw posts. Here are some pics of the piece installed one of the undyed tooling to show the detail better and one showing the comparison of it next to a normal sized holster...enjoy! Chris Beautiful job, thanks for showing. KT Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spinner Report post Posted May 17, 2011 Beautiful job, thanks for showing. KT Thanks KT Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
