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I started this holster back in 2010, but due to working 7 days a week and then a motorcycle wreck, it was on hold for a while.

I airbrushed the dye months ago, and the black around the edges faded out so I decided to respray it. I must've had some wax or something in a couple places because there are some light spots that just wouldn't accept the dye. It was much more even the first time I dyed it :-/

It's all hand stitched- I used tandy's "waxed braided nylon cord" on the reinforcement piece, and brown 277 bonded nylon around the trigger side. That braided cord is a beast to stitch with! Keep the pliers handy.

Anyways- just wanted to share. Feel free to tell me what I did wrong or can improve :-)

Thanks for looking!

Nooj

*The first pic is when I had airbrushed it the first time. You can see how different the final product looked, after respraying it.

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Really an excellent job all around. A little more detail on the finished edge, but I can't see anywhere else to make improvements.

Mike DeLoach

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Looks nice man wish I had an air brushing setup my dye doesn't look near that good. Seems we both finished our LCR holsters about the same time though lol.

Doug

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Nooj, looks to me that you done good. Mike

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Thanks for the complements and comments y'all. I appreciate your input.

Nooj

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Nooj, I love this style of holster and yours looks great. I've been wanting to make one for my Ruger SP101 for months, but getting the shape right is slowing me down.

If you don't mind me asking, I'd appreciate hearing more about how you got the shape right. The initial piece of leather looks nothing like a holster until you get it folded. I can only imagine that it must take quite a few trials and errors to get the shape right or did you find a template somewhere (if so, where?).

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