Members Jagged Posted June 7, 2011 Members Report Posted June 7, 2011 I'm just starting out at leather working and managed to buy a bag of veg. tan leather pieces on a local auction site. While this will get me through a few small projects as I build up my skill level, I would really like to make a few OWB holsters and my pieces are not going to be big enough. I made up a pattern tonight for a rail framed Sig P266 "avenger" style holster that is about 10in by 9in (240mm x 200mm) Google tells me this is about half a square foot of leather, so I'm thinking that if I buy 2sq feet of 6/7 oz leather then I should have enough for two or three holsters? Cheers, Jeremy P.S. I was schooled in metric, anything (other than inch pipe sizing, calibres and wire gauges) is quite foreign to me... Quote
Members Wishful Posted June 7, 2011 Members Report Posted June 7, 2011 (edited) 2 ft should do ya and here are several good books that can show you how to make them and weight of leather, etc. Good luck. Edited June 7, 2011 by Wishful Quote
Members katsass Posted June 7, 2011 Members Report Posted June 7, 2011 (edited) I'm just starting out at leather working and managed to buy a bag of veg. tan leather pieces on a local auction site. While this will get me through a few small projects as I build up my skill level, I would really like to make a few OWB holsters and my pieces are not going to be big enough. I made up a pattern tonight for a rail framed Sig P266 "avenger" style holster that is about 10in by 9in (240mm x 200mm) Google tells me this is about half a square foot of leather, so I'm thinking that if I buy 2sq feet of 6/7 oz leather then I should have enough for two or three holsters? Cheers, Jeremy P.S. I was schooled in metric, anything (other than inch pipe sizing, calibres and wire gauges) is quite foreign to me... Jagged, personally I feel that 6/7oz leather would be a bit light for what you are wanting to do. For me, i would use 8.9 oz. I use 6/7 with a 3/4 oz lining in my Avenger style holsters for any 'decent' sized firearm. Some, however, feel that I overbuild. Here's a pic of an Avenger type that I put together. Mike Edited June 7, 2011 by katsass Quote
Members Big O Posted June 8, 2011 Members Report Posted June 8, 2011 Just go ahead and get a double shoulder of 8/9 oz. That way, you'll have enough left over to make all the holsters your friends ask for, too...... Quote
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