Holster Candy...critique.

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[blanddragon]

Excellent work. Your molding is great too. Thanks for sharing these. I get really motivated by everyone's great photos. Keep it up!

[ebarber]

Thanks so much. I havent been on here in quite a while so I figured Id show off some of my latest works.

Excellent work. Your molding is great too. Thanks for sharing these. I get really motivated by everyone's great photos. Keep it up!

[ebarber]

BTW just joking around with the poll answers....little humor.

[TwinOaks]

There needs to be a poll option of: "Never heard of 'em, but it's pretty good stuff."

[Rayban]

There needs to be a poll option of: "Never heard of 'em, but it's pretty good stuff."

Or....."think I'll post these pictures I found in a computer I found at a garage sale, and see if they buy it"

[Big O]

Ah, the ego is strong in this one......

....and for good reason......

[ebarber]

Thanks guys for the kind words! I really appreciate it!

I would add the never heard of him option but I dont know how to edit my poll.....

Thanks again!

Ill tell you... I really learned alot in the begining from this forum. Its been a great source of info through the years.

Jeff from Boomstick was a huge help too.

Has anyone heard from him lately? I hope hes doing well.

[Eaglestroker]

I think your detail work looks really great! Might I ask what color that brown is? I really LOVE that!

[BruceGibson]

I like it all! Nice work, Eric.

[Big O]

I'm curious about what the roller is used for, and about what that is that's just below and to the left of it in the pictures.

[woodandsteel]

Really good looking work!

My only critique is a slight concern that the leather that sweeps up to cover the trigger area could soften over time and potentially catch in the trigger while holstering.

Edited July 10, 2011 by woodandsteel

[TwinOaks]

That can't be a real work bench.......it's MUCH TOO CLEAN!!!

[Wareagle50]

you are talented, my friend.

[ebarber]

I think your detail work looks really great! Might I ask what color that brown is? I really LOVE that!

Thank you Sir! That is a Mahogany, Weaver dye. I call it black cherry on my website though.

I like it all! Nice work, Eric.

Thank you my friend!

I'm curious about what the roller is used for, and about what that is that's just below and to the left of it in the pictures.

I use it to adhere the glue uniformly when I bond exotics and I also use it for my belts....fingers are getting a little tired hahaha!

[ebarber]

Really good looking work!

My only critique is a slight concern that the leather that sweeps up to cover the trigger area could soften over time and potentially catch in the trigger while holstering.

Thanks Woodandsteel. It actually helps to stiffen the top edge so I think that it will wear better over time vs having just the one piece (thickness of leather) that could soften and allow it to work into the trigger guard area.

I started doing that a while back to kind of put my own sort of "flair" into it. I havent seen that kind of little swoop on other makers so far.

That can't be a real work bench.......it's MUCH TOO CLEAN!!!

Hahaha you should have seen it before I scooped everything to the side for the pic hahaha!

you are talented, my friend.

Thank you my friend!

[Wareagle50]

Wow, I hope to be where you are one day. Nice work.

[ebarber]

Wow, I hope to be where you are one day. Nice work.

Thank you! Just keep at it and you will. Although I think im getting closer Im still not quite where I want to be yet. Im still learning and I think I always will be.

You know before I started I thought how hard can it be? Now that im into the craft its amazing how complex it actually is.

I never would have dreamed that wrapping leather around a gun could be such a complex process.

Wouldnt trade this job for the world!

I dont see how anyone could ever get bored with it.

[redhat4201]

what machine are you using for stitching?

[ebarber]

what machine are you using for stitching?

I use an adler 205