Members colt1911 Posted July 31, 2011 Members Report Posted July 31, 2011 Hey y'all, I haven't posted in a long while so I figured I show off a few photos of an avenger I finished up last week. I took the pictures with my Xoom tablet so the picture quality isn't that great. Sorry!! The color was light brown but I had to put an extra healthy coat of oil and conditioner on it to get that nice supple feel from the tandy bargain hides lol! I think I'm ready to graduate to better leather like W&C or H.O. What do y'all think? Any and all feedback is welcome. Have a great day y'all! Quote
Members katsass Posted July 31, 2011 Members Report Posted July 31, 2011 Hey y'all, I haven't posted in a long while so I figured I show off a few photos of an avenger I finished up last week. I took the pictures with my Xoom tablet so the picture quality isn't that great. Sorry!! The color was light brown but I had to put an extra healthy coat of oil and conditioner on it to get that nice supple feel from the tandy bargain hides lol! I think I'm ready to graduate to better leather like W&C or H.O. What do y'all think? Any and all feedback is welcome. Have a great day y'all! Your holster looks pretty good, but I got a bit lost and stopped looking when you made the comment about adding in a bunch of oil and conditioner to obtain a 'supple' holster. I work hard at making sure that my holsters are as firm as I can possibly make them. As soon as a holster becomes soft and supple, it's useless IMHO. Mike Quote NOTE TO SELF: Never try to hold a cat and an operating Dust buster at the same time!! At my age I find that I can live without sex..........but not without my glasses. Being old has an advantage.......nobody expects me to do anything in a hurry.
Members particle Posted July 31, 2011 Members Report Posted July 31, 2011 Looks great! You might try pulling the slot for the belt slot on the reinforcement towards the trigger guard maybe 1/4", and also move the trailing edge of the reinforcement toward the trigger guard about 1/4" as well. And definitely give HO or W&C a try with your next order. Quote Eric Adamswww.adamsleatherworks.com | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram
Members colt1911 Posted July 31, 2011 Author Members Report Posted July 31, 2011 Thanks for the input y'all! I should of clarified this upfront though, the holster is very firm and rigid, I meant soft and supple as in the surface texture.....it felt like 400 grit sandpaper...even before I dyed and wetmolded. The Bick 4 conditioner I applied helped this alot, but it still has somewhat of a rough surface feel compared to the rest of the hides I've had.....not sure why this is....I just chalked it up to “getting what I paid for" with the tandy bargain single shoulders. Quote
Members Reaper Posted August 1, 2011 Members Report Posted August 1, 2011 Kiwi actually makes a great conditioner which should soften up the top layer. I also use some other Boot conditioners on IWB's so they do not try and chaff your skin off. Quote No sir, he fell into that bullet
Members Haystacker Posted August 1, 2011 Members Report Posted August 1, 2011 Good looking holster. Quote haysholsters@hotmail.com NRA Life Member
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