Members Steven Kelley Posted August 10, 2011 Members Report Posted August 10, 2011 I have a request for a holster with a Purple Heart inlay. He only wants the medal portion of the Purple Heart incorporated into the holster somehow. I'm not sure how to do this, or if it is even possible. Have any of you done anything like this before, and if so, would you mind sharing some tips? Quote
Members jazzdude1200 Posted August 10, 2011 Members Report Posted August 10, 2011 I have a request for a holster with a Purple Heart inlay. He only wants the medal portion of the Purple Heart incorporated into the holster somehow. I'm not sure how to do this, or if it is even possible. Have any of you done anything like this before, and if so, would you mind sharing some tips? If I was gonna do it I wouldn't inlay it I'd carve and detail it on the holster Quote
Members Reaper Posted August 11, 2011 Members Report Posted August 11, 2011 Actually, if you wanted to use an actual Purple Heart as a Concho or wanted to lace it in place. You could pick one up and take it to a Jeweler and have the threaded post soldered to the center, or have loops soldered onto the edges for lacing. Something else you might consider is an Embroidered Purple Heart which you could glue and laminate then cover with Resolene. Or as suggested, Carve one or have one carved. I know there are plenty here who could do a very nice one and would probably work something out with you. Quote No sir, he fell into that bullet
Members katsass Posted August 11, 2011 Members Report Posted August 11, 2011 I have a request for a holster with a Purple Heart inlay. He only wants the medal portion of the Purple Heart incorporated into the holster somehow. I'm not sure how to do this, or if it is even possible. Have any of you done anything like this before, and if so, would you mind sharing some tips? I have never inlaid anything like a medal in a holster, but I have inlaid some holsters with arrowheads like this.......if interested PM or e-mail me. Also, (the best resource) you could contact Dave Cole (DCKNIVES) on this forum. He has inlaid almost anything that can be inlaid and has more experience than I. 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 jlaudio29 Posted August 12, 2011 Members Report Posted August 12, 2011 Ive never done any inlay work however you wanted to inlay a piece of metal made me think of a post i saw by Particle of a Badge inlay holder thing he made. It may help you in your thought process. Here is Particles post Quote
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