My Latest And Best Carving To Date...

[DaltonMasterson]

I built this holster for a Ruger Bearcat but seeing as I didnt have a Bearcat to pattern, I used my 1849 Colt.

This holster was very hard to give up, but the new owner likes it, so that is what matters.

The belt is an older one I made from buffalo, and is just a picture prop in this case.

What do you think?

DM

Edited August 31, 2011 by DaltonMasterson

[LNLeather]

Very Nice! Nice tooling! I like the way you used a mule foot

instead of a cam... and I really really like your design on the

upper strap. Wow! No wonder it was hard to let go of, But I bet there

will be many more that are hard to give up

[TheDuke]

DM,

Stellar work on the piece all together! Your tooling and design were nicely put together. Thanks for sharing...

Duke

[Ferg]

Nice job on your stitching and design. Any particular reason you didn't use pear shading in the flower petals? Just curious.

ferg

I built this holster for a Ruger Bearcat but seeing as I didnt have a Bearcat to pattern, I used my 1849 Colt.

This holster was very hard to give up, but the new owner likes it, so that is what matters.

The belt is an older one I made from buffalo, and is just a picture prop in this case.

What do you think?

DM

[Eaglestroker]

Absolutely gorgeous, I really like the buffalo belt as well.

Edited August 31, 2011 by Eaglestroker

[DaltonMasterson]

Any particular reason you didn't use pear shading in the flower petals? ferg

Nope, no reason other than I probably forgot, and hadn't even noticed it until you mentioned it.

Its easier for me to let it go now that its flawed...

DM

[King's X]

I think this is great work and unique in that you tooled as you saw it at the time you prepared it. I also agree, I like the mulesfoot work around the border. On the corners of your border, I would have used a good size seeder to offset the mulesfoot, but that is the way I would have tooled it. I would still have a hard time letting this one go because it is unique not faulty!

Be proud!

[DaltonMasterson]

Thanks KingsX. I toyed with the seeder idea, but went for more simplistic in style.

The pic dont show it, but there is a small tip of the mulesfoot stamped at the corners at an angle to take away the abrupt corners. I will play with the seeder on the next one.

DM

[King's X]

Thanks KingsX. I toyed with the seeder idea, but went for more simplistic in style.

The pic dont show it, but there is a small tip of the mulesfoot stamped at the corners at an angle to take away the abrupt corners. I will play with the seeder on the next one.

DM

Like I said, that would have been what I would have done myself. You do what comes to you at the time. It does look really good.