Vikefan Report post Posted October 16, 2011 (edited) Fellas and Ladies, I am building my Dad a 1911 holster and put a liner in it, but when I fold it like it will be sewn, it bunches up. How does one keep this from happening? I have a western holster made by a J.C. Stewart out of Show Low, AZ that has a liner, but his has no bunching in the curve on the inside of the holster. What am I not doing right or not considering? Can you all give me some advice? VIkefan Edited October 16, 2011 by Vikefan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Russ Report post Posted October 16, 2011 When you are gluing the lining in, fold the holster over a bit, and use a small rubbing stick to rub out any creases in the lining. If you don't have a small rubbing stick, use the handle of one of your tools, such as an edger or overstitch wheel. Your lining will be a bit smaller than your main holster leather, so you'll trim off the excess once it's installed. But the trick is to fold the main holster leather over a bit, don't glue in the lining with the holster flat. Fellas and Ladies, I am building my Dad a 1911 holster and put a liner in it, but when I fold it like it will be sewn, it bunches up. How does one keep this from happening? I have a western holster made by a J.C. Stewart out of Show Low, AZ that has a liner, but his has no bunching in the curve on the inside of the holster. What am I not doing right or not considering? Can you all give me some advice? VIkefan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
katsass Report post Posted October 16, 2011 (edited) When you are gluing the lining in, fold the holster over a bit, and use a small rubbing stick to rub out any creases in the lining. If you don't have a small rubbing stick, use the handle of one of your tools, such as an edger or overstitch wheel. Your lining will be a bit smaller than your main holster leather, so you'll trim off the excess once it's installed. But the trick is to fold the main holster leather over a bit, don't glue in the lining with the holster flat. Along with what Russ said, it works a little easier if the lining leather is a bit lighter in weight, but I make all (almost) of my holsters from two layers of 5/6 oz veg tanned. I use a good grade of contact cement, put the two pieces together and roll them flat with a heavy wallpaper roller to ensure bonding. Allow to sit for at least 24 hours prior to proceeding. Very seldom do I get any bunching. Also, I use only shoulder leather and make that big fold-over only when the leather is wet. Mike Edited October 16, 2011 by katsass Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwinOaks Report post Posted October 16, 2011 +1 to the grumpy old guy. The key is getting a good bond between the two pieces of leather. Once that's done correctly, they become ONE piece of leather. When you wet it for folding, keep in mind that you are stretching one piece of leather (outside), but at the same time you're compressing the inner piece. Go slow and give the leather time to move on a cellular level. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
