Members glockanator Posted December 27, 2011 Members Report Posted December 27, 2011 I was asked to make a pancake style holster for a stainless steel luger. I am going to get some 8/9 leather but I was wondering what to get for the lining? Pig skin? what weight? Thanks Quote
Members JoelR Posted December 28, 2011 Members Report Posted December 28, 2011 I generally do not use a lining unless asked for by the customer. When asked to do so, I use 2/3 pigskin and 6/7 cowhide. Quote By the end of the show you start telling them you keep a few head of steers behind the house and go out and carve off a strip when you need it, it grows back in 5 or 6 weeks. - Art JR
Members Dwight Posted December 28, 2011 Members Report Posted December 28, 2011 On 12/27/2011 at 11:11 PM, glockanator said: I was asked to make a pancake style holster for a stainless steel luger. I am going to get some 8/9 leather but I was wondering what to get for the lining? Pig skin? what weight? Thanks 4/5 cowhide with chap suede inside makes a good holster, . . . especially if you put a small mouth reinforcement piece on it. May God bless, Dwight Quote If you can breathe, . . . thank God. If you can read, . . . thank a teacher. If you are reading this in English, . . . thank a veteran. www.dwightsgunleather.com
Members Shooter McGavin Posted December 28, 2011 Members Report Posted December 28, 2011 I recently made myself a lined holster for my new Les Baer Stinger. I cut 4 pieces of 4/5oz and glued them flesh to flesh, so I ended up with 2 pieces 8-10oz leather that had the grain on both sides. I then continued as normal. Quote Zlogonje Gunleathers
Contributing Member TwinOaks Posted December 28, 2011 Contributing Member Report Posted December 28, 2011 I use 4/5 against 7/8 for grain out on both sides. Whatever sizes you choose to use, be sure that you are NOT using chrome tanned leather. The CT could possibly damage the finish. Quote Mike DeLoach Esse Quam Videri (Be rather than Seem) "Don't learn the tricks of the trade.....Learn the trade." "Teach what you know......Learn what you don't." LEATHER ARTISAN'S DIGITAL GUILD on Facebook.
Members glockanator Posted December 29, 2011 Author Members Report Posted December 29, 2011 On 12/28/2011 at 3:37 AM, TwinOaks said: I use 4/5 against 7/8 for grain out on both sides. Whatever sizes you choose to use, be sure that you are NOT using chrome tanned leather. The CT could possibly damage the finish. Good too know! Quote
Members katsass Posted December 29, 2011 Members Report Posted December 29, 2011 On 12/27/2011 at 11:11 PM, glockanator said: I was asked to make a pancake style holster for a stainless steel luger. I am going to get some 8/9 leather but I was wondering what to get for the lining? Pig skin? what weight? Thanks FWIW from the old guy: I use various combinations of 4/5 and up to 6/7 oz veg tanned on almost all of my holsters. I do not use any form of splits or 'suede' type leathers as a liner. In my experience all holsters will produce holster wear, lined or unlined, however, the nap of 'suede' type stuff, and even the rougher flesh side of the veg tanned, offers a place for the residue from the firearms discharge to lodge and become more of an abrasive --- to say nothing of the fine dust, etc. that just shows up. I prefer the relative smoothness of the grain side of leather against the surface of my shooters. JMHO 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.
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