Iwb With Clip Questions

[IngleGunLeather]

Hello everyone. So, I gotta order for an IWB (another first) and below are photos of the mock-up from scrap leather. One thing I noticed when I put it on was that maybe the clip cover (the grain side) was a little too thick (6/7 oz HO). I'm thinking this because I felt like the clip should've clamped down a little more snug over the belt. Now I tried this with a standard off the shelf belt (maybe 7 oz thickness). So, does anyone on here build enough of these to make a recommendation on what thickness leather I should use for the cover? I'm thinking 4/5 HO? The holster itself is also cut from 6/7 oz HO, rough side out. And yes, this is for a lefty.

Disclamer: These pictures are not a final production piece. The stitching sucks, it's not dyed, and the edges haven't edged, dyed, or burnished.

[renegadelizard]

Hello everyone. So, I gotta order for an IWB (another first) and below are photos of the mock-up from scrap leather. One thing I noticed when I put it on was that maybe the clip cover (the grain side) was a little too thick (6/7 oz HO). I'm thinking this because I felt like the clip should've clamped down a little more snug over the belt. Now I tried this with a standard off the shelf belt (maybe 7 oz thickness). So, does anyone on here build enough of these to make a recommendation on what thickness leather I should use for the cover? I'm thinking 4/5 HO? The holster itself is also cut from 6/7 oz HO, rough side out. And yes, this is for a lefty.

Disclamer: These pictures are not a final production piece. The stitching sucks, it's not dyed, and the edges haven't edged, dyed, or burnished.

I use a large reinforcement piece on top of the grain out side and integrate the clip into that, i usually use hore butt for that piece....the horse i get isnt real consistant in thickness, but i try to cut the piece out of the 4-5 ounce sections...horehide is great for this as it is thinner but very stiff...

[Go2Tex]

I make my clip holder as thin as possible and still thick enough to not tear out. So, about 3-4oz. Comfort and reholstering is secondary and really, in the major scheme of things, not even much of a consideration to most average John Q's out there. But, if reholstering is important, Kydex IWB holsters are hard to beat and will likely put us leather guys out of the IWB holster business.

[IngleGunLeather]

Thanks for the input. Good news is that I brought the holster in today for the customer for final approval and he's good to go. However, I am going to drop down a thickness for the clip cover. It'll also save some of my 6/7 oz. Thanks again!

[mojoewrkn]

I have a question, does the fastener you used go through just the outer piece of leather? I assume that it does so that there is no metal in contact with the gun. If so what type of fastener did you use? I was trying to make a cell phone holder for myself but I dont have any fastener that will fit through the hole on the belt clip and that is short enough to use with 6 oz leather.

[Go2Tex]

I have a question, does the fastener you used go through just the outer piece of leather? I assume that it does so that there is no metal in contact with the gun. If so what type of fastener did you use? I was trying to make a cell phone holder for myself but I dont have any fastener that will fit through the hole on the belt clip and that is short enough to use with 6 oz leather.

You can always just drill out the hole and cut down the rivet. I use tubular rivets and I'm always having to cut them down to fit.

[IngleGunLeather]

I have a question, does the fastener you used go through just the outer piece of leather? I assume that it does so that there is no metal in contact with the gun. If so what type of fastener did you use? I was trying to make a cell phone holder for myself but I dont have any fastener that will fit through the hole on the belt clip and that is short enough to use with 6 oz leather.

Yes, the rivet and the clip are between the two layers of leather. And you are correct. At no time do I want metal/metal contact on my holsters. I used the double cap rivets that Tandy sells which is great for two 6oz layers. They also have an x-small size.

[IngleGunLeather]

You can always just drill out the hole and cut down the rivet. I use tubular rivets and I'm always having to cut them down to fit.

I forget where I saw this, but now that you are mentioning it, I remember seeing someone slide the rivet over a scratch awl or something similar and cut the length down with a pair of wire cutters (dykes).

[mlapaglia]

I use 4/5 oz for the cover piece I put the clip in Rivet the clip to the cover and sew the cover to the holster. No metal to metal and the clip holds tight to a 1/4" gun belt.

If making a tuckable IWB I use 2 pieces of 4/5 to make a pocket and just sew the end of the pocket to the holster. The long sides of the pocket are sewn together with only the end attached to the front of the holster.

If you have any concerns about the holding power of the clip look at this one. It's a little longer but strong enough to hold a full size 1911 on a belt.

Edited August 23, 2012 by mlapaglia

[mojoewrkn]

I was trying to use a chicago screw, I guess rivets would work better. I will give it a try, thanks!

I use 4/5 oz for the cover piece I put the clip in Rivet the clip to the cover and sew the cover to the holster. No metal to metal and the clip holds tight to a 1/4" gun belt.

If making a tuckable IWB I use 2 pieces of 4/5 to make a pocket and just sew the end of the pocket to the holster. The long sides of the pocket are sewn together with only the end attached to the front of the holster.

If you have any concerns about the holding power of the clip look at this one. It's a little longer but strong enough to hold a full size 1911 on a belt.