Some First On A Third...

[Southernbeau]

Well Glocks are still not pretty guns and I wish all my buddies shot 1911s (more fun to make a holster for a pretty bangstick), but a close friend carries a Glock and wanted a holster so I made him this.

It's my first time making a holster for a Glock and my first time using vinegaroon. This is my third completed holster but I do have a nice box full of mistakes and holsters that won't work or won't fit or came out ugly as sin to show for it.

[renegadelizard]

Well Glocks are still not pretty guns and I wish all my buddies shot 1911s (more fun to make a holster for a pretty bangstick), but a close friend carries a Glock and wanted a holster so I made him this.

It's my first time making a holster for a Glock and my first time using vinegaroon. This is my third completed holster but I do have a nice box full of mistakes and holsters that won't work or won't fit or came out ugly as sin to show for it.

For what its worth, i know making glock holsters are a real PITA, so my hat is off to you for doing it so soon in your holster adventure (read soon to be obsession)...and please dont take this critisism harshly...i learned a lot here by having a critical eye put to my work and by all the great people here who are willing to share their craft, so without further ado, your stitches look good,maybe a little long, i try to stick to 6 stitches per inch on holsters... i would add a stitchline under the trigger guard to eat up some of that dead space...eventually the leather will stretch some and it will start to sag...you could also add a retention screw there...those seem to be popular these days...(note...i love glocks but glock holsters suck...all of them..forming around the trigger guard is magic, and anyone who does it well is a witch and should be burned)...vinegaroon looks good, it might need another coat of neatsfoot oil, 50/50 mop and glow, and some neutral kiwi...lastly, i cant really see the edges all that well, but they look a little sharp....how did you do them? the only thing i see that makes me say huh?...is the little butterfly wings on the bottom...on an IWB i can see the purpose in this, especially a high riding IWB, but for the life of me i cant figure out why they are there on a pancake...was it something your friend requested for aesthetics?

[Southernbeau]

First thanks for the comments. I need a critical eye put to my work if I want to learn anything. I see what you mean about the long stitches I'm still spacing with a fork and using the $12 horse butts from springfield at this point. Will definitely keep that in mind for my next holster and get those stitches in closer. And yeah the little 'wings' are looks and looks only he wanted a "nicer" looking holster so thats what i came up with. He likes it I'm not nearly satisfied, but I'm having fun and if I can keep learning from you guys I hope to turn out a few decent holsters.

Edited August 27, 2012 by Southernbeau

[renegadelizard]

using the $12 horse butts

Well, that answers a lot...lol...I havent been able to get horse to vinegaroon as well as cow...the horsebutts are hard jacketed, or holstered...basicall roller pressed at something silly like 30,000 tons...and they are quite a bit different than cow hide...and it explains the not so even look...but yourself a single shoulder of Herman Oak, in 7-8 or 8-9 ounce...it will cost you a whopping 30 bucks, twice as much leather as a 12 horse butt, and is really good quality...you wil be amazed at how much easier it is to work with....throw the fork back in the drawer...to get 6 stitches per inch without an overstitch wheel, use a metric ruler and space your holes every 4 mm..i will actually mark the pattern sometimes, and use it to pre mark my awl holes...especially iwb holsters where there isnt alot of glue space...good luck and keep at it...