New Holster for a 1911

[BruceGibson]

Thought I'd post a picture of a pancake I finished recently. Please feel free to comment both good and bad.

[ArtS]

Looks really good. Too bad about the little blotch at the top but I've had that happen before. Glad it's small.

I like the color and the sewing is perfect. Nice design.

ArtS

[BruceGibson]

Looks really good. Too bad about the little blotch at the top but I've had that happen before. Glad it's small.

I like the color and the sewing is perfect. Nice design.

ArtS

Thanks, Art. It's Fiebing's Light Brown. It may be me, but if I do six holsters, I get six totally different results. And those blotches show up in about 75% of 'em.

[Jordan]

It is something on or in the leather, dirt ,oil, wax, could be anything and usually can't be seen until it's to late. Happens way too often to me even if I deglaze. Maybe I need to buy a better quality of leather and keep my space and self cleaner. Really a very nice holster great shape and top job on the stitching.

[rdb]

That is one sleek looking holster. Nice molding job! I've always liked the scars, and oil splotches. To me it means genuine leather.

I have found some limited success by using Feibing's Deglazer as a step before dyeing. In many cases, I have found a better dye job than from the same leather not being wiped with the deglazer.

Wipe it off on a newspaper before you rub it on the leather. Full strength can leave more damage than a blotch.

I have not tried spraying it on, but there might be some goodness in that idea.

[BOOMSTICKHolsters]

Nice design, Bruce. That's classy!

[Shorts]

I like the color as well. As mentioned, could be something on the leather. Though I have no idea what or why other people would have trouble and I get away with completely abusing a holster as I make it and it comes out alright. Could have to do with the type of dye and its sensitivity to anything on the leather vs another type of dye.

Is it me or does that 1911 have no slide stop pin exiting the right side of the frame???

[Don101]

Very nice Bruce i like the lines its a very flowing design and perfect stitching nice molding too, Don

[TwinOaks]

Excellent holster!

Those little blotches are the leather talking to you. It's saying " Put your maker's stamp right here."

[Randy Cornelius]

What kind / brand of leather are you using. I stopped buying Tandy leather years ago because of the same type of thing happening after casing the leather. Use Herman Oak or Wickett & Craig and you will not have that problem.