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Hey guys and gals. It's been a little bit since I posted, so I thought I would show a few pics of a holster I made yesterday. It is a 1911 holster with 15 degree cant and 1 1/2" belt slots, and the throatband is laminated with Caiman.

I really like using this Wicket and Craig leather for my belt holsters, and I've been very happy with how they have turned out since switching to that leather. This picture is of the holster before I have applied the acrylic finish, so you guys can see how nice this leather looks. Questions, critiques and comments are welcome.

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That looks excellent. :thumbsup:

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Nice job!!. The brown cayman matches in there real good. The double stitch lines are a professional touch.

How hard was it to stitch the cayman? Did you have to allow for the bend, or just fit and stitch?

The W&C has a nice look.

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That is really a beautiful holster. Well done!

ArtS

Art Schwab

"You cannot teach a man anything. You can only help him discover it within himself." – Galileo Galilei

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Thanks for the compliments, everyone.

rdb, caiman and alligator are a little challenging to use on an Askins Avenger style holster because there is a certain amount of stretching that they have to do, and that material doesn't stretch as well as some others. I tend to apply alchohol to the caiman before I bend the holster to sew the edges and that helps a little.

As far as the stitching goes, I just take it slow and I dont try to force it. You want the stitches to be as even as possible, but sometimes that won't work because of the ridges so you have to occasionally run a stitch a little long or a little short to avoid obstacles. The bigger challenge to this holster was that the customer requested a steel reinforced band insid the throat, so I had to work around that when I was putting the holster together. All in all, I'm pretty happy with my 1911 holster pattern at this point. It only took who knows how many tries to get there...... :)

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Nice job on the 1911 holster! What do you use to get all the detail in your holsters? I have done a few and have not been able to get that kind of detail. I have not tried the W.C. leather, does that detail better then others? I have been on your website and all of your work looks top notch!

Thanks for your posts. I always like your work!

Rick Jorgenson

Rick

 

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Wow that is awesome!! Do you find the better leather is easier to sew or tool, is it softer or easier to work then say Tandy leather?

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Outstanding !!!!!!!!!!

www.desbiensgunleather.com

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