Members Craig44 Posted April 15, 2013 Members Report Posted April 15, 2013 These are my first several leather projects. Been trying to find the time to do them over the last year or so. Only really got anything finished in the last six months. Helpful hints and criticism welcome. I've also done some stuff not pictured, including a fringed elk skin book pouch, a belt pouch for loose .22's and a blackpowder hunting pouch. Both turning out rather well I think. My first serious project was the knife sheath, then the Slim Jim crossdraw for the 3rd Model Dragoon. Left to right, the newest holster, this time for a Remington 1858 and border stamped. The Dragoon in the center and another for the Colt 1860 with metal spots and an antique pewter concho. To the right is the knife sheath, done back in the fall. The belt is the latest project (still unfinished), which has stamping, spots and conchos. All are far from perfect but I do think each finished work is better than the last. Quote
Contributing Member Samalan Posted April 15, 2013 Contributing Member Report Posted April 15, 2013 Nice work! Quote
Members St8LineGunsmith Posted April 15, 2013 Members Report Posted April 15, 2013 Nice work Craig! Welcome to the forum Quote
Denster Posted April 15, 2013 Report Posted April 15, 2013 Very impressive. Obviously you have a talent for leather work and pay close attention to detail. Quote
Members Josh Ashman Posted April 15, 2013 Members Report Posted April 15, 2013 Looks really good to me Craig, great job! Josh Quote
Members Haystacker Posted April 15, 2013 Members Report Posted April 15, 2013 Good grief. All you guys posting work that is your first attempts. Man your stuff looks like you have been doing this for a long time. I'm jealous. Very nice! Quote
Members mattsh Posted April 18, 2013 Members Report Posted April 18, 2013 Good job and welcome to the forum. Love me some old smokewagons. Quote
Members Colt Hammerless Posted April 18, 2013 Members Report Posted April 18, 2013 Wow Craig44, those are REALLY nice! What did you dye them with? I'm particularly curious about the color of the 60' Army with the Concho. What finish did you use? Paul Quote
Members Dwight Posted April 18, 2013 Members Report Posted April 18, 2013 Good looking work, . . . simple, graceful, elegant. May God bless, Dwight Quote
Members Craig44 Posted April 18, 2013 Author Members Report Posted April 18, 2013 Thank you all very much for the kind words, it is very encouraging. The 1860 holster with the concho was kind of an experiment. I used Tandy's dark brown gel antique in copious amounts to color the whole thing. I used a lot of it to get the color I wanted and I still didn't get enough penetration. Everything else was done in a 50/50 mix of EcoFlo Dark Mahogany and Range Tan. The sheath was done with cheap chrome tanned remnant bag leather, the rest with 8-9oz veg tanned. I made the patterns for the Slim Jims (per Chuck Burrows' video) but now have several from Will Ghormley and am really itching to put them to use. Quote
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