How Do Most Of You Sew Your Holsters?

[GrampaJoel]

Everything by machine that I can. I like the cobra models.

The rest in a stitching horse by hand.

Unless it is a cantle binding. Those are always hand stitched on the saddle stand.

Joel

[Bronson]

Just a hobbyist, I only make a few holsters a year, so everything I do is by hand.

Bronson

[Steve75]

Like most here I am a hobbiest, so I hand sew my holsters. I have gotta make/get a stitching horse so I can complete my projects easier.

[Hillbilly tim]

I want to sew by machine but, until I can afford a cobra 4 its all by hand. although the backlog I have makes me think I could really up my throughput and ultimately pay for the machine. Leathersmith Richard Black, of youtube fame amongst others, and I conversed some about this same conversation and he suggested a cobra class 18 or equiv machine unless the interest was getting into heavy tack. In his opinion that flatbed w/3/8-7/16 footlift would do about all anyone would ever need. But if the time arose, it would bring its return investment to be put in a class 4 then. So... for me its only by hand for now.

Bro Tim

[Craig44]

I hand stitch but am not trying to make a living at it. I could easily buy a machine but I doubt I ever will, although I admit and agree that it would be very difficult to be profitable without one. Stitching is actually one of the things I enjoy most about making a holster and I can easily turn out several a week while still working a full time job. I'll have completed three border-stamped holsters and a heavy gunbelt by tomorrow already.

[Matt Alsaker]

When I started I did everything by hand, now I do as much as I can on my Cobra Class 4. The machine is great and the service from Steve at Leather Machine Company is awesome.