Pancake Holsters

[MADMAX22]

Would you happen to know of a decent place to order shark online at. So far the only thing Ive gotten is stingray and that was on ebay. Was actually pretty good from what I can tell but never see any shark on there and would be kind of leary to tell the truth.

[BOOMSTICKHolsters]

Sorry, MADMAX22, but I don't know of anyone who sells it on line at a reasonable price. I occasionally see some of it on ebay, but it's hit or miss. I got all of mine from Springfield Leather, but they are totally out of shark now.

[abn]

That's some seriously fine work.

You know you've arrived as a leatherworker when folks like me look at your work and know right away it's custom... Because no machine could duplicate such quality work.

Congrats, -Alex

[dbusarow]

Why is the sweat shield a separate piece? Just curious.

Dan

[BOOMSTICKHolsters]

abn, Thanks! That made my day!

dbusarow, I use and test my holsters under some fairly rough circumstances - retention training, grappling, lots of drawing and reholstering, etc... I noticed that after continuous hard use a normal sweat shield tends to fold in and collapse. I decided that wasn't up to the standard I wanted so I began reinforcing mine with another layer of leather, and occasionally a steel band depending on the holster type. It also has the added benefit of placing smooth leather against the user's body if the holster is cincealed under a t-shirt, but the portion below the belt line is still rough out so it resists movement. It's probably a little over engineered, but I like the end results and I don't really know of anyone else that does it that way (and I like going that extra mile for my customers when I can).

[ArtS]

You sure do beautiful work!

I don't sew as well with my Artisan as you do. It's not the sewing machine but me needing more practice.

ArtS

[dbusarow]

dbusarow, I use and test my holsters under some fairly rough circumstances - retention training, grappling, lots of drawing and reholstering, etc...

Thanks for the explanation. Makes sense now. And I like your design methodology!

Dan

Edited September 12, 2008 by dbusarow

[K-Man]

Okay, Jeff, you can stop showing off now. You're putting the rest of us to shame here.

Very, very nice work. I believe you have a strong future in the custom holster business and will do very well in that segment.

... I noticed that after continuous hard use a normal sweat shield tends to fold in and collapse. I decided that wasn't up to the standard I wanted so I began reinforcing mine with another layer of leather, and occasionally a steel band depending on the holster type. It also has the added benefit of placing smooth leather against the user's body if the holster is cincealed under a t-shirt, but the portion below the belt line is still rough out so it resists movement. It's probably a little over engineered, but I like the end results and I don't really know of anyone else that does it that way (and I like going that extra mile for my customers when I can).

Maybe you should apply for a "design trademark."

[Rhome]

abn, Thanks! That made my day!

dbusarow, I use and test my holsters under some fairly rough circumstances - retention training, grappling, lots of drawing and reholstering, etc... I noticed that after continuous hard use a normal sweat shield tends to fold in and collapse. I decided that wasn't up to the standard I wanted so I began reinforcing mine with another layer of leather, and occasionally a steel band depending on the holster type. It also has the added benefit of placing smooth leather against the user's body if the holster is cincealed under a t-shirt, but the portion below the belt line is still rough out so it resists movement. It's probably a little over engineered, but I like the end results and I don't really know of anyone else that does it that way (and I like going that extra mile for my customers when I can).

Ha, you found that out also !! I find that happens to my IWB holsters more so than my OWB's. I was thinking of doing the same reinforcement on the IWB's. Nice design and colors they look great!! My hat's off to you.

[BOOMSTICKHolsters]

AWWW, guys...... You're makin' me blush....