Eaglestroker Report post Posted September 14, 2013 Finished this rig a few weeks ago and wanted to share it with you folks. I have a friend that helps me in the shop, mostly because we have fun together and both find it relaxing. Every now and then we even get a rig out of it for ourselves He's been wanting to try a geometric basket weave pattern for a while and finally had the reason to do it on this project. It was for a mutual friends birthday and while I'm not a huge fan of mixing plastic with pleasure I think the rig turned out quite nice. Thoughts/critiques always welcome! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
supercub Report post Posted September 14, 2013 Wow! That is plumb beautiful. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Colt Hammerless Report post Posted September 14, 2013 I like that stamping pattern Robert! It makes it look strong, like some sort of linked armour. Sort of a modern chain mail look. Paul Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usmc0341 Report post Posted September 14, 2013 You're work is definitely some of the best out there man. Your stamping is awesome!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
benlilly1 Report post Posted September 14, 2013 Looks awesome and love the double stitching! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samalan Report post Posted September 15, 2013 Wow nice nice nice! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RichLee Report post Posted September 15, 2013 It's gorgeous. Very nicely done. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LederRudi Report post Posted September 15, 2013 Just great! Running out of appropriate superlatives! I like the tri-weave. Is it the Tandy stamp you used on this project? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WyomingSlick Report post Posted September 15, 2013 Very well done. It is a real pleasure to see a well executed piece like this. A very good job of matching the tri-weave stamp impressions to the border stamp line to produce a harmonious design that fits the size of the belt and the holster. This is a rig that screams " TOP QUALITY WORK " through and through! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
malabar Report post Posted September 15, 2013 Very elegant. I'm sure the client will be very happy tk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SooperJake Report post Posted September 16, 2013 Awesome looking rig! How's you manage to get your belt stitches to run parallel hole for hole? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eaglestroker Report post Posted September 16, 2013 Wow! That is plumb beautiful. Thank you! I like that stamping pattern Robert! It makes it look strong, like some sort of linked armour. Sort of a modern chain mail look. Paul Thanks Paul! It gives it a neat look, I'm glad I went with the smaller stamp. You're work is definitely some of the best out there man. Your stamping is awesome!!! I'd be insulting a lot of folks to take that compliment, but I appreciate the words none the less Looks awesome and love the double stitching! Thanks! Wow nice nice nice! Thank you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eaglestroker Report post Posted September 16, 2013 It's gorgeous. Very nicely done. Thank you! Just great! Running out of appropriate superlatives! I like the tri-weave. Is it the Tandy stamp you used on this project? It is a Tandy stamp, does just fine though. If I had more requests I might get a nicer one. Very well done. It is a real pleasure to see a well executed piece like this. A very good job of matching the tri-weave stamp impressions to the border stamp line to produce a harmonious design that fits the size of the belt and the holster. This is a rig that screams " TOP QUALITY WORK " through and through! Thank you for the compliments! I'm not OCD about much, but any weave we do has to match angle wise from holster to belt. That sort of thing drives me absolutely crazy! Very elegant. I'm sure the client will be very happy tk Thank you! Awesome looking rig! How's you manage to get your belt stitches to run parallel hole for hole? More blind luck as it doesn't always work out, I mark my start holes so as long as the machine does its part we are close. I can thank Cobra Steve for that I guess? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jasonlboyd Report post Posted September 16, 2013 Love everything about it. I'm new to leather working so what finish did you use for this? Dye, hi light, and finish? I love that deep color Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eaglestroker Report post Posted September 16, 2013 Love everything about it. I'm new to leather working so what finish did you use for this? Dye, hi light, and finish? I love that deep color The dye is Feibings Dk Brown, cut and applied until I get the shade I'm looking for. Takes a while but you get pretty good at forcing what your looking for most of the time. After dye I buff a ton, buff it some more, oil then a coat of resist, black antique in this case, buff some more then final finish. Biggest thing is patience! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jasonlboyd Report post Posted September 16, 2013 Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Josh Ashman Report post Posted September 16, 2013 Very nice, everything looks outstanding! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigRiverLeather Report post Posted October 14, 2013 Every once in a while someone posts a superb piece of work that is truy inspirational. this is one of those cases. Absolutley beautiful. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eaglestroker Report post Posted October 15, 2013 Every once in a while someone posts a superb piece of work that is truy inspirational. this is one of those cases. Absolutley beautiful. Thank you for the compliments! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goodfella Report post Posted October 15, 2013 very nice work my friend very nice!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
longtooth Report post Posted October 15, 2013 Awesome work. One question how did you maintain the stamping and get the gun molded to the holster? Love that design. I used it on a dog collar for our Mastiff. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eaglestroker Report post Posted October 15, 2013 (edited) very nice work my friend very nice!!!! Thanks Jack! Awesome work. One question how did you maintain the stamping and get the gun molded to the holster? Love that design. I used it on a dog collar for our Mastiff. Thanks! If you look really closely, where the trigger guard and slide crease at the edge it's pressed out enough that it hass not taken the antique. This effect is reduced significantly with veg lined holsters but I haven't found a way to make it completely stop. Biggest thing I did to improve the washout was increase tooling depth through a 3" slab of marble and a proper Barry King maul. I use a 20oz which is overkill for these stamps and said to cause fatigue, but overkill is underrated in my book. When I look back over it there are a few places my finish work should have been better - I was rushed for a party to deliver it but that's not much of an excuse. Devils in the details! Edited October 15, 2013 by Eaglestroker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jackd942 Report post Posted October 16, 2013 Love it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
