billnye Report post Posted November 3, 2013 I have been a lurker on this site for some time and have found this place to be an amazing pool of knowledge. I am new to leather work and love it! When I was younger my grandfather did a lot of leather and raw hide work. When I would visit he would take me out into his shop and let me stamp out some leather and play with rawhide. unfortunately my grandfather passed before I was able to learn from him. As I have gotten a little older I have looked at the work my grandfather did and have wanted to try and do the same. I don't want the art to die and thus have begun attempting to work leather. I know my pieces are far from perfect but I will post the photos, My interests right now are holsters, sheaths, and braiding. (I am not going to post any of my braids yet I am working on acquiring a few tools that will make braiding easier). In the future i would like to obtain a sewing machine and try my and at different projects... we will se This is my SR22, i know the stitching near the rail is not straight but i purposely moved the inner line of stitching closer to the gun to increase the friction the holster placed on the gun. This is my Becker BK2 sheath. I attempted to make a thigh holster, while it does function well there are lots of improvements that i am already planning on making. while i know none of these are perfect if you have any advice for me i would love to hear your advice and improve my skills. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wishful Report post Posted November 4, 2013 Welcome, you are off to a great start. The suggestion I have is to not form the leather around the trigger itself on your sr22. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites