Members juanfartez Posted November 21, 2013 Members Report Posted November 21, 2013 For me I use chopsticks. Cut it back till it's the same size as the front site. Quote
Members J Hayes Posted November 21, 2013 Members Report Posted November 21, 2013 heavy plastic drinking straw from wifes cup :-) it "clips" onto the fs. Quote
Members malabar Posted November 21, 2013 Members Report Posted November 21, 2013 For me I use chopsticks. Cut it back till it's the same size as the front site. As a matter of fact, that's what I use. Have had to make some more elaborate ones out of thin wood stock for some revolvers, though. tk Quote
Members malabar Posted November 22, 2013 Members Report Posted November 22, 2013 (edited) As promised, here are some photos that illustrate how I do a stitched-in sight channel..... I only use this on one model, a variation on the Summer Special design. It uses very light leather and the stitched-in sight channel holds up better than the molded sight channel. The first picture shows how the finished stitched-in strips work...... The second shows the templates I use to cut out the pieces of leather.... Here are the pieces of leather (minus the straps) ready to go. This shows how the steel band goes into the leather guard. The next photo shows the exterior of the holster after the guard has been stitched on. The next photo shows the interior of the holster as the lines are laid out for the strips that will form the sight track. The strips are about a quarter-inch wide, and made of heavy 12-ounce leather. Glue the strip in place. Then run a single line of stitching down each strip. Fold it around into final form, and stitch together. Voila! tk Edited November 22, 2013 by malabar Quote
Members jbossartcustomgunleather Posted November 23, 2013 Members Report Posted November 23, 2013 Thanks for the tutorial, I've always wondered what a stitched sight rail was. Quote
Members Ed in Tx Posted November 23, 2013 Members Report Posted November 23, 2013 For what it is worth I used a plastic coat hanger and cut several different lengths to accommodate the different barrel lengths. I used a hacksaw blade to cut a notch on one end to slide on the sight. Blue painters tape works well to keep it in place when forming and you don't have to worry about residue on the gun if you are using an actual gun rather than a blue gun. Quote
Members J Hayes Posted November 23, 2013 Members Report Posted November 23, 2013 (edited) Nicely done Malabar! Thanks for taking the time to do it. Jeremy Edited November 23, 2013 by J Hayes Quote
Members Firewalker Posted May 22, 2019 Members Report Posted May 22, 2019 On 11/22/2013 at 3:24 PM, malabar said: As promised, here are some photos that illustrate how I do a stitched-in sight channel..... I only use this on one model, a variation on the Summer Special design. It uses very light leather and the stitched-in sight channel holds up better than the molded sight channel. The first picture shows how the finished stitched-in strips work...... The second shows the templates I use to cut out the pieces of leather.... Here are the pieces of leather (minus the straps) ready to go. This shows how the steel band goes into the leather guard. The next photo shows the exterior of the holster after the guard has been stitched on. The next photo shows the interior of the holster as the lines are laid out for the strips that will form the sight track. The strips are about a quarter-inch wide, and made of heavy 12-ounce leather. Glue the strip in place. Then run a single line of stitching down each strip. Fold it around into final form, and stitch together. Voila! tk Thank you for taking the time to share this. I have been curious how this was done. Cheers Quote Follow me here ---> https://www.instagram.com/campbell_leatherworks/
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