Members vaalpens Posted June 6, 2014 Members Report Posted June 6, 2014 I have used the method suggested by Katsass with 2x5-6oz pieces of leather. I really don't know if there are any wrinkles on the inside of the holster, but if there were, I'm not able to see it because you see the marks of the gun left on the inside of the holster. With the lined holster is is more difficult to put detail in when you wet form. This is not a problem for me because I don't like the excessive amount of detail you sometimes see on holsters. I still hand sew, probably because a sewing machine is not in my budget yet. Good luck with your first lined holster. Quote
Members katsass Posted June 6, 2014 Members Report Posted June 6, 2014 (edited) from the grumpy guy again; all of my stuff is hand stiched. Mike Edited June 6, 2014 by katsass Quote NOTE TO SELF: Never try to hold a cat and an operating Dust buster at the same time!! At my age I find that I can live without sex..........but not without my glasses. Being old has an advantage.......nobody expects me to do anything in a hurry.
Members Dwight Posted June 12, 2014 Members Report Posted June 12, 2014 (edited) Here is a couple of examples of Katsass technique (curing overnight with a weight) and my way of doing it (lightly skiving the inside piece for about an inch or so at the bend). The flap area and the barrel area at the sight plane were both skived, . . . Weldwooded, . . . put together, . . . laid under a marble weight for about 12 hours, . . . then magically turned into a big brown holster for a big stainless .357. I'm usually in too much of a hurry to wait, . . . but this time, I had the time, . . . so I added the "grumpy" effect, . . . and as it is plainly evident, . . . grumpy or not, . . . it works. AND, . . . it ain't got no wrankels, . . . rinkels, . . . or wrinkles. May God bless, Dwight Edited June 12, 2014 by Dwight Quote If you can breathe, . . . thank God. If you can read, . . . thank a teacher. If you are reading this in English, . . . thank a veteran. www.dwightsgunleather.com
Members harley45 Posted June 13, 2014 Author Members Report Posted June 13, 2014 Those pics are perfect Dwight helps alot my thanks, I assume you will mold bone then sew at this point? Do you have any problems sewing a molded holster on your machine? I only ask because I am about to pull the trigger on a machine. Quote
Members Dwight Posted June 13, 2014 Members Report Posted June 13, 2014 (edited) Those pics are perfect Dwight helps alot my thanks, I assume you will mold bone then sew at this point? Do you have any problems sewing a molded holster on your machine? I only ask because I am about to pull the trigger on a machine. Well, actually, Harley, . . . the pictures you saw are of the completed holster, . . . needing only the final assembly of the parts after the final finish goes on. Construction wise, . . . it is done. The walls were made of two layers of.109 thick (7oz) leather, . . . and the bottom seam including the welt, . . . came out at .550 inches thick. That seam had 5 layers of leather there, . . . 4 coats of Weldwood contact cement holding it all together while I stitched it. Molding, i do after I dye the holster and let it dry. I then soak it good again, . . . and go to town on the molding, . . . boning a holster of that type is just simply out of the question. I've laughed and kidded Mike about this process as it just about makes another weapon out of the holster itself, . . . it becomes so hard. As far as sewing, . . . all the stitches you see there are done on my Tippmann Boss, . . . including the .550 seam. That seam took me all of probably 2 minutes to gouge and sew with waxed 346 thread. The only part of the whole holster that was hand sewn was the outside portion of the thumb break. This holster is for a pretty good sized man, . . . and he has an old fashioned (40 year old) stainless steel Colt .357 with a 6 inch barrel he'll be toting in it. He also got a matching belt with 24 cartridge loops. The thumb break is for his horseback riding jaunts, . . . If I didn't have my machine, . . . I'd probably find some other use for my leather shop. May God bless, Dwight Edited June 13, 2014 by Dwight Quote If you can breathe, . . . thank God. If you can read, . . . thank a teacher. If you are reading this in English, . . . thank a veteran. www.dwightsgunleather.com
Members harley45 Posted June 13, 2014 Author Members Report Posted June 13, 2014 Makes sense Dwight, I was just curious, Is it even possible to sew a holster on a machine after you mold it? Quote
Members Dwight Posted June 13, 2014 Members Report Posted June 13, 2014 Makes sense Dwight, I was just curious, Is it even possible to sew a holster on a machine after you mold it? Actually, most of my CCW holsters are molded first. I'll sew down the sight track edge on my Cactus and pancake designs, . . . wet mold, . . . allow to dry, . . . then do the glue/cut/sand/gouge/edge/sew trick with the holster basically molded and boned. I'll sometimes touch up the boning or molding, . . . but only if it needs it. AND, . . . those are holsters made from one layer of 6 to 9 oz leather, . . . uhh, . . . mostly. My cowboy holsters and large revolver holsters all get pretty much sewed up then molded, . . . just the way I do it. May God bless, Dwight Quote If you can breathe, . . . thank God. If you can read, . . . thank a teacher. If you are reading this in English, . . . thank a veteran. www.dwightsgunleather.com
Members harley45 Posted June 13, 2014 Author Members Report Posted June 13, 2014 Thats the way i do it now by hand just wondered if it could be done on a machine the same way. Quote
Members Dwight Posted June 13, 2014 Members Report Posted June 13, 2014 It will depend on the machine. Some will allow you to do it, . . . some won't because of the "table" arrangement. As you can see in this picture, my machine allows a flat object to go through and just run out on the table, . . . I intended for that to happen, especially for belts. The little box looking thing to the left of the machine is held on with one screw. Remove it. . . . I've got a saddle stitcher that allows me to put any shaped piece in there, . . . including a pre-formed holster. I had to remove the box for this holster, . . . as it would have made the stitches come out not perpendicular to the holster. Again, . . . when I designed the shop, . . . I had that in mind. May God bless, Dwight Quote If you can breathe, . . . thank God. If you can read, . . . thank a teacher. If you are reading this in English, . . . thank a veteran. www.dwightsgunleather.com
Members harley45 Posted June 13, 2014 Author Members Report Posted June 13, 2014 It will work then as I want a boss to,especially since they are right down the road from me Quote
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