Dwight Report post Posted June 14, 2014 I just finished this one for a customer who is going to wear it horseback riding in Oklahoma. I don't often get to do "fun" ones, . . . this was definitely one of those. I put it on after I got it done, . . . fit like it should have been mine. This is a double layer, . . . glued together, . . . Katsass/Dwight type holster, . . . belt is the same. Have to admit that I did cheat a little bit though, . . . there were only 36 or so hand stitches in the whole rig, . . . rest were done on the old machine. May God bless, Dwight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chief31794 Report post Posted June 14, 2014 Great looking rig. Nice work, very clean. Chief Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Cent Report post Posted June 15, 2014 Good lookin' stuff. What did you hand stitch? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dwight Report post Posted June 15, 2014 Thanks for the good words, guys, . . . in answer to your question, Red, . . . the thumb break just simply was easier to do by hand than to try to crank it around on my Boss's table. Also, . . . when I start out my Western belts, . . . i have the underside keeper in place, . . . but no thread in the machine, . . . I make the holes with the machine, so that they are perpendicular, evenly spaced, etc. About the 3rd hole after the keeper, . . . I put thread in it, . . . and start "Bossing" my way around the belt, . . . in this case it was about a total of about 500 stitches on the belt itself. When I get back to the bottom side of the keeper, . . . I pull out about 16 inches of thread, . . . then hand sew that bottom side of the keeper, . . . and end my sewing on that lower corner of the belt. About 24 stitches in the thumb break and another dozen in the keeper, . . . ala teaching of Mr. John Bianchi, . . . for which I am seriously grateful. May God bless,Dwight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Denster Report post Posted June 16, 2014 Very nicely done Dwight. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eaglestroker Report post Posted June 16, 2014 Dwight, great looking rig! I finish my belt loops the same way and they look infinitely better than riveting to my eye. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dwight Report post Posted June 17, 2014 Thanks, guys, for the kudos, . . . as for the belt loop, . . . I do it John Bianchi's way, . . . would probably quit rivets altogether if I could find something that would fully take their place in the stuff I do. May God bless, Dwight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
