A Few Holsters And Sheaths

[plinkercases]

Here are a few recent holsters and sheaths:

[MonicaJacobson]

Cool holsters and sheaths, and cool guns, too! I know it's lame because they're not as hard, but I really like the untooled holster best.

[plinkercases]

Monica,

Thank you for the compliments.

As for you tastes they are not lame.

A plain holster can actually be harder to pull off as the attention to on and to the lines of the main seem and throat are a real balance with the lines of the gun etc. and of course the finish is right in your face.

I currently feel the more modern guns are suited to "plain" holsters and the western style and older models such as the 1911 are suited to the more ornate/carved/ boarder stamped holsters. Just my thinking now of course and can/will change I am sure.

As for the guns they are airguns as I mostly build for the airgun community in Canada.

Your work (I looked on your site) is stunning and has a grace my mitts could not likely achieve I don't think. A backpack is on my wish lists of projects and your bags are superb.... so I will liberate design element or 2 from you!!!

If you want to see more of my work my site is;

http://plinkercases.ca/

and best to just go to the "gallery" tab.

Thanks again for the nod and "your no slouch yourself!"

Edited August 16, 2014 by plinkercases

[MonicaJacobson]

Ha, I feel vindicated!

I like your bridles, and there's a holster on your website that has a very interesting tooling on the edge. It's the Texas Jockstrap holster, and it looks like a wolf or bear claw edging? I don't think I've seen it before.

If I might make a webpage suggestion, you should make it so that you can click on one picture, and then view the whole gallery from that one picture by clicking next.

Thank you for the kind words! I'm trying to get better and still making a lot of mistakes, but this forum has been an amazing resource, and the people very helpful. The stuff I make is easier than you think. I've been using only chrome tanned lately, and that is much more forgiving than dying veg tanned. However, I'll be back to dying on my next one, so we'll see how that goes.

[plinkercases]

The jockstrap border is a combination of several tools like the attached. Justly play around with pears, camouflages, veiners, etc...

Thanks for the gallery suggestion... I am better with leather than web stuff and this "gallery" application is far ahead of what I had before! I think the function you are describing doesn't exist in this tool but I will keep looking. What do you use or is it embedded in you site template?

jump into the veg tan world and have fun!!!

Are your bags hand sewn or machine stitched?

[MonicaJacobson]

Huh, very cool! I'll try that. I haven't really done much edge tooling.

Honestly, my husband does all my web support. I never learned how, and he's so conveniently to hand. Ahem. However, he said that you pay ZenPhoto, and if you contact them about it, they should be able to fix that up for you.

I hand stitch everything. For one thing, it's cheaper, though probably not in the end. I'm at the Hobsession stage you mentioned, and am pleased when I make a small profit over my expenses. For another, I really like handstitching. Machine stitching might be fast, but I doubt anyone could say it's particularly relaxing.

[plinkercases]

so far I hand stitch all my work except the halters where I use a Tippman Boss.

I just bought a vintage Singer 96K51 industrial sewing machine from an old closed shoe repair place that I plan to use for stuff like shooting bags.... maybe other soft leather bags.

I enjoy very little better than sitting and hand stitching with either my pony at my bench or on my horse watching western of course!!! or quietly. When I get int he groove so to speak there is a meditation mantra I use that also fits the rhythm of the saddle stitch... so that's what I do.

Then there is the fact that a saddle stitch well done will outlast a machine lock stitch as far as I am concerned.

I will check with ZenPhoto about the navigation deal.