Phone Holsters

[Airth]

Here's the last one I finished, my first "steampunk" project. I learned a lot from this one, such as just how much leather can stretch no matter how you thought you accounted for it. (This is before I learned the tape trick from you kind folks on here!) Consequentially the inside pocket tooling warped the whole thing, and I didn't really realize it until I was sewing it together. Still, I like how it turned out and have been actively wearing and using this one. The next one will be loads better.

Thanks for looking, and for everyone's feedback.

[Treed]

Great looking cases.....love the distressed look to the finish. My only suggestion is that if using rivets that you glue or sew in a liner to cover them on the inside so as not to cause any damage to the phone. keep up the great work.

[Airth]

Great looking cases.....love the distressed look to the finish. My only suggestion is that if using rivets that you glue or sew in a liner to cover them on the inside so as not to cause any damage to the phone. keep up the great work.

Will do, Treed--thanks for the suggestion! I got lucky with that one, as it was a two-piece copper rivet that set really flat. I've had enough bad experiences with offset rivets and armor bites, but that's for another thread.

Not to keep resurrecting this thread over and over, but I for one like to see how things have evolved from my first wet-formed holster to my latest all on one place. By comparison, my very first leather project...a knife sheath I made nearly 20 years ago...seems outright childish to what I've been doing recently, and the hope is with your continued help and feedback here my very latest will seem childish in another few years.

Speaking of the latest, here it is...made to fit a Samsung Galaxy 3/Galaxy Note 3. I really like how this one turned out, done in antiqued black. One it dried overnight, I added a patch of deerskin to cover the concho screws. I purposely distressed the backside somewhat so it wouldn't look too pristine and plastic-like. Thanks for looking!