How Often Do You That Are Experienced Screw Up A Holster?

[snubbyfan]

Another time a fellow wanted 2 knife sheaths, one brown and one black. I cut the larger of the 2 and started dyeing it black, then I realized it was the one that was supposed to be brown. Oops again.

I was able to cut it down and use it for the smaller sheath, so it wasn't a complete loss.

[Dwight]

I've still got an undyed right hand holster laying in my "project" box.

I finished sewing the doggone thing, . . . all formed and boned of course, . . . but could not kick the "nagging feeling" that something was not right.

Checked the fit, . . . AOK, . . . straps, . . . AOK, . . . dye I was going to use, . . . AOK, . . . anticipated fnal finish, . . . AOK.

Re-read the order and determined that I needed to make a new one, . . . this time for a left handed individual.

Some right handed fellow will come along some day.

May God bless,

Dwgiht

[Colt W Knight]

I made a nice ranger style holster belt a week or so ago, fully tooled. When I punched the holes to mount the buckle ends, I punched both sets of holes in the same end of the belt. I didn't notice til I went to mount the ends.

[cleanview]

Being as I am a hobby builder......before work.....after work.......after supper.....just before bed........when I cant sleep......ect ect. I have found it easy to make mistakes if I sit down to "get this done right quick" .......in the very begining I would spend forever just trying to remember what the next step was......with repetition that is not as frustrating any more ......Now I am just getting to where there might be as many as three projects going on but I dont see how people can work on several at one time. I used to think it was impossible but with repetition I can see how now........kind of like a chess player (seen on tv) that can walk around playing several games at once, I dont know if he can focus on alll games at once or just at a glance know what he needs to do.

[Chief31794]

I haven't messed up anything today and at my age I can't remember yesterday or before. Course it's only 7:00 AM so I've still got time to mess one up today. I don't call them mistakes, I call them new chew toys for my shop assistant Dixie. She loves bad leather projects (only if they haven't been dyed or finished yet.)

Chief

[Red Cent]

Project box. Hey, thanks.

[Double Daddy]

I read another poster on this forum refer to his "learning experience" box as the "doggy chew bin"...I kinda look at it the same way. Now...all I have to do is get a dog!...he/she will have plenty to keep them busy, that's for sure

[Slickhorn]

Not that I'm "experienced" or remotely "skilled," but I'll never forget a particular blunder about 7-8yrs ago. I was trying out a new 'minimalist' holster for one of my competition pistols, with a sort of stylized form. I had an idea for the a clip holster with lines that really fit the form of the holster. I had a local modern day blacksmith form a spring frame for it. The fading border dye trend was just coming on strong back then, and dying is always my kryptonite, so with all of these in play, I was nervous....

This thing went together beautifully, the fit and the lines were exactly how I wanted, the spring retention worked exactly how I had planned it, the dying went on clean and soft with a seamless fade from a near-black chocolate to a nice caramel blonde like a setting sun... First try on a prototype design and a dye job I'd never done before, and it worked perfectly... I threw on the final coat of sheen and hung it up to dry overnight... I couldn't believe how well it all worked out, and I was ECSTATIC it worked so well...

So the next morning, I ran out to the shop to give it a test run before work... My heart hit the floor... I was doomed from the start, and had spent my evenings for a couple days on a worthless venture... Clear back at the beginning, I forgot to install the spring belt clips!!!! I forget where it is these days, packed in a box or drawer somewhere, but I have a gorgeous holster with no way to carry it...

[TexasJack]

You haven't made enough sheaths or holsters until you've made one that came out left-handed when it was supposed to be right-handed (or vice versa).

I've got several that were sewn up before I realized I didn't sew on the belt loop.

But they are NOT mistakes: They have become "PROTOTYPES".

[chiefjason]

Yeah, I've got a box with a couple left handed holster backs waiting to be used. Got mad last week because I forgot to cut one left handed, then realized I HAD cut it left handed by accident. All's well that ends well. Made a holster for a Ruger Mk II and forgot to add a sight channel. Do you realize how big the sight is on a Mk II? Do your realize it's round on the front and sharp on the back? Went in just fine. Thought I was going to have to cut my gun out of that holster to get it back!