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

[BondoBobCustomSaddles]

Well this thread reads like only holster makers have learning experiences. Not so! We are human, that mean we have the ability to blow it once and a while. Been at it for over 20 years and still have reasons to become "creative" with projects. It's in our nature.

Bob

[Slickhorn]

I guess I'm lucky, I'm ambidextrous!!! So if/when I screw up and make the wrong hand, at least I might be able to use it myself! I have, however, given away some wrong handed holsters for guns I don't own, which isn't very many models, lol. I do have a tendency to cut out fronts or backs wrong side up from time to time though.

And Bob's right, it's not just holsters. I have a couple sets of tapaderos that require VERY TINY FEET!

It's all just more "practice" on various techniques though, right?

[malabar]

Well at lest I'm not the only one....

tk

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

[Tramps Leatherworking]

I don't make mistakes --- I just learn new ways not to do something...

[cleanview]

AS far as the making a left instead of a right. One of my first attempts and valued lesson was a cowboy holster for my wife for Christmas. Sure enough it came out left handed But on the bright side at that time my wife had not made up her mind and would shoot right one week and left the next. SHe was proud of it I have it now and it is one ugly holster! I have thought about re working the edges and cleaingingit up some but I have that one and my very first one just to remind me what the first ones looked like. So If i make an ugly one now, I can assure myslef by proof that I have made uglier

[mike6642]

here is a holster that my finger nail made a indent and I was upset and didn't want to can all that work so I just made nail marks all over and the guy loved it and asked me how I got the marks on the leather, I just said it was a little trick I use.

[snubbyfan]

here is a holster that my finger nail made a indent and I was upset and didn't want to can all that work so I just made nail marks all over and the guy loved it and asked me how I got the marks on the leather, I just said it was a little trick I use.

[Lobo]

Customer specified left-hand, I cut a right-hand. My attention is interrupted while stitching and I drop a few stitches off the line. Dyeing blacks and splash a little dye onto the browns or tans. While finishing a holster I find a small imperfection (scar, etc) that becomes very visible after finishing. Drop one on the floor, step over to pick it up and unintentionally kick it across the room and scratch it.

Lots of things can happen. For the most part they just go into a box until I can deal with them. Those that are serviceable go into the "clearance sale" at discounts reflecting the overall lack of perfection, and someone always buys them. Overall, I would estimate about 4 to 5 percent of all production (one in 20 to 25 pieces).

Added a "clearance" page to the website about a year ago, specifically to deal with these items. At that time I had about 60 pieces or so. Just about everything sold in a couple of months, and we have continued adding one or two per week. Now we are pulling at mid-production, as things are detected, and offering those items completed and finished to order (finish color, etc). This has added several thousands of dollars in overall sales, so it ain't all such a bad thing.

Edited November 21, 2014 by Lobo