Havent Posted In Awhile, Heres Some Stuff Ive Been Up To

[Shooter McGavin]

Just random pics of some of the items Ive built lately. If you have questions or comments feel free to post em!

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[harley45]

Good looking items!

[cleanview]

Very nice in deed.

Question

I have done 3 simple inlays. As in cut out a portion of the re-enforcement and put it between the two pieces.

Yours look like they are covering the leather on there own?

Hence

1. What kind of exotics are they/?

2. Do they burnish into the other leather well?

3. AND can you share any tips and tricks that would take me to the place that I would do one.

[Josh Ashman]

Lookin' good Shooter, thanks for sharing!

[camano ridge]

Shooter, very nice collection of exotics. They all look great.

[Shooter McGavin]

Thanks all.

cleanview: I typically do overlays of most of the exotics. I try not to with stingray though, but have. Just takes more work.

I find that most of the exotics edge and burnish out nicely. Especially shark and elephant. Gator can be tough due to the bony parts. Quill ostrich usually takes a little wax compound to get it looking good. But ya, for the most part, really simple. Just sand well to blend the seam and use a good edger to round it all over nice, then go back and burnish the heck out of it. Let me know if you have more questions on it!

[Eaglestroker]

I really like that revolver snap rig, and the high ride IWB design. Great work as expected!

[snubbyfan]

That's some nice lookin' stuff you got there.

[ryankim3612]

Shooter,

FANTASTIC art there sir! Just beautiful work...I quit!! (ha! JK)

[BHPshooter]

VERY nice work. Thanks for sharing!

[Colt Hammerless]

Insanely nice stuff Shooter! Just insane!

Someday, I need to get a frog skin.

Paul

[biglew]

beautiful

[sgb]

Nicely done

[MonicaJacobson]

All of your holsters are gorgeous. I love the exotics you use. They blend in, they're subtle, but so very nice. I like how you added the, what is it, croc? to the last belt to match it to the holster. And your molding is gorgeous. Anyway, thanks for posting pictures.

[triage1998]

Dan love it. Your exotic work is excellent!

[Colt W Knight]

I like every single one of those holsters. Impressive work.

[RegasAZ]

Very nice work and variety. Looks like you have the process under control. I hope to get into some exotics in the future.

[JLSleather]

Lookin' good. Ever have an issue with the ostrich shins pulling up (scales)? Seems like angling like that would tend to help with that.

[RegasAZ]

Outstanding work. I am just now getting up courage to attempt some exotic.

[Shooter McGavin]

Thanks fellas!

[Colt W Knight]

What type of skin is the 1911 in the first pic sitting in?

[malabar]

Very nice, as usual. What kind of leather is the brown pebble grain used in the 1911 holster? #7 across the top?

tk

[Shooter McGavin]

The first set in post #20 is shark skin.

The brown pebbeled stuff is a piece of hide I found at Tandy. Fairly thin and I think its chrome tanned, I just treated it like an exotic and overlayed it on to a piece of cow. I really like how it looks.

Thanks!

[jackd942]

Nice work!