Vape Belt Clip Holster

[Avion]

Ex smoker been cig free for 3.5 yrs, with help from vape. I have been wanting to do this for awhile now, and literally flew through this little project in a little less than 2 hrs, but let the leather dry overnight.

[Grey Drakkon]

Nice job, although it looks like the lining up of the basketweave got away from you a little. Better than I've done with it though.

[Wicked Welts]

I like it, nice job!

Is that a home-made mod and what tank is on that thing?

[Avion]

The mod is 30 watt variable "cloudpor" and the tank is a Kanger. I've only had this setup about a month now (did have a mech mod") but so far so good. The mod has 2 pretty strong magnets that hold the battery access panel on. The only problem is if you put it into the holster backwards than how it was formed the friction fit is pretty tight and it tends to pull the battery panel off getting it out.i have started remembering to put the tank at the rear of the holster and there is no problems that way.

[New leathercrafter]

Hey Avion, nice job! One piece of advice I have is to overlap your basket weave tool instead of trying match it up to the previous stamp,This will eliminate the guess work and ensure you have a straight line every time. Hope this helps! Again good job! That molding looks great! http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oQcH2A6wxgc

[Wicked Welts]

Like the vertical wallet you recently posted, I like the way you're using this stamp here too. No overlap combined with the longer profile of this stamp gives the weave a whole new look for me and I'm real glad you shared it with us.

I'm running a nemesis mech that has a rather clumsy switch on the very bottom (it is the bottom) so the typical drop-in holster idea is out of the question. I had the thing firing away in my front pocket once -NOT FUN- so I think I'm going to experiment with a side strapping holster design that stays clear of the switch.

[Avion]

The mod I was using before this was a bottom fire, swore I will never use a bottom fire again. As far as the basket weave layout...I just made another wallet and used the traditional overlap. I like it as well, but I also like that extended look. When I finish I will post some pics. About half way through stitching it up and then need to spit and polish.

[Grey Drakkon]

I agree that the extended basketweave is a neat look, it may just take some fiddling to get it to the point where it really gels together. Have you thought about going back with a pointed tool and compressing the lines where they meet? That's really the bit that stands out to me (aside from that spot where it's angled slightly differently so the two lines cross each other). On something this small, it shouldn't take toooooo much longer and the look might be worth the effort.

[Avion]

I will sure be happy when I can build one of these dang wallets without any glitches!

[Avion]

When using this camouflage tool around the border....I have a question. I am not happy at all with turning a corner, and thinking of trying a different strategy. What if I do all the corners first, stamping the first impression at a 45* angle? What is the proper technique?