Holster, Mag Pouch And Belt

[Josh Ashman]

Kinda quiet around here lately, everybody must be busy!

Here is one recently off my bench for a long slide (6") 1911. It's 8oz HO doubled all around and dyed with a mixture of Fiebings oxblood and medium brown cut down with alcohol.

Thanks for looking and have a good day!

[dakotawolf]

Outstanding workmanship, as usual! Thanks for sharing. I never tire of seeing your work. 😃

[Josh Ashman]

Thank you Dakotawolf!

[camano ridge]

Josh, as always very nice work.

[Josh Ashman]

Thank you Camano! Did that chest holster work out OK?

All the best, Josh

[JLSleather]

Tha's downright purdeee. But, what -- no matchin' boots ?@#!$!@#!!

[Dieselman]

Good looking rig! Looks like a 5" 1911 though.

[Thornton]

The double row of stitching looks real classy.

[paris3200]

Beautiful work. Nice pistol as well.

[cleanview]

very nice

[Josh Ashman]

Ha JLS! thank you and you made me laugh!

Diesel man, thank you and you are correct, that is my 5" SR1911, I used it to form this for a customer in another state who ordered the rig for a long slide. To get the extra 1" I just took the slide off and pushed it further in. This will deliver next week so we'll see how it turned out.

Thank you as well Thornton, Paris and Cleanview!

Have a great day folks!

[Bruno Rock]

What a beautiful rig! Well done!

[BHPshooter]

That is beautiful work. I love the color!

[Josh Ashman]

Thanks Bruno & BHP!

[Red Cent]

Great combination. Well done.

[Murray]

Beautiful rig. Love that color combo.

[Josh Ashman]

Thanks Murray & Red Cent!

[Treed]

Great looking rig, love the color..... haven't been around for awhile and trying to get caught up. See I am going to have to step up my game when I get back into the shop

[Josh Ashman]

Thanks Bobby! I have no doubt that your work is as good as always. Hopefully you've been taking time off from the shop for fun stuff.

All the best, Josh

[Modad2010]

Love the color, Josh. Great looking work as usual.

[Treed]

Yea.... some rodeos.... Went to San Diego to watch my son graduate from USMC bootcamp..... What an experience had not been back there in 45 years.

[Jon P]

Flawless looking! Great work!!

[malabar]

Very nice work. So the belt is 16 ounces and the holster body 8?

Do you use a stiffener in the belt as well?

tk

[Red Bear Haraldsson]

First things first, beautiful work, as always... (is my jealousy showing again?)

My question is what percentage combination is the ox blood to the brown?

[Josh Ashman]

Thanks Malabar & Red Bear!

Correct on the thickness Malabar. The belt comes out to 16 oz or roughly 1/4" thick with the 2 layers of 8 oz glued and stitched. Between the leather being that thick, the cement (I use Barge or Masters, whichever I happen to grab) and the double stitching I don't bother to add any other stiffeners. The holster, as well as the mag pouch, is also 8 oz leather so it's roughly 1/4" thick where it's stitched and 1/8" at the "pockets".

Red Bear, I probably should keep better track but it's usually mixed by whatever is left int he bottle or however much will fit in the bottle I'm mixing it in. If I had to guess or wanted to replicate it I'd try 4 parts brown, 2 parts oxblood and then cut that almost in half with alcohol. That may need adjusted somewhat but it should give you a starting point.

Have a great Friday gents!

Josh