Members JasonL70 Posted July 24, 2015 Members Report Posted July 24, 2015 I've always been fond of the orange-ish British saddle tans. after some experimentation blending ecoflo pro watetstains, i came up with one i was curious to try. so i made a mag holster, dyed it, stitched it 2 days later, then wet molded it the next day. the next day after molding it, the dye had turned splotchy on the most visible part (not the normal fading where the leather stretches) . the wings and back are all fine, so I'm leaning towards it not being a dye issue. towards the top of the holster it has a spot that lighted up considerably (my picture doesn't seem to capture it well) , and the bottom 3rd darkened as if it had been oiled. I'm new to leather work, having made maybe 5 or so holsters the past couple months. I've tried figuring out what i did differently this time besides the mixed dye colors. all i came up with is this: 1) i used hotter water than normally (still from the tap though) . The top discolored part MAY have got a longer blast of hot water. 2) i did not wet the leather as much as i normally do any thoughts? a local saddle shop saw one of my pancake holsters and wants to display/sell some of my work, and i was planning to do a full matching set of belt/holster/mag holster/knife sheath/Leatherman holster for them using this color . (obviously nobody other than batman would wear all of it at once ) Quote
Members OLDNSLOW Posted July 24, 2015 Members Report Posted July 24, 2015 looks good to me but I am a newby myself, is that your pattern looks nice and the stitching looks nice. Quote
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted July 24, 2015 Contributing Member Report Posted July 24, 2015 I don't use the waterstain thing. Or any stain thing. But I agree that the stitchin' looks "tight"... Quote "Observation is 9/10 of the law." IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.
Members JasonL70 Posted July 24, 2015 Author Members Report Posted July 24, 2015 yes, i made the pattern myself. i made one previously with it, and made some small tweaks to it for this one. i enjoy the stitching - i pull up Netflix and watch a movie while i do it i had to reduce the picture size to post here (using my phone) - i think it may have degraded the pic significantly Quote
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted July 24, 2015 Contributing Member Report Posted July 24, 2015 What mag? 45? 380? .... Quote "Observation is 9/10 of the law." IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.
Members JasonL70 Posted July 24, 2015 Author Members Report Posted July 24, 2015 9mm from my walther ppq Quote
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted July 24, 2015 Contributing Member Report Posted July 24, 2015 Oh, well then you should let us know if it fits this ... http://www.jlsleather.com/sdm_downloads/magazine-pouch-single-stack-9-pancake/ Quote "Observation is 9/10 of the law." IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.
Members JasonL70 Posted July 24, 2015 Author Members Report Posted July 24, 2015 Oh, well then you should let us know if it fits this ... http://www.jlsleather.com/sdm_downloads/magazine-pouch-single-stack-9-pancake/ it's a double stack. My father has a single stack (938 no less), I'll have to send him a link to your pattern. Quote
Members JasonL70 Posted July 24, 2015 Author Members Report Posted July 24, 2015 this picture may be better for seeing what im talking about.. since then, I've oiled it lightly, stained it some more. its only helped a bit. I'm going to just start over and cross my fingers it isn't an issue with the stain combination i used. Quote
mlapaglia Posted July 25, 2015 Report Posted July 25, 2015 Next time, on a scrap, oil the leather and put it in the sun for a few hours. The leather will tan and you can get the same color. As for your problem its possible that you compressed the leather near the top while you were forming it or it is just the way the leather is. Light tans are hard to do. Its why I let them tan in the sun instead. YMMV Quote The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering. Bruce Lee
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