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Well here are a couple holster that I have been working on lately. The first is for my new Sig 226R 40 cal. It's made from 7/8 oz from Zach White. I was happy with everything about this holster until I died it. I used USMC Black and it didn't cover worth a damn. It wears good though. I actually have another started on my bench for this with the addition of a band around the mouth, and I think I will oil with neatsfoot this time. I am tired of black.

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The second is going to be a Christmas present for my brother. He bought a new Taurus Judge(.45/410) and there are not a lot of holsters out there. He asked me if I would make him one so this is what I have come up with. This is my first holster not for me. I still have some work to do. I am going to oil this one and I still have to cut the belt slots and burnish the edges, but for the most part I am happy with how it is turning out. It was kind of hard to set the stitch lines on this one, but I only had to do it twice. This one turned out tight also which I wanted since I wasn't using any other retention. It will be mostly for range wear, so I think he will be happy with it. Let me know what you all think. Sorry about the pics, they are off my phone.

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They both look very good. If the reinforcing piece was a bit longer you could use the same sewing holes that are in the wing area, it would save some sewing and would help the added piece blend a little better with the holster. Nothing wrong with it just a suggestion, kind of like this one

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Jordon- Thank you and yes I thought the same thing as soom as I looked at after stitching it on. Hopefully next time I will think of that befor attaching it. I don't think it actually needed the strap, but for some reason I put it on there.

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Great holsters! Looks like they use a hidden loop sort of arrangement? Very neat!

On the dye, it may be worth a try to wipe down the surface leather to clean it before applying the dye. That should get any surface contaminants off that may be interfering with the dye.

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Thanks Shorts. I'm trying. The Sig is a hidden loop, the one for the Judge I just haven't cut the belt slots yet. As far as wiping them down, I am going to before I oil the judge and see how it goes. I was going to use rubbing alcohol, is there something else I should try? Thanks again it means a lot.

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  WaG35 said:
Thanks Shorts. I'm trying. The Sig is a hidden loop, the one for the Judge I just haven't cut the belt slots yet. As far as wiping them down, I am going to before I oil the judge and see how it goes. I was going to use rubbing alcohol, is there something else I should try? Thanks again it means a lot.

Just a light go of isopropyl ought to do you just fine.

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Hey Tony

Nice looking holsters. I like the hidden belt slots on the Sig holster. I really like the holster you made for the Taurus Judge. I thinks it's tougher to build a revolver holster then a semi-auto pistol holster because you have to consider the thickness of the cylinder and the frame thickness when planning out your basic design and stitch lines. When I built my first prototype tunnel/loop holster for a subnose J frame, I found that covering the entire ciylinder caused me problems with reholstering. I dented up the throat band reinforcement/top of the holster with the bottom of the cylinder. For my final "go to market design", I cut the top of the holster down to just below the top of the cylinder and elimited the re-holstering problems. Just a thought if you experiance the same re-holstering issue.

Lastly, I'm not sure if you are going to dye the holster black, or leave it a natural color. If I leave a holster natural or dyed a light tan color, I like the looks of white thread. But, that's just my preferance. Keep up the good work

Randy

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