Members tardis86 Posted January 30, 2016 Members Report Posted January 30, 2016 What thickness leather does everyone use for pancake style holsters? I plan to buy some soon and I want to get the right stuff. I figure I will probably only be making pancake style at first, iwb and owb thanks Quote
Members Red Cent Posted January 30, 2016 Members Report Posted January 30, 2016 I would guess most use 8-9 ounce for the pancake. Quote https://www.facebook.com/redcentcustomleather?ref=bookmarks http://www.redcentcustomleather.com/
Members glockanator Posted January 31, 2016 Members Report Posted January 31, 2016 I use 6-7 oz leather Quote
Troy I Posted January 31, 2016 Report Posted January 31, 2016 (edited) I use 9/10 oz leather. Edited January 31, 2016 by Troy I Quote TroyImler's LeatherBentonville, VA 22610 http://www.ebay.com/usr/imlers_leather
Members katsass Posted January 31, 2016 Members Report Posted January 31, 2016 Well, I use two layers of 4/5oz shoulder bonded together on their flesh sides. I make two of these and then treat each as a single piece of 8/10 oz. This works out well in molding and produces a smoothly lined holster to boot. Mike Quote NOTE TO SELF: Never try to hold a cat and an operating Dust buster at the same time!! At my age I find that I can live without sex..........but not without my glasses. Being old has an advantage.......nobody expects me to do anything in a hurry.
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted January 31, 2016 Contributing Member Report Posted January 31, 2016 7/8 more often than not. 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 chiefjason Posted February 1, 2016 Members Report Posted February 1, 2016 I use 8-9 oz. The stiffer sections near the spine I use for backs and cut the front out a little higher where the leather is a bit less stiff. Well, most of the time. Quote
Pounder Posted February 1, 2016 Report Posted February 1, 2016 I use 3/4 oz. glued together, flesh side out. Works good for me and is simple to mold. And a big shout out to JLS Leather for patterns. Quote Crooked Finger Leather 5514 E. Hwy 40 Greenfield, IN 46140 (317) 947-8046
Members stu925 Posted February 1, 2016 Members Report Posted February 1, 2016 I use either 8/9 or 9/10oz leather for just about everything I make. I usually buy when Tandy has it on sale and buy a couple of double shoulders. I find it easier for me to only stock one weight of leather since I am so limited on space. If I need lighter stuff for a project I order it but for most of the stuff I make the heavier stuff is perfect. Stu Quote
Members YinTx Posted March 3, 2016 Members Report Posted March 3, 2016 JLS, I'm a little confused. I think your downloadable instructions say "For most holsters, we like a total of about 8 or 9 ounce leather thickness. Our patterns state the weight of leather used for the model shown. This is the total thickness desired, and can be single-ply piece that thick, or some combination of thinner pieces adding up to that thickness..." Your comment says 7 or 8 oz, so is that total, or each ply? I ask only because I am contemplating a holster, and when I went to a gun show this past weekend, I picked up a number of them. The 7 oz total weight holsters seemed pretty flimsy to me, like they might not hold the gun for very long or very effectively. I can understand not wanting to haul around a thick holster IWB all day, and trying to avoid printing, but it still seemed inadequate. Photos I see on this site of holsters I've admired appear significantly thicker, like 8 oz per ply. I think I only saw one remotely close to that, and the gentleman was asking $140 for it, vs. the $65 for the others. Build quality warranted his price point, especially sitting on a table next to the other vendor's er... stuff. I also must say the attention to details on even the most modest of holsters I have seen on this site blow away everything I saw for sale there. Including some NOS Bianchi holsters still in the package - I was frankly disappointed, considering the name and reputation, I had expected something on an entirely different level. Thanks also for providing the templates gratis. I have other templates, but its nice to have choices! and instructions. YinTx Quote YinTx https://www.instagram.com/lanasia_2017/ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK6HvLWuZTzjt3MbR0Yhcj_WIQIvchezo
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