Members HDL Posted February 8, 2016 Members Report Posted February 8, 2016 highdesertleather.com on the DIY tab Quote
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted February 8, 2016 Contributing Member Report Posted February 8, 2016 Dwight and Red: Where'd you boys git snaps long enough to go through all that? 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 GaryNunn Posted February 8, 2016 Author Members Report Posted February 8, 2016 Try J.R.M. Products out of New Jersey. Great people to deal with. I ordered 100 of the 175.04c black phosphate on my last order at around 15 cents a piece. Very high quality. That reminds me that I need to place another order soon. Thank you for pointing me to J.R.M Products. I saw their website but passed it by because it said minimum order of 1000. I just spoke to MaryAnn, and they're happy to sell me 100 at $ 0.15 apiece, I can't even get close to that price anywhere else. Thanks again! Gary Quote _____________________________________________ Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. ~ Robert F. Kennedy
Members Dwight Posted February 8, 2016 Members Report Posted February 8, 2016 Dwight and Red: Where'd you boys git snaps long enough to go through all that? It's a little hole in the wall place, . . . not very well known, . . . called Tandy's.............. Seriously, . . . I quit kicking around other places, . . . Tandy is only 35 miles from me, . . . near my wife''s aunt's place. She sees her aunt, . . . I go to Tandy's and get what I need. Their snaps have done every thing I've ever asked them to do, . . . and thumb snaps on holsters is one of those things. It may be the tool I use, . . . it is a plier looking thing from Walmart originally, . . . last one came from Hobby Lobby, . . . this is similar to it. This one is lighter duty than my old one though, . . . once they are set, . . . they are SET, . . . and have to be cut off http://www.amazon.com/Dritz-Heavy-Duty-Fastener-Plier/dp/B005BB5GYS May God bless, Dwight Quote If you can breathe, . . . thank God. If you can read, . . . thank a teacher. If you are reading this in English, . . . thank a veteran. www.dwightsgunleather.com
Members Red Cent Posted February 11, 2016 Members Report Posted February 11, 2016 8-9 ounce leather and a .080 piece of kydex ain't that thick. On my holsters, the thumb break strips are integrated into the pattern and are one piece not lined. I make the pattern strips long and install the snaps when everything else is done. Cut, burnish and dab of dye and burnish. Quote https://www.facebook.com/redcentcustomleather?ref=bookmarks http://www.redcentcustomleather.com/
Members Dwight Posted February 11, 2016 Members Report Posted February 11, 2016 Beat me to it Red Cent. Quote If you can breathe, . . . thank God. If you can read, . . . thank a teacher. If you are reading this in English, . . . thank a veteran. www.dwightsgunleather.com
Members Double Daddy Posted February 15, 2016 Members Report Posted February 15, 2016 Dwight or Red Cent...a big fat "Thank You" to the first of you guys to post a pic of your version of that. I don't usually encourage thumb breaks...but I have this one customer that insists upon them for everything I make for him. Since the blasted things aren't my "bag" and they aren't called for a lot, I honestly haven't put much thought into them...the thin Kydex never crossed my mind. Thanks, gentlemen! Quote Have a great day! Chris
Members Dwight Posted February 16, 2016 Members Report Posted February 16, 2016 Dwight or Red Cent...a big fat "Thank You" to the first of you guys to post a pic of your version of that. I don't usually encourage thumb breaks...but I have this one customer that insists upon them for everything I make for him. Since the blasted things aren't my "bag" and they aren't called for a lot, I honestly haven't put much thought into them...the thin Kydex never crossed my mind. Thanks, gentlemen! Red Cent will have to beat me to this one, . . . I don't have one on the place that is finished, . . . and after looking at all the pictures I have, . . . nothing is really suitable to show it. I may have a job coming up for one, . . . I'll make a note to get some pics then. May God bless, Dwight Quote If you can breathe, . . . thank God. If you can read, . . . thank a teacher. If you are reading this in English, . . . thank a veteran. www.dwightsgunleather.com
Members SLP Posted February 23, 2016 Members Report Posted February 23, 2016 Has anyone had any experience burying the thumb breaks stiffener between laminated leather or liners? Again I'm trying to get it right the first time by doing way too much research and asking just the right people 1000 questions. I've actually left that part of the liner unstitched and sewn up the rest of the holster because I'm not quite sure how far up I want the thumb break to extend. I was planning on molding / wet forming prior to doing the final glue and stitch of the thumb break. I thought if I could bury the stiffener between the leather and liner it might look cleaner. Quote
Members triage1998 Posted February 24, 2016 Members Report Posted February 24, 2016 (edited) SLP~ Here is a thumb break holster I just finished up last week. I place the thumb break stiffener between the backside of the holster and a leather reinforcement piece. I also find this is a much cleaner look and alleviated the need to rivet the thumb stiffener to the back of the holster. Just find your snap point and glue. It does take some practice to get the height of the thumb break set. I hope this helps. Edited February 24, 2016 by triage1998 Quote Nightingale Leather
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