Holster leather

[JLSleather]

Okay, having looked (and looked) I don't see nuthin' in that tandy 6031 holster pattern thing about the weight of leather used. I guess 'back in the day' everything was 9 oz ...

[plinkercases]

Much of he front end of that pattern pack looks like a lift from the Stohlman holster book (or is at least same era) which says:

Light/Lined         6/7

Medium               8

Heavy                9/10

So it does seem back in the day... 9oz

[SLP]

The real question is why is JLS bothering with the Tandy holster pattern thing?

[JLSleather]

Bothering?  There's some nice stuff in there!

This one is in teh catalog as a colt python, but if ya line it and lean on it, it fits a ruger super redhawk right nice like

And this one sposedta be for a "K" frame from back when ..

but line it and skip the welts, and it hugs a little j-frame 

 

Edited August 15, 2016 by JLSleather

[JLSleather]

Maybe some nostalgia in there, too.  When I made my first holster, a lot of them fancy polymer thingies didn't exist yet
 

[Toney]

I made my 66 fit

[JLSleather]

See... now THA'S what I'm talkin bout right there.... Stainless and cow ala lefty!  Nice!

 

[SLP]

Didn't mean anything by it. I just figured with your pattern making expertise, that you would do your own pattern for everything. The ones you do are really great. I try to make my own patterns, though I admit I "borrow"...heavily.

[SLP]

How does the saying go? "Good artists borrow, great artists steal." I am in the process of "borrowing" the cowboy holster by Jim Simmons. Getting that loop to look right is a pain.

Edit: In the spirit of keeping with the topic. I am using 6-7oz lined with 4-5oz.

Edited August 15, 2016 by SLP

[JLSleather]

No offense taken -- at all.  I like to make my own designs, but i still like the old ones too.  I still get asked to make those ...

I did take a look at jim's holster thing, but been a while.   Still haven't made the thing, though