Colt W Knight Report post Posted September 27, 2016 (edited) A friend of mine calls and says her friends husband is having a birthday and they want me to make a holster for him. Well, I don't really do holsters. I don't have a big enough sewing machine, and I don't hand stitch anymore. First, I asked them what handgun he had because its real easy to say no when I know they have a hand gun I do not have to use as a pattern/wet form. Since he was a Glock guy, I told them I didn't have one to use, so I couldn't make one. Well, a week before his birthday he buys a Kimber 1911, and they called again knowing damn well I have an entire collection of 1911s. First thing I told them was that they should have a real holster guy make it, and they just said no, they want me to make it. I used JLS 1911 pattern, modified it some to suit my needs, and made a holster. It is Wicket and craig 4/5 ounce vegtan with the same leather as a liner. Like I said, I don't have the machine for this work, so all the important seams got double stitched with #138 bonded nylon, and the perimeter is single stitch #138. I dyed it with Fiebings pro oil Mahogany, and airbrushed the edge with fiebings pro oil black. I just printed the flag out from the internet and tooled it, and used 1/4" Tandy letters. I did wet mold it, and harden it in the oven. I am not a big fan of boning out holsters so you can see ever line and crevice, so I just mold it enough for retention and call it good. I did tool it with my handmade bevelers. Here it is with my Colt 1911 before the final clear and baking They were all really happy with it, and here it is finished with its new Kimber Edited September 27, 2016 by Colt W Knight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyRV2 Report post Posted September 27, 2016 Looks to me like a holster guy may have made it. Nice work, you're way too modest. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wedgetail Report post Posted September 27, 2016 I'd have to agree, that looks great! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mustangman2 Report post Posted September 28, 2016 very nice Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Colt W Knight Report post Posted September 28, 2016 Thanks yall Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sporty1 Report post Posted October 4, 2016 Nice looking holster. I like the dark airbrushing around the sides. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Colt W Knight Report post Posted October 4, 2016 Thanks, Sporty. When I build guitars, I call that finish a sunburst. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sporty1 Report post Posted October 5, 2016 Colt, if you don't mind me asking, what airbrush do you use and what type of dye do you spray? I've been wanting to do this on some of the holsters I make and have been trying to read up on airbrushes. Found a few good tips on this forum, but always open to suggestions. Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Colt W Knight Report post Posted October 5, 2016 I use a nice Iwata brush, and spray Fiebings pro oil dye. I fussed with cheap air brushes for a while, and they were always breaking, leaking, clogging, sputtering or something. The iwata just works like it's supposed to. I clean it with an ultrasonic cleaner. I am very happy I invested in an airbrush Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sporty1 Report post Posted October 5, 2016 Thanks, I have been holding off because I wasn't sure of what would handle the dye without clogging up. I know some people on here get along fine with the cheap airbrushes, but I have been looking at some of the iwata brushes just trying to find the best model for the application. Thanks again, keep up the nice work! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Colt W Knight Report post Posted October 6, 2016 Mine is HP-C, I believe. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
