Browning Buckmark Holster

[stu925]

Here's my latest work.  This was an order from a guy with a Buckmark with a Red Dot mounted on it.  The color is a custom mix to approximate the Cocobolo grips on his gun (dark brown, saddle tan and ox blood).  Looks great but I doubt I could reproduce it exactly.  Anyway here's some pictures of the completed project.

[Rohn]

That looks so nice.  You did a fine job!

[mustangman2]

very nice

[Dwight]

Very good looking, . . . 

I had it in the back of my mind that I'm the only one getting those kind of orders.

Mine order was a Buckmark with a scope, . . . basically the same as you did, . . . altogether the welts and the holster were 3/4 of an inch thick.  Had to make the stitching holes with my Boss, . . . then hand stitch the thing.  

BTW, . . . I DO like the color, . . . 

May God bless,

Dwight

[Buttons]

Yes!

[stu925]

Thank you all.

Dwight,

I did a knife sheath like that right before this too.  I'm looking forward to my next non-welted project.  What I've been doing is laying out the stitch lines with the chisels and then finishing them with an awl.  I've been is driving the awl through with a mallet, that allows me to make sure it's going straight through.  Next one I may try chucking the awl blade up in my drill press and use that without turning it on. 

Stu

[bdpeters]

nice work and excellent stitches. love the color too.

[Eddie Q]

Man, very awesome holster and sure love that color !!

[stu925]

Thanks for the kind words.  I can tell you it was time consuming.

Stu

[MADMAX22]

Good stuff. Gotta love those guns, very accurate right out of the box. Picked one up for the wife a few years ago and thought about making a holster but it looked like a pain. Yours doesnt make it look any easier. 

[Buttons]

What did you color it with, it is a beaut!!

[stu925]

12 hours ago, Buttons said:

What did you color it with, it is a beaut!!

The color is a custom mix of Dark Brown, Saddle Tan and Ox Blood all Fiebing's dyes.  We went back and forth for 3 weeks trying to come up with a color he liked as a match for the Cocbolo grips on his gun.  I got pretty frustrated and after awhile every shade started to look the same but it was worth it.  He's happy and I think the color is perfect even if I could never recreate it.  Truly a one of a kind piece

-Stu.

[snubbyfan]

Looks great!

 

Very nice edge work.

[plinkercases]

Good job and I like the design.. unique.

 

[plinkercases]

Good job and I like the design.. unique.

 

[stu925]

On 11/16/2016 at 4:26 PM, snubbyfan said:

Looks great!

 

Very nice edge work.

Thank you, I've been working at my edges trying to keep up with yours, LOL.

On 11/16/2016 at 6:57 PM, plinkercases said:

Good job and I like the design.. unique.

 

Thank you, the ultimate test will be how it fits his gun with the red dot.  I should be hearing from him about in another day or 2.

[Sphinx]

Yes Sir, that is it, that is something, for me definitely, to look up to... I can only second everything good that was already posted.  But challenge to keep stitching so neat is serious skills.

Great job!