Members Matt S Posted February 2, 2017 Members Report Posted February 2, 2017 I like that. Have you seen Will Ghormley's photo essays on how he distresses gun leather for Hollywood? Quote
Members LumpenDoodle2 Posted February 3, 2017 Author Members Report Posted February 3, 2017 9 hours ago, Matt S said: I like that. Have you seen Will Ghormley's photo essays on how he distresses gun leather for Hollywood? Just did a quick google. I had seen the ads for his patterns, but didn't realise how much great info is on his website. He really knows what he is doing. Quote “Equality? Political correctness gone mad, I tell you, gone mad!!!! Next they'll be wanting the vote!!!!! “. Anger and intolerance are the enemy of correct understanding
Members DuncanSinclair Posted February 3, 2017 Members Report Posted February 3, 2017 Looks like an actual working rig to me. Quote Chris Anderso,n KC9UVB Member -IILG Greenwood #514, F&AM
Members VMTinajero Posted February 9, 2017 Members Report Posted February 9, 2017 Beautifully done! Now, to be Devil's Advocate, I'm going to interject something that seems to slip by most people. If you want to display a rig that is beautifully antiqued & says "I've got history", that is all well & good. What slips by most people, & this is probably Hollywood's fault, is that if you are doing re-enacting, or wish to portray a time period from 1865-1900 for example, the holsters & gun belts are not going to look that old, because they weren't! Same with the towns- a lot of westerns show the towns looking already like ghost towns, but are supposed to be set in the post Civil War period. Towns were new & springing up across the country- they had fresh paint & were only a few years old a lot of the time. This was something that the movie "Tombstone" got right- everything looked brand new. This is not belittling anyone's work at all- the rig is beautiful. I'm just pointing out a thought process that a lot of people forget when it comes to western re-enacting... Quote
Members LumpenDoodle2 Posted February 10, 2017 Author Members Report Posted February 10, 2017 9 hours ago, VMTinajero said: Beautifully done! Now, to be Devil's Advocate, I'm going to interject something that seems to slip by most people. If you want to display a rig that is beautifully antiqued & says "I've got history", that is all well & good. What slips by most people, & this is probably Hollywood's fault, is that if you are doing re-enacting, or wish to portray a time period from 1865-1900 for example, the holsters & gun belts are not going to look that old, because they weren't! Same with the towns- a lot of westerns show the towns looking already like ghost towns, but are supposed to be set in the post Civil War period. Towns were new & springing up across the country- they had fresh paint & were only a few years old a lot of the time. This was something that the movie "Tombstone" got right- everything looked brand new. This is not belittling anyone's work at all- the rig is beautiful. I'm just pointing out a thought process that a lot of people forget when it comes to western re-enacting... I fully agree with you, but as you say, it's how people think about the American West. It's the same way that we never used to see anyone shot dead, sprawled in horse poo on the streets of a Hollywood western. Rose tinted watsits. I do like to make my usual rigs out of less than perfect leather though. Those marks, knocks, and scrapes reflect real life and every day wear much more accurately to me. It also lets the re-enactment folk walk out there on the first day of the season, already 'worn in'. But there again, the rigs in the pictures were fun to make, loved by the owner, and I've just sold 2 more of the brown one. Quote “Equality? Political correctness gone mad, I tell you, gone mad!!!! Next they'll be wanting the vote!!!!! “. Anger and intolerance are the enemy of correct understanding
Members VMTinajero Posted February 10, 2017 Members Report Posted February 10, 2017 What stamp did you use for the border? It is different & nicely done. Quote
MADMAX22 Posted February 11, 2017 Report Posted February 11, 2017 Another way of looking at it is the fact that after a couple few years of wearing a holster in all kinds of weather and environments way way more than most wear them now its not going to look new in a short order. Also I doubt that they were going to be running to the local convenience store and grabbing a new holster every year. Basically a good looking effect without wearing your holster everyday. Quote
Members LumpenDoodle2 Posted February 11, 2017 Author Members Report Posted February 11, 2017 On 10/02/2017 at 7:29 AM, VMTinajero said: What stamp did you use for the border? It is different & nicely done. I have gone into my little workshop 3 times today to get the tool numbers, and 3 times I've ended up involved in something else instead. Quote “Equality? Political correctness gone mad, I tell you, gone mad!!!! Next they'll be wanting the vote!!!!! “. Anger and intolerance are the enemy of correct understanding
Members cradom Posted February 12, 2017 Members Report Posted February 12, 2017 Looks like a K156R, which is not a Tandy stamp. I got mine at Hobby Lobby. They're a matched left/right set. Kind of a scroll pattern. Quote
Members VMTinajero Posted February 12, 2017 Members Report Posted February 12, 2017 2 hours ago, cradom said: Looks like a K156R, which is not a Tandy stamp. I got mine at Hobby Lobby. They're a matched left/right set. Kind of a scroll pattern. Much obliged, cradom! I will have to make a trip to my local Hobby Lobby & take a look... Quote
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