Members PhilNelson Posted January 4, 2017 Members Report Posted January 4, 2017 I'm just getting started in leatherwork and am really glad I found this forum. I played around with leather as a kid and have been wanting to get back into it. My grandfather was a shoe repair man and would always save leather pieces for me to play with. I guess I inherited a lot of his old equipment years ago because I'm the one that had room for storage when he passed away. Thanks to this forum I've been able to identify a couple machines as an American straight needle stitcher, and a Landis finishing machine. I'm sure I'll eventually look for some help playing around with those, but for now am looking to learn to do things by hand. I'm really looking forward to trying to make a few holsters for myself. Thanks for all the great information, I've really enjoyed reading. Quote
bikermutt07 Posted January 4, 2017 Report Posted January 4, 2017 If you look up holster patterns JLS has been kind enough to share many pancake and avenger style holsters. Welcome to the forum. Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Members PhilNelson Posted January 4, 2017 Author Members Report Posted January 4, 2017 Thank you very much bikermutt07. I've already downloaded one of his and can't wait to give it a go. Think I'm just going to practice stitching for a while first though. Quote
bikermutt07 Posted January 4, 2017 Report Posted January 4, 2017 Knife sheaths are good practice. Not much material and if it's fugly you can always throw it in a tackle box. Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Members HavenHillJay Posted January 4, 2017 Members Report Posted January 4, 2017 Welcome to the forum, everyone here is super helpful, you'll learn a lot. Used to live in the Wichita are for about 4 years. That was quite a while ago though. Enjoyed my time there. Enjoy the forum. Quote
Members PhilNelson Posted January 5, 2017 Author Members Report Posted January 5, 2017 Thank you HavenHillJay. I work in Wichita, I'm sure it hasn't changed much. I have been enjoying the forum. It's not often you find a group of experts who are willing to take the time to help the new guys. It is appreciated. Quote
Members blacksuit Posted January 5, 2017 Members Report Posted January 5, 2017 Welcome aboard. New here and too leather as well. I'm located in hutchinson! Quote
bikermutt07 Posted January 5, 2017 Report Posted January 5, 2017 Everyone here is great. I have learned more from these experts then I can remember. Make sure and look into any thread that maybe of the smallest interest to you. There are just loads of tips hidden in random comments. It's like playing Zelda. Just bump into everything you can find and see where it goes. Read read and read some more. Check out the pinned threads and read through them page by page. Good luck and keep having fun. Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Members PhilNelson Posted January 5, 2017 Author Members Report Posted January 5, 2017 It's a small world blacksuit. I work in Wichita, but live is Hutch also. Quote
Members PhilNelson Posted January 5, 2017 Author Members Report Posted January 5, 2017 32 minutes ago, bikermutt07 said: Everyone here is great. I have learned more from these experts then I can remember. Make sure and look into any thread that maybe of the smallest interest to you. There are just loads of tips hidden in random comments. It's like playing Zelda. Just bump into everything you can find and see where it goes. Read read and read some more. Check out the pinned threads and read through them page by page. Good luck and keep having fun. The more I read, the more areas of interest I'm having. Quote
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