Went natural and did a little floral carving on one...

[BruceGibson]

17 hours ago, poppyphil said:

Very well done!

Thank you!  

[Stetson912]

On 5/27/2017 at 4:53 AM, BruceGibson said:

Thank you!  I'm not a fan of too many decorative cuts, but that's just my quirk.  I do use them, but when I do it's minimal--some would say I don't use enough.  I think it's all a matter of personal taste.  One thing I learned was not to get too tangled up in "rules."  Paddle your own canoe!

I agree. I personally like decorative cuts. But that's not to say that you can't leave em out or alternatively have to much. To each their own. And I probably wouldn't have noticed you don't have any except by the comments. Your holster is very clean and the color is so gorgeous. I envy everything about it. 

My question, how much larger is the back panel than the front panel? Usually it's the front panel that's bigger but because of the tooling (and throwing rules out the window hehe) the back is larger... correct? So how do you determine how much larger to make the back panel?

[BruceGibson]

On 6/6/2017 at 5:50 PM, Stetson912 said:

I agree. I personally like decorative cuts. But that's not to say that you can't leave em out or alternatively have to much. To each their own. And I probably wouldn't have noticed you don't have any except by the comments. Your holster is very clean and the color is so gorgeous. I envy everything about it. 

My question, how much larger is the back panel than the front panel? Usually it's the front panel that's bigger but because of the tooling (and throwing rules out the window hehe) the back is larger... correct? So how do you determine how much larger to make the back panel?

Hey!  Sorry for the slow response--I just saw this.  

I cut the face panel and the back panel exactly the same size.  If I'm going to be stamping or carving on the face, I'll tape the backside (flesh side) of the face panel to minimize/eliminate any stretching.  It works for me, but I always recommend experimenting to see what works best for you.  I'm no expert--not by a long shot!  These are just my ways, and what works for me.

[Stetson912]

The same size? That's interesting. But when I think about it it does make sense. Thanks for the reply.

[BruceGibson]

On 6/8/2017 at 9:33 AM, Stetson912 said:

The same size? That's interesting. But when I think about it it does make sense. Thanks for the reply.

Anytime!