Valarie Report post Posted June 3, 2017 Shoulder holster I just finished. Made with 6-7 oz leather (I think, cant remember for sure). Purchased already cut straps. Tried to antique the holster to show off the tooling, but wound up antiquing the whole thing. Still have much to learn. Sunflowers and dragonfly are stamped and painted. Holds a 380. Got the holster pattern from my daughter and had to cut it down to fit the pistol. The yoke was designed by me. Critiques welcomed. I know the stamping on the straps is substandard. I tried to tool some scrolling and wound up stamping over it. There are extra holes in the straps as I had to adjust for size. But it fits well and I will be wearing it for awhile to see how it feels. The rectangle on the holster is where the clip goes that holds it on. When I was fitting it for the holster, I noticed it scratching the leather, so I made a place for it to scratch without messing with the tooling. It was fairly easy, except for figuring out how long to make the straps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sanch Report post Posted June 3, 2017 8 hours ago, Valarie said: Shoulder holster I just finished. Made with 6-7 oz leather (I think, cant remember for sure). Purchased already cut straps. Tried to antique the holster to show off the tooling, but wound up antiquing the whole thing. Still have much to learn. Sunflowers and dragonfly are stamped and painted. Holds a 380. Got the holster pattern from my daughter and had to cut it down to fit the pistol. The yoke was designed by me. Critiques welcomed. I know the stamping on the straps is substandard. I tried to tool some scrolling and wound up stamping over it. There are extra holes in the straps as I had to adjust for size. But it fits well and I will be wearing it for awhile to see how it feels. The rectangle on the holster is where the clip goes that holds it on. When I was fitting it for the holster, I noticed it scratching the leather, so I made a place for it to scratch without messing with the tooling. It was fairly easy, except for figuring out how long to make the straps. Val, if I may call you Val, from what I can see your well on your way! you have tackled something I pretty much do not like at all! Shoulder rigs "Because of the harness" they are just a taboo for me. Get better pix show that bad boy off!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mattsbagger Report post Posted June 3, 2017 Looking good. Al Stohlman book "How to make holsters" is a good resource. It has directions and patterns for shoulder holsters and many others. $12 well spent if you ask me. Did you wet form the holster at all? Cant tell if there is a retention strap. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clintock Report post Posted June 3, 2017 Looks nice. How does it fit? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Valarie Report post Posted June 3, 2017 No retention strap. The clip on the pistol itself holds it pretty securely. I put it on and jiggled up and down while bent over. No slips! No wet molding, just folded it over and sewed it. So far, it fits good. But time may tell, haha. The harness is the hardest part, trying to get the straps the right length. My hubby helped me out. I made this because I have not been able to find a ready made holster that works for me. Too many belly rolls, haha! Lessons learned: be sure straps are not too wide for the buckles! Thanks, ya'll for the comments and encouragement! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
