Two Ruger Single Six Holsters

[Rohn]

Here are two new holsters I just finished up. I used Fiebings  Light Brown and Dark Brown on them. I also antiqued them with Fiebings Black Antique finish. They have a total of three coats of Tan-Kote on them.

Hope you like them and thanks for looking.

[Fire88]

Nicely done 

[Bayou Bengal]

Very nice 

[rodneywt1180b]

Nice classic holsters.  I would have loved to find something like that for mine when I was still buying guns.

Rodney

[keithpip]

Well done Rohn! Can you tell me how much you diluted your dye (ratio dye/thinner)? Also what type of thinner did you use. I have trouble getting the right shade of brown using Fiebing's dyes. Thanks

 

Keith

[Rohn]

Thanks for all the nice comments everyone.

[Rohn]

1 hour ago, keithpip said:

Well done Rohn! Can you tell me how much you diluted your dye (ratio dye/thinner)? Also what type of thinner did you use. I have trouble getting the right shade of brown using Fiebing's dyes. Thanks

 

Keith

Keith,

I didn't dilute the dye at all.  I know that it is hard to get the right color if you are matching dyes but this dye was full strength.  It makes a big difference on the quality of leather leather.  Take leather towards the belly area and you will get a darker color and more blotchy because of the more open pores of the leather. I think the cheaper leather also does that. I always use Hermon Oak leather, and I think it dyes much better than other leather.

[bikermutt07]

Keith, I had never heard that about the different parts of the hide dying differently. Thanks for sharing that tip.

Oh, and the holsters look fabulous.

[battlemunky]

Another great looking job!

[garypl]

Rohn - those are very nice holsters!  I have heard that Tan Kote is not very water resistant.  Have you ever had any feedback about holsters finished with Tan Kote getting sticky or other issues when they are exposed to water?

Reason I ask is that I have a bottle of Tan a Kote and I’m not sure how to best use it.  I decided yesterday to treat a piece of scrap leather with it and let it dry for a few days and then see how well it repels water.

Gary

[Rohn]

Gary,

I have made and sold several hundred holsters and used Tan-Kote on all of them and never had a complaint.  Maybe no one wore where they would get soaked.  I have also used it on my own holsters and have never had a problem, but my holsters have usually been under my hunting coat in bad weather. It would be interesting to see how your experiment works out.

[garypl]

Thanks Rohn, that’s good to know -I will post results!

[d2jlking]

Great looking rigs.  I have a Ruger Single-Six.  These holsters would be a great addition.

[Rohn]

1 minute ago, d2jlking said:

Great looking rigs.  I have a Ruger Single-Six.  These holsters would be a great addition.

Thank you. They are for sale!