Recent holsters, 1911, taurus judge

[Stetson912]

Just finished up these two holsters. 

The Remington r1 1911 holster is an iwb with lift the dot snaps. I used the Adams leather works pattern. Nothing too fancy. I tried a different buffing method which didn't work hence the lines.it isn't perfect but functional and I'm sure it'll get use. 

The second holster is a special one. My father in law got a taurus judge "ultra-lite" as an anniversary gift. This holster is replacing the previous one I made(before my current knowledge). There's nothing light about this gun. (Ultra-lite refers to the single action trigger pull when used) again, not perfect but functional. 

Let me know what you think and what I can improve! Thanks. 

 

[JD62]

They both look great, except for the finish as you pointed out. I really like the color of the Rem. holster.

[bikermutt07]

I think they look fine.

I'm a little curious about the judge holster.... Why is the back flap looking kind of oversized?

[steelhawk]

What did you use for the finish on the first holster? 

[Stetson912]

Thanks jd62

Mutt, it was a western fold over style and the shape of the gun made it hard for me to get a decent looking skirt. So I just added 3/4" all around. I used one of the tutorials on here and kinda followed the instructions there. That's what it said to add so I did. It could do with 1/2" or so. But with making the pattern it's hard to visualize the final product sometimes, it's a big gun so I guess I thought it would have looked better haha. 

Steelhawk, I used feibings oil dye light brown, wet moulded, used neatsfoot oil, then resolene thinned with water. I usually just buff the resolene with a soft cloth but I thought I'd try a polishing wheel on the Dremel. Needless to say, don't do that haha. Cut right through it. Probably too much RPM in the tool, even on the low end :/ I'll just stick to my cloth next time haha. 

[bikermutt07]

Well it still looks good and maybe that big ole smoke wagon needs the girth back there.

As for putting that Dremel to your almost finished piece.....

Always remember, test on scraps, not your project (sometimes I forget too).

[chiefjason]

Dremels have ruined more projects and guns than most people imagine.  Great tool for somethings.  Bad idea for others.

A neutral shoe polish might help.  But being IWB it's not a big deal anyway.  

[Stetson912]

Lol I agree, but the 1911 was more of a practice piece.

The judge is a big gun. As you can see from the comparison pic. All in the cylinder and grip haha. 

[JMcC]

1 hour ago, chiefjason said:

Dremels have ruined more projects and guns than most people imagine.  Great tool for somethings.  Bad idea for others.

A neutral shoe polish might help.  But being IWB it's not a big deal anyway.  

Holsters both look good Stetson, but how did you do the mold on the judge without getting the gun wet? Did you wrap it in cellophane or something similar? And yes chief, the only thing I use a Dremel for on leather is sanding edges on sheaths or holsters where the welt is, which works fairly well but only if you are really careful!

Edited January 13, 2018 by JMcC

[Stetson912]

Jmcc, I used a makeshift vacuum press to mold. Because of this the guns weren't in the holster for more than 5 minutes. So this time I went without any plastic wrap or anything. I just oiled the gun before I put it in ant quickly dried them off and re oiled them after moulding. Many people disagree with this but it was a very short time they were wet. No harm done lol. If I were moulding without the vacuum press I definitely would have wrapped them.