I did it again! Wrong side out!

[steelhawk]

I spent days hand tooling a belt for my wife as a birthday present. When it came time to put her initials on it, I double checked, I triple checked, and I put them on upside down anyway.

[bikermutt07]

10 minutes ago, steelhawk said:

I spent days hand tooling a belt for my wife as a birthday present. When it came time to put her initials on it, I double checked, I triple checked, and I put them on upside down anyway.

I saw a Don Gonzales video this morning and he mentions this. Of course he was talking about a man's belt. He said if you always keep the buckle to your left on the table, you will never tool it upside down. I guess you would reverse that for a lady's belt.

[steelhawk]

On 2/6/2018 at 11:02 AM, larry1096 said:

I've done this so many times, I've taken to writing 'Grain' and 'Suede' on my patterns. If the name doesn't match, it's upside-down.

Of course, this doesn't help with printing 'Grain' or 'Suede' on the wrong side to begin with...

 

Larry

I tried that and still messed up, so now I put a big R (for right side holsters) on the front and write Smooth or Rough on the pattern. Also, after making more than one right hand when it should be a left hand, I modified my software so it prints a big L on the work order, and when I look at it using the software, a big red L shows up on  the screen.  This has helped.

Here's my main screen. I wrote this software.

 

If I check the "sound" box above the exit button, a 15 round burst of gunfire blasts off on exit. Just for fun.

Edited February 20, 2018 by steelhawk

[alpha2]

Nice job on the software! Looks like LC9 has been a good gun for you. Question, is the holster the same for the LC9s?

Jeff

[Mattsbagger]

1 minute ago, alpha2 said:

Nice job on the software! Looks like LC9 has been a good gun for you. Question, is the holster the same for the LC9s?

Jeff

In short yes. All LC9 are the same size. The difference are safety/no safety and striker fired and hammer. Ifin I remember correctly. 

[alpha2]

Thanks! Looks like I'll be making a holster for my brother's LC9s.

[Mattsbagger]

Fyi. I used jlsleather G43 pattern and adjusted the stitch line for my wife's LC9s.

[alpha2]

Good to know! Thanks.

[Lizardo]

Did the same thing on a holster for an 1860 Army. This one takes a separate loop. I have some elk that I had left over from some trousers I made...25 years ago...that I will glue over the flesh side and make a custom holster. Yeah, I hang on to scraps forever, LOL.

 

[plinkercases]

Yup even with putting a big LH or RH "THIS SIDE UP" on the patterns I still get some flip flops cut... I usually finish it anyhow for the practice and put it in a drawer or post it for sale on one or two of the forums I am on for airguns and powder burners... no shortage of cross over there for people who also like knives..