Members Joon1911 Posted April 8, 2018 Members Report Posted April 8, 2018 Man, RockyAussie! That’s one beautiful croc sling. So cool. I haven’t had a chance to mess with croc or caiman yet. It’s so expensive here in the United States, I haven’t had a project come up that I could justify the expense for. That sling shape is just about perfect for the croc hornbacks. Is it hard to cut through those plates? Beautiful work. Quote "Make every product better than its ever been done before. Make the parts you cannot see as well as the parts you can see. Use only the best materials, even for the most everyday items. Give the same attention to the smallest detail as you do to the largest. Design every item you make to last forever." -Shaker Philosophy of Furniture Making
RockyAussie Posted April 9, 2018 Author Report Posted April 9, 2018 19 minutes ago, Joon1911 said: Man, RockyAussie! That’s one beautiful croc sling. So cool. I haven’t had a chance to mess with croc or caiman yet. It’s so expensive here in the United States, I haven’t had a project come up that I could justify the expense for. That sling shape is just about perfect for the croc hornbacks. Is it hard to cut through those plates? Beautiful work. Thanks Joon1911, yes if you cut through the bone sections it can break your knife. That is the reason to work around cutting through the leather in between them. I only work with Porosus crocodile that has less bones problems than the rest to deal with. Unfortunately it is the dearest as well. Lucky for me I have thousands of them here and make them up into belts most days. Quote Wild Harry - Australian made leather goodsYouTube Channel Instagram
Members noobleather Posted April 9, 2018 Members Report Posted April 9, 2018 Thanks for the extra pics,really detailed. Really like the edging work,is that just a regular soldering iron or have you modified the tip. Have you ever made holsters out of croc skin?? Quote
RockyAussie Posted April 9, 2018 Author Report Posted April 9, 2018 3 minutes ago, noobleather said: Thanks for the extra pics,really detailed. Really like the edging work,is that just a regular soldering iron or have you modified the tip. Have you ever made holsters out of croc skin?? Yep, that's a 80 watt soldering iron with a tip I've reshaped to go over the rounded shape I want. It is temperature controlled via a light dimmer switch. Should say I been doing it that way for about 25+ years and way before I ever heard about these filituse things or however you say it. Haven't made any croc skin holsters as I don't tend to get much in that style of stuff. Only ever made a couple of leather holsters come to think of it. No laughin here's some pics of one. Quote Wild Harry - Australian made leather goodsYouTube Channel Instagram
RockyAussie Posted April 9, 2018 Author Report Posted April 9, 2018 Just found another one Quote Wild Harry - Australian made leather goodsYouTube Channel Instagram
Members kiwican Posted April 9, 2018 Members Report Posted April 9, 2018 Mick Dundee would have loved that! Quote
Members YinTx Posted April 9, 2018 Members Report Posted April 9, 2018 5 hours ago, RockyAussie said: Hi @YinTx I should have made that measurement clearer in my measurement picture. From the wide end, end the first crew punch is 19" down. On the average that should work fine. Pretty clear in the photo, I just missed it. Thanks! I don't think I've ever seen one with a thumb loop. Will have to try it some time! Fantastic sling, thanks for sharing the build with us. Also, nice holster work! I've only done one so far, and not much to shout about. All in due time... YinTx Quote YinTx https://www.instagram.com/lanasia_2017/ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK6HvLWuZTzjt3MbR0Yhcj_WIQIvchezo
Members noobleather Posted April 9, 2018 Members Report Posted April 9, 2018 +1 for that info on the soldering iron RockyAussie. That holster looks very nice,clean and functional Quote
Members KingsCountyLeather Posted April 9, 2018 Members Report Posted April 9, 2018 Great job on the sling! I made a couple out of veg tanned leather for my brother and the first was shaped like yours but he asked me to make it narrower as it kept slipping off his shoulder. I think my mistake was not lining it with nonslip type leather (nubuck). I notice you didn’t stitch the lining on? Will the glue be strong enough over time? Quote
Members Dwight Posted April 9, 2018 Members Report Posted April 9, 2018 Thanks, RockyAussie, . . . really enjoyed the tutorial. I have a piece of veg tan that is simulated alligator, . . . never had a real use for it, . . . and THAT may be a way to use us some of it and get something really useful out of it at the same time. May God bless, Dwight Quote If you can breathe, . . . thank God. If you can read, . . . thank a teacher. If you are reading this in English, . . . thank a veteran. www.dwightsgunleather.com
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