Second Holster

[Firewalker]

On 5/22/2018 at 6:41 PM, Rolandranch said:

Howdy folks!

Just finished my second holster for a client. I still have to make the gun belt and fully tool it.... but I don't want to think about that right now.  

Tooling pattern is my own and the shape of the holster was copied off the original holster. There's still plenty of room for improvement but you know... I'll get there eventually.

Let me know what you think!

Comments/critique always welcome.

Cool gun belt coming soon.... 

-Ryan

Mighty fine job there Ryan.  I don't have a single bad thing to say about it.  That dog will hunt.  Cheers!

Scott

[KingsCountyLeather]

12 hours ago, Rolandranch said:

Hi, Ger! 

Thank you!

That is the leg tie. It keeps the holster from bouncing around when moving. 

It is braided leather but unfortunately, I discovered that it is synthetic and wears fast. So I'll probably replace it with the real deal. We'll see.

 

[noobleather]

Fantastic work there A+ talent

[RedDun]

You have a gift for sure. 

[RegisD]

Beautifully done! I like everything about it.  

[LederRudi]

Very nice design, very nicely executed!

And you definitely don't shy away from backgrounding! Background looks very even! What kind of backgrounder did you use?

 

[Rolandranch]

On 5/23/2018 at 6:20 PM, JD62 said:

Lets just say my grandsons are not quite as old as you!  Just wondering, what was the finishing process you used?

I sanded the edges down to make sure everything was flush and the curves were smooth. Then I applied the dye to the edges and let them dry. I applied Gum Tragacanth and hand burnished the edges with a burnisher I made from a piece of deer antler. After it was smooth and dry I applied Supershene to seal it and give it a shine.  

[Rolandranch]

On 5/23/2018 at 9:24 PM, Firewalker said:

Mighty fine job there Ryan.  I don't have a single bad thing to say about it.  That dog will hunt.  Cheers!

Scott

Thank you, Scott!

On 5/24/2018 at 3:10 AM, noobleather said:

Fantastic work there A+ talent

Thank you!

On 5/24/2018 at 3:15 AM, RedDun said:

You have a gift for sure. 

I thank you for the compliment. I thank God for the gift. 

23 hours ago, RegisD said:

Beautifully done! I like everything about it.  

Thank you, sir! I appreciate it.

[Rolandranch]

16 hours ago, LederRudi said:

Very nice design, very nicely executed!

And you definitely don't shy away from backgrounding! Background looks very even! What kind of backgrounder did you use?

 

Thank you very much! 

Yeah, sometimes I take my backgrounding a little too seriously and spend extra time trying to get it as perfect as I can even though it really doesn't make that big of a difference. But thanks for noticing! You made it worth it.  

I used the Craftool A 104 for all the backgrounding.

[LederRudi]

20 hours ago, Rolandranch said:

Thank you very much! 

Yeah, sometimes I take my backgrounding a little too seriously and spend extra time trying to get it as perfect as I can even though it really doesn't make that big of a difference. But thanks for noticing! You made it worth it.  

I used the Craftool A 104 for all the backgrounding.

Thank you for the info, Rolandranch!