ewayne53 Report post Posted July 6, 2018 I've only been doing leather work for a few months making knife sheathes and doing some wet forming. I decided to give holster making a try. Here's my first effort. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JLSleather Report post Posted July 7, 2018 OH NO NO NO -- that just won't do! The holster looks pretty good (who doesn't like tight, consistent stitches?@!) but we can't have a leather worker running around in a WEB BELT Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
battlemunky Report post Posted July 7, 2018 lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ewayne53 Report post Posted July 7, 2018 It was either a holster or a belt and I have belts. lol A belt will be next and a more western style holster once I figure out what I want. Design and planning takes longer than actual making anything. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HamiltonLeather Report post Posted July 7, 2018 Nice job. Is that just the natural color of the leather or is it dyed? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
noobleather Report post Posted July 7, 2018 Great work,nice basket weave and stitching. Awesome work for first attempt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ewayne53 Report post Posted July 7, 2018 It's natural color with beeswax for protection. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JLSleather Report post Posted July 7, 2018 12 hours ago, ewayne53 said: It was either a holster or a belt and I have belts. lol Point taken 12 hours ago, ewayne53 said: Design and planning takes longer than actual making anything. Worth repeating. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RegisD Report post Posted July 9, 2018 (edited) Very nicely done. Not sure how that inside retaining string is going to work over time. I can imagine it falling down inside the pouch and the barrel getting wrapped around it on re-holstering or some other calamity. You might give that one some thought. I've learned there are some wheels that should not be reinvented. Just my dos centavos. Edited July 9, 2018 by RegisD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jwyrick Report post Posted September 24, 2018 Looks great Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikermutt07 Report post Posted September 25, 2018 I like it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ewayne53 Report post Posted October 13, 2018 (edited) I liked the holster but I wasn't satisfied so I made another one and stained this one. I also made a cartridge belt to go match. Still happy with how it turned out being a beginner. Edited October 13, 2018 by ewayne53 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dikman Report post Posted October 13, 2018 By George, I think he's got it! Looks good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JazzBass Report post Posted October 13, 2018 Sure doesn't look like a "beginner" to me, and I've got plenty of items of my own to prove it Great Job! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
battlemunky Report post Posted October 13, 2018 Yeah, if only my beginner stuff looked like that. Hell....if only my current stuff looked that good. Keep at it, it looks great! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JLSleather Report post Posted October 13, 2018 10 hours ago, dikman said: By George, I think he's got it! Looks good. Yup, nice. I personally don't like the look of rivets, especially steel ones that inevitably chip and peel (solid copper don't though). The ends of the bullet strip can be sewn down without much trouble. STILLLLL, that's a nice lookin' belt rotcheer . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
