Whats Next? Loop Holster

[Dwight]

4 hours ago, Bert03241 said:

I don't have a vacuum machine, and I'm at a total loss as to how you could possibly mold the holster before sewing and then fold it over and get it thru the loops. Please tell me how this is done?

tried to look at your website got a 404 error. did you take it down?

Well, . . . Bert . . . If I had access to the tapes I learned that trick from  . . .  it was John Bianchi . . . who showed me how. 

You are careful . . . you take your time . . . you flatten the holster with your hand . . . bend it just enough to get it thru the loops . . . and once in and ready . . . a good stuffing of it with the appropriate firearm . . . voila you are in business.

If you can get the VHS tapes or the DVD of his basic western holster making . . . well worth a $100 investment in my personal opinion.  It took me from a seriously strained rookie . . . to making fairly good holsters in only a week.

Oh . . . and yes . . . took down the website for fixing . . . haven't fixed it yet.

May God bless,

Dwight

 

[Bert03241]

Well to be honest I'm probably not going to make any more of this type. This ones for me and its really just to hold the gun. I'm not going to wear it anywhere LOL.Just wanted something to put it in .I'm not in business, I'm old and this is just something I do for fun. 

[Bert03241]

Well you guys got me lookin and yes the stitch holes aren't very becoming. So I said to myself is there anything I can do to fix this.Then I came up with this really brilliant idea to try and cover up the holes some how, and decided to edge kote them. WRONGIdeaGood thing this is not for anyone but me and will hang in a closed closet, never to see the light of day again.

Edited June 14, 2021 by Bert03241

[tsunkasapa]

Doesn't look all that bad. The Edge Kote does a pretty good job of camouflaging.

[Bert03241]

Thanks, maybe someday I'll get another revolver that needs a holster , and I'll take in all the tips you guys gave me and make another one.

[Mustangdave]

Bert,

Having made quite a few holsters, I offer the following as suggestions.

Stitching: Get a set of 4mm lacing chisels. Cut out your leather and tool it (If desired), dye it then lay out your stitching line. Use the chisels by placing them on your stitch line and then using your mallet use them to pierce the leather. This will make your stitch holes evenly spaced and properly sized along the stitch line. For the actual stitching, you will need a clam to hold the hold the project along with two needles and thread. 

Assembly: After finishing your stitching, submerge the entire project in warm water for no longer 10 seconds then sit aside until it appears dry on its surface. Then fold the holster body through the loops and if desired, insert your pistol (wrapped in plastic) into the holster and work the leather with your fingers and thumbs to mould the holster to the gun. Leave the gun i the holster over night until the leather is completely dry, then oil and wax the leather.

[Rahere]

12 hours ago, Mustangdave said:

Bert,

Having made quite a few holsters, I offer the following as suggestions.

Stitching: Get a set of 4mm lacing chisels. Cut out your leather and tool it (If desired), dye it then lay out your stitching line. Use the chisels by placing them on your stitch line and then using your mallet use them to pierce the leather. This will make your stitch holes evenly spaced and properly sized along the stitch line. For the actual stitching, you will need a clam to hold the hold the project along with two needles and thread. 

Assembly: After finishing your stitching, submerge the entire project in warm water for no longer 10 seconds then sit aside until it appears dry on its surface. Then fold the holster body through the loops and if desired, insert your pistol (wrapped in plastic) into the holster and work the leather with your fingers and thumbs to mould the holster to the gun. Leave the gun i the holster over night until the leather is completely dry, then oil and wax the leather.

Just a detail on the punches. Because both sides are visible, a double set of left and right orientated punches is needed to ensure the slope they cut runs the same way front and back. If you imagine the same slope, and open the seam flat, you'll see what I mean, matching holes chevron on the flat.

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