OldNSlowMarine Report post Posted June 13, 2021 1911 Colt Commander holster recently finished. Shown here in an in-house custom blended mahogany, genuine black shark reinforcement panel, black stitching, and black edges all around. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AzShooter Report post Posted June 13, 2021 Excellent job. Molding and stitching are top notch. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JayEhl Report post Posted June 16, 2021 yea, really nice color combo match up. And very nice work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldNSlowMarine Report post Posted June 17, 2021 On 6/12/2021 at 9:57 PM, AzShooter said: Excellent job. Molding and stitching are top notch. Thank you! 12 hours ago, JayEhl said: yea, really nice color combo match up. And very nice work. Thank you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PastorBob Report post Posted June 17, 2021 Very nice. Did you use a backing for the shark or is it applied straight to the holster? What did you use to edge burnish the shark? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldNSlowMarine Report post Posted June 17, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, PastorBob said: Very nice. Did you use a backing for the shark or is it applied straight to the holster? What did you use to edge burnish the shark? Thank you! Yes, I used a leather backer for the shark. Once the glue has dried, I cut the excess shark off, sand even, crease for stitch line. Edge as you would any other leather, then dye. For burnishing, I use Barry King's Quick Slick, followed but black Brillant Yankee Wax, then buff with horsehair brush. After all that it gets glued in place. Oh, I hold off on sanding and edging the top until after I have stitched it into place, then repeat that whole process. Edited June 17, 2021 by OldNSlowMarine spelling error Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldNSlowMarine Report post Posted June 20, 2021 17 hours ago, Grunt said: NICE! Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PastorBob Report post Posted June 21, 2021 On 6/17/2021 at 2:09 PM, OldNSlowMarine said: Thank you! Yes, I used a leather backer for the shark. Once the glue has dried, I cut the excess shark off, sand even, crease for stitch line. Edge as you would any other leather, then dye. For burnishing, I use Barry King's Quick Slick, followed but black Brillant Yankee Wax, then buff with horsehair brush. After all that it gets glued in place. Oh, I hold off on sanding and edging the top until after I have stitched it into place, then repeat that whole process. Thanks for the info. Never heard of Brilliant Wax. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
