Correct.So, it's the pattern of the holster, not the decoration, right?
No but when you stamp/tool leather it compresses the fibers and those places tend to absorb less dye than the unaltered areas. It's one of the reasons I go back over it with a black antiquing paste after the dye has dried, to slightly darken the tooling.Beautiful work sir! Are the small floral medallions dyed a lighter color? Very nice detail.
Thanks, you're certainly welcome to.I must say, you do very nice work.
Perhaps if I ever need a new rig I should look you up?
With belt loops!Awful pretty.
How do they belt?
Todd.
The "California" and the Slim Jim are one and the same. In fact, Packing Iron doesn't mention the term "Slim Jim" at all. What El Paso markets separately as the 1849 Californian and the 1870 Slim Jim are just two variations of the same thing. I have a bit of a mental speed bump with the term "Slim Jim" because of this guy.I think a Slim Jim holster is slightly different in profile than a California holder. A number of years ago I had El Paso Saddlery make up a Slim Jim holster for my S&W New Model Number Three. The slightly wider profile leaves plenty of clearance for the large hinge portion of the frame. This is what El Paso's Slim Jim looks like:
I have several listed on my Etsy page, including these two.Craig you do amazing work. Wish you were still doing it commercially.
Dang! I just switched to using the swivel knife for my line work instead of stitch groovers and I've had a much more harmonious outcome. So I've been getting more carried away with the border stamping.Craig, I have never been a fan of only stamped or basket weave leather work but I really like those two holsters and you have changed my mind about stamping. They are excellent.
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I think a Slim Jim holster is slightly different in profile than a California holder. A number of years ago I had El Paso Saddlery make up a Slim Jim holster for my S&W New Model Number Three. The slightly wider profile leaves plenty of clearance for the large hinge portion of the frame. This is what El Paso's Slim Jim looks like:
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I had them make a second one for my Russian model.
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A Schofield fits in the same holster.
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So does my open top Merwin Hulbert. By this time, these holsters have gotten stained a bit by the Black Powder cartridges I shoot in these revolvers.
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They make good stuff! Every time I drive through Texas I make it a point to route my trip to the Cimarron shop in Fredericksburg. Due in no small part to the fact that El Paso does all their leatherwork and it can sometimes be caught on sale."El Paso Saddlery". That gets me giddy every time, I love seeing a local business i live down the road from having clout states away.