There's a link in my signature.Great looking holster.
I did a little leather work many years ago. Made a couple for 6 guns and several pancakes holsters.
I need a pair for my Ruger Old Armys. But our club leather maker wants to stop doing leather work. So I bought a quarter hide and have tools on order. Winter project. I'm thinking of tooling them in a pattern like the one Jesse James had. A rather simple leaf/vine design.
What's your Etsy store name?
Thanks for the kind words!
There's a link in my signature.
My brothers and I did leather work when we were in Jr High and High School but not anything with the form of a holster. Do you wet and mold the leather before you assemble it or shape it by using the pistol after assembly? I am not after any trade secrets, just curious how such fine work is produced.
Do you wet and mold the leather before you assemble it or shape it by using the pistol after assembly? I am not after any trade secrets, just curious how such fine work is produced?
They're usually inspired by something I've seen. I try not to directly copy anyone else's work. Sometimes I'll get an idea from something completely unrelated. I study a lot of ancient art and might find something there. Last week I got an idea from the pattern on Zakk Wylde's guitar. You never know.REALLY like that one @CraigC . Are your designs for the tooling sort of improvised or do you base them on historical patterns?
As the others have said, it's done after assembly. Now that I'm dip dyeing, I wet form right after it's dipped. The dye is alcohol based so I don't have to wrap the gun to keep it from rusting.My brothers and I did leather work when we were in Jr High and High School but not anything with the form of a holster. Do you wet and mold the leather before you assemble it or shape it by using the pistol after assembly? I am not after any trade secrets, just curious how such fine work is produced.