Leatherwork

[aarondhgraham]

I have a Tippman Boss that I purchased back in 1997,,,
But the only thing I use it for is to stitch the lining in belts and holsters.

Anything that has a strain on it, such as the rear seam in a holster, gets saddle-stitched with two needles.

About the only time I use a drill is when the leather approaches 1/2" in thickness,,,
Anything else is done with a hand awl and a stitching horse.

I did buy a Dremel and it's drill press kit though,,,
There is a type of pancake holster that gets thick real quick,,,
The Dremel on a slower speed makes great holes for saddle-stitching.

Here's one example of my work.


And another,,,


Aarond

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[Alaskan Ironworker]

I love those scalloped borders aaron, they remind me of a nice looking tig weld, only on leather.

 

[aarondhgraham]

I love those scalloped borders aaron, they remind me of a nice looking tig weld, only on leather.

Thanks Ironworker,,,
I call it Centipede.

Just cut two parallel lines around the border,,,
Fill in between with a camouflage tool,,,
Then bevel the inside edges.

Easy-Peasy,,,
And fast.

Aarond

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[CraigC]

The tutorial was awesome, CraigC.

On page 2, where you hold the welt in place for the first gluing – you’re just using clothespins but no protective/sacrificial piece of leather. And then...

On page 3 – where you fold the holster over – you use clamps with a wider face and a piece of leather to keep from making pints on the finished leather. Yes?

Great pages and photography. I need to get a Blackhawk and yellow grips now...

Sorry for the late response, I was going back through some recent threads looking for something else and realized I hadn't responded.

Yes on both counts.

Note that that was with the white leather glue. I'm now using Barge's contact cement and doing it a little differently. Of course, I haven't hand stitched a mainseam in a while either.