Andrew Rothman
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I'm still working on my first handmade leather holster (although obviously not very hard -- it's been weeks since I touched it).
I stopped by Tandy Leather in Minneapolis for some dye, wax and an edging tool. The guys (and gal) there were great about answering my questions.
I'd brought along the half-finished holster just in case, and when one employee though that I may have made it too big, I asked if anyone would mind if I showed him the gun. He said to go ahead.
I was dressed in shorts and a t-shirt, and in the store with my three-year-old daughter (who thought that the bags of shiny brass rivets were pretty). I think that they were a bit surprised when I pulled the P95 out of my SmartCarry holster. I cleared the gun and handed it to the employee, then showed him how I envisioned it fitting in the holster.
At one point, the female employee asked, "Are you a police officer?"
"Nope!" I answered cheerfully, and that was the end of it.
This is right here in liberal Minneapolis!
I would guess that folks that are interested in leather work are more likely to also be interested in things like motorcycles, horses or self-sufficiency, and thus less...um...gun-shy than average.
Pretty cool, anyway.
I stopped by Tandy Leather in Minneapolis for some dye, wax and an edging tool. The guys (and gal) there were great about answering my questions.
I'd brought along the half-finished holster just in case, and when one employee though that I may have made it too big, I asked if anyone would mind if I showed him the gun. He said to go ahead.
I was dressed in shorts and a t-shirt, and in the store with my three-year-old daughter (who thought that the bags of shiny brass rivets were pretty). I think that they were a bit surprised when I pulled the P95 out of my SmartCarry holster. I cleared the gun and handed it to the employee, then showed him how I envisioned it fitting in the holster.
At one point, the female employee asked, "Are you a police officer?"
"Nope!" I answered cheerfully, and that was the end of it.
This is right here in liberal Minneapolis!
I would guess that folks that are interested in leather work are more likely to also be interested in things like motorcycles, horses or self-sufficiency, and thus less...um...gun-shy than average.
Pretty cool, anyway.