Club Obi Wan

Alright here it is. My first attempt at a holster done in a smaller size so that,
A; I could see what I was in for and do a trial run
and B; My son could have a holster for his rig.

I already don't like the way the leather took the dye I had, but to be fair it was Really old dye.

How'd I do?



The boy with it on



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http://s284.photobucket.com/albums/ll1/ ... sHolster1/

Looks great!

How did you plug up the bottem?

looks like a pro did it....nice work!

That looks fab! Expect an order from the little Indys! Me and Canyon lol.



PM me if you are interested... seriously!

Wow! Great work! I love the grooves!!!

Shane

what you lack in stature is made up for in heart KT......i'll be your short-round any day of the week my friend

I paid for a couple of semesters at University, lo these many years ago, by making leather belts, purses, bags, sandals, etc., so I can see what went into it. None of my prototypes ever came out looking as good as this.

Very nice!!

Indiana G wrote:what you lack in stature is made up for in heart KT......i'll be your short-round any day of the week my friend

LOL! Very much appreciated Mr G!

Wouldn't that actually be Shorter Round? (Just kidding, Kt! )

Looks like perfect work to me

binkmeisterRick wrote:Wouldn't that actually be Shorter Round? (Just kidding, Kt! )

Nah, na, na, nah, na! I'm Short Rounder.

Thank you all very much! It means a lot coming from this esteemed crew.
I will say I can't wait to start mine!

Now to answer questions

How did you plug up the bottem?

First of all the pattern I downloaded had the stitch hole placement already layed out, so the first thing I did was mark where all the sew holes would be. Unfortunately the plug does not have those, so (this what I learned doing it once and will do it when I do it again) after I had the side sewn, I placed the plug in the end where I wanted it (don't worry, it should stay. it fits kind of snug) I took a pencil and Lightly marked the plug holes across from the existing sew holes on the end of the holster so that they matched up with each other, about 1/8 to 3/16 of an inch from the plug edge. I then removed the plug, and took my awl to punch my sew holes. But instead of punching straight through I punched at an outward angle so that the tip of my awl came out of the leather just off of the edge/ corner of the rough, inside surface of the leather. I replaced the plug and when I sewed it I used a curved matress needle instead of a straight one (because those were the only curved needles I had at the time, but Tandy does have curved leather sewing needles) and just went in and out one direction, got to the end, and went in and out the opposite holes back the way I came to close up my stitches. You should end right next to where you started. Start with a little extra thread so you make sure have enough to tie off with....and uuuuum.....start on the back side so that your knot will be on the 'leg side' of the holster. I think that's it.

Confused yet?

Wow! Great work! I love the grooves!!!

Tandy Adjustable Groover ! I love that thing. Everything shall have Grooves!!!

PM me if you are interested... seriously!

Really? Far Out! Though I've already thought of a problem, I might have to use a standard belt loop piece on the shrunken holster I don't know how that will wind up looking. My sons belt is smaller than a standard Indy pistol belt and it fits exactly.

Kt Templar wrote:

binkmeisterRick wrote:Wouldn't that actually be Shorter Round? (Just kidding, Kt! )

Nah, na, na, nah, na! I'm Short Rounder.

Now that's some funny stuff

Don't forget about me. I'm a shortie, too. These new Alden boots I've got on Monday only add 1 1/2" to my height. Now, if only they had a petite version of the LC Webley holster and Webley Mark VI gun.

HMMM! Why it looks familiar! I'm still working on the plug thingie!




Try using an oil based antique leather dye.

The plug is a royal pain. I wish I'd had the foresight to properly mark out the stitch holes as was just described on my holster... matching them had me pulling hair out.

Ohyeah, and the adjustable groover IS great.

Good lookin' stuff, guys. :junior: