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DIY leather holster process thread
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04/22/24 09:57 AM
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You guys motivated me to make a lot of progress on another holster, I'm getting close to being done, so here's the first dump of pics. should have it finished up with one more evening of work. This holster is for my 4" 586, it's the same style and angle (slightly canted) as the one I made for my 629. I't a LOT of pics, its hard to capture a process otherwise and I trimmed out as many as I could to make it as succinct as possible. The first step is making the pattern, I found the manilla file folders to be perfect for this. Draw a centerline, triple check to make sure the gun is unloaded, lay the gun in and trace the outside. Then you lay out about 3/4" standoff from the outline and draw in a smooth curve the roughly aligns with everything. Then you cut it out and fold back on the other side so you can trace the mirror image and layout the piece that will act as the belt loop (the angle this leave the holster will also determine the cant of the holster) Finally you cut it out and label it for the gun and and the handing, lay it on some leather, trace everything out and cut your holster blank (I also went ahead and marked and cut out the locations for the rivets that will hold the belt loop) Cut out, holes punched and getting ready to bevel the edges edges beveled front and back Then on to the tooling, use swivel knife to cut the border, case the leather and tool in a smooth bevel around the border
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Re: DIY leather holster process thread
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04/22/24 10:14 AM
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this is after a couple coats of dye, getting ready to punch in the holes for stitching stitching all laid out Starting to bend things into place and getting the strap ready I decided to clean up the appearance of this one by cutting a slot for the strap to terminate in, instead of just riveting on the surface. here's the slot and rivet hole in place. Rivets set on the belt loop flesh side scuffed at the edges and ready for contact cement (this will hold things in place during stitching) glued up and ready for the next step. This is where I stopped last night
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Re: DIY leather holster process thread
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04/22/24 01:38 PM
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dave260rem!
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Pretty! Keep this up we'll start calling you Leatherbender.
Skinny is my EX.Alcohol was involved.
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Re: DIY leather holster process thread
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04/22/24 06:38 PM
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Thank you for carrying us on this journey. You are doing something I have always wanted to learn! It is a work of art!
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Re: DIY leather holster process thread
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Re: DIY leather holster process thread
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04/22/24 08:32 PM
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Pretty! Keep this up we'll start calling you Leatherbender. Haha, well I’ve definitely been called worse!
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Re: DIY leather holster process thread
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04/22/24 08:41 PM
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Thanks. I will definitely watch some of the videos!
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Re: DIY leather holster process thread
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04/23/24 05:56 AM
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Mow we see why and how good gun leather cost more than nylon. It is a step up in quality for sure. Great looking work, thanks for sharing.
Remember: It aint what you shoot...it's how you shoot it.
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Re: DIY leather holster process thread
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04/23/24 09:20 AM
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getting really close now, just need to add the strap/hardware and it'll be finished up. getting ready to stitch it up stitched and a test fit wrapping the gun to protect it during the wet forming process (I don't bother with this step with stainless guns) wet forming finished wet holster, I leave it overnight with the gun in it then remove it and allow it to finish drying.
Last edited by thayerp81; 04/23/24 09:21 AM.
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Re: DIY leather holster process thread
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04/23/24 07:24 PM
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Amazing work. Wondered how you formed it without ruining the bluing. Now I know. Great work! Thanks for sharing!
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