WOW! Impressive for a first try... much better than I could do. If you keep it up, let me know... I like to support the local guys!
Hay Man.....Looks good to me. :shades:Shane said:As I mentioned in my introduction post I am having a hard time finding a good IWB holster for my Sig P250. So I read everything I could find on making a holster and yesterday on the way home from work I hit Tandy Leather in Roy and picked up some tools and leather. I worked on it a couple hours last night and finished it off this evening.
I am happy with the results. It's very comfy and should get even better with wear. I made it with a 20 degree cant which prints less with my build and it's also easier for me to draw. It holds the gun nice and snug but not so tight that it's difficult to draw. Some of ya may not like the looks of the finish but it's exactly what I was after. I love old stuff and I wanted this to look old and used, I think it does. It was fun to make, other than the hand stitching, and I am sure I will get better after some more practice.
Made from 7oz. leather and my own pattern for the P250. Finished with an antique leather finish. Please let me know what ya think .... Good or bad. I have thick skin and I can handle some constructive criticism.
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Back side
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Holstered at the 3:00 postition ... Sorry about the pic quality, my 12 year old son snapped the pic for me. Now I need to make me a belt and get rid of that 10 dollar Walmart special.
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Thanks for looking,
Shane
Thanks Dave, I think what you are seeing are actually post screws and not rivets. They are basically a nut and bolt and should last a long time. I used them instead of rivets to make it easier to adjust the cant if I wanted.GeneticsDave said:I just noticed something while admiring the holster once again. I'm not sure how strong the rivets would be. I could be wrong, but if the holster were yanked hard, would the rivets tear out? :raisedbrow:
Thanks PW, Here's a couple of links that I found very helpful in making the holster. They have some good info about shaping the leather and they do a lot better job of explaining it than I can.PW said:Very nice. How do you "mold" the leather into the shape of the gun?
Thanks Snoopy, YuppSnoopy said:That looks better than any "First Try" I could have ever done.... Great job..
Of course by saying first try you are insinuating that there will be a second and a third and a .... please keep us posted
Thank you, Yes this is the first time I have tried anything like this. I remember making something out of leather in the boy scouts, I think it was key chains or something like that, but that was over 30 years ago .. lol.Ruger Collector said::thumbsup: Great work there! What other leather craft projects have you done? That can't be your first leather project...
Marshall including the few tools I bought, the leather and supplies it all cost me just under a 100 bucks.MarshallDodge said:Very nicely done, especially the stitching. I like the added flap that covers your skin side of the gun.
How much do you think the materials and tools cost to make it?
Shane,Shane said:Marshall including the few tools I bought, the leather and supplies it all cost me just under a 100 bucks.MarshallDodge said:Very nicely done, especially the stitching. I like the added flap that covers your skin side of the gun.
How much do you think the materials and tools cost to make it?
Thanks again,
Shane
Here's what's on my receipt:MarshallDodge said:Shane,
Would you mind making a list of the tools and materials?
My boys and I have been thinking of making some holsters in the future and I was wondering what we would need to get started.