Glock single mag pouch

[Farnsrocket]

OK, I realize this is Bladeforums, so here is my first sheath I have ever made last week:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=596002

So I first have to say, Gary Graley really inspired me to get into this leather stuff! His sticky on folder sheaths was my inspiration!!
So I "borrowed" some of my dad's leather stuff since he stopped doing it and went to the Tandy store and bought some new needles, thread and some other items.

Then I just went for it!

I decided my second project would be a mag holder for my Glock 30 that I CCW most of the time. Usually, I wouldn't take an extra mag, but in the back of my mind, I knew it was probably better to carry one. It really sucks sticking a G21 13rnd mag in my front pocket too!

So I got a couple of ideas from Gary's thread and started wetting some leather down!!

Here it is after I formed it pretty well.....I just have it clamped so it can dry.
This 8-9oz leather is tough and really takes a lot to get a good shape!!

Then I stole a clip from a Safariland pepper spray holder and made a new piece of leather to hold it and glued it to the back of my mag pouch and drilled some 1/16" holes in it:

Next, the sewing begins:

I glued the pouch together now and clamped it to dry:

Marked my holes:

Cut it out:

 

[Farnsrocket]

Sewed up the main pouch:

Finished it with my Dremel and a sanding wheel. Then applied some beeswax saddle soap and mink oil by hand under a hot lamp:

Here's a pic showing the original Safariland piece that I duplicated:

And here is a shot of it next to my Glock in a Don Hume ITW holster....not an exact match, but close enough and now I can carry an extra mag!!!!

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Dandy! and you can see how it helps taking that little bit of leather out
in order to fold it down, otherwise it's a big pucker that, well just puckers

I'd say leave yourself a little bit wider area of leather outside the stitching
this way you can, over time, sand and smooth it down if it needs some fixingup
being too close you don't leave any room for cleanup later.

Nice clip, that's one thing I've not gotten into, just do the belt loops but a lot
of folks always ask for them, glad to see you jumped right in!

and good shots too, thanks for sharing!
G2

 

[Farnsrocket]

Dandy! and you can see how it helps taking that little bit of leather out
in order to fold it down, otherwise it's a big pucker that, well just puckers

That is the best little trick I tell ya! :thumbup:

I'd say leave yourself a little bit wider area of leather outside the stitching
this way you can, over time, sand and smooth it down if it needs some fixingup
being too close you don't leave any room for cleanup later.

Good point, I did kind of cut it close.

Nice clip, that's one thing I've not gotten into, just do the belt loops but a lot
of folks always ask for them, glad to see you jumped right in!

Yep, it's nice and strong and for this application, quick to get on and off. Though I'm not sure where to buy them alone.
My next sheath will be a horizontal rig for a knife......I really like the black one you made up!

How do you let your sheaths dry after they have been formed?

 

[Gary W. Graley]

I keep working/pressing around the sheath with the bone folder until it's
dry, so, it's sort of goes together with making them, between the working/pressing
times it depends on the weather,
in the summer time, I use the dash of my car as an easy bake oven
in the winter, they rest beneath our wood stove

But either way, they only rest for about 1/2 hour or so before I start working/pressing
them again. I don't use the clamps like you have, so it's a bit of hard work to
get it done, but you do end up with less marks too.

A hair dryer sometimes speeds things up, but, you don't want to over do it, the way
I time things, I keep stretching the leather so it takes the 'give' out of it and you end up
with a sheath that won't go all loose and goosey on you after a while.

G2

 

[Farnsrocket]

Good to know.
Yep, I can definitely see the workmanship in yours.....so smooth and clean!

 

[DC KNIVES]

Nicely done,and you couldn't have picked a better person to be inspired by.Gary is one of the best out there.You can get that style of belt clips from Tandy/ Leather Factory.
Now I do my folder and mag pouches a little different.Here's a Glock set I recently made.Keep up the good work.Dave

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=594010


http://dcknivesandleather.blademakers.com/

 

[Farnsrocket]

Thanks! I like your work DC! :thumbup:

 

[mitch13]

That is vey well done:thumbup:
Cheers
Mitch