Yaqui holster! (piece no.2)

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psycho78

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I decided to put some knife sheaths on hold for a little while to try to make a holster for my dad's Argentinian Hi-Power.

This forum is called sheaths and such....well i guess this would be categorized as "such".

This is my second successful attempt at leatherworking. I tried to make a Galco styled paddle sheath, but that was just a waste of leather. That stitch groover sure is a slippery thing. Had to trash it.

This was a different challenge for me because I'm more of a knife guy than a gun guy. I think it went pretty well. I know there are issues with it. I got too excited and went too fast and made some tool marks...bummer... Some of the stitching is off, but it holds the gun very nicely, and is comfortable to wear.

Anyway, here it is! Comments, critiques etc. are always welcome. I want to learn as much as I can.

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Hey josh
real nice work I think it fit's the gun very well, as long as you do leather like that you can't go wrong really great for the 2nd try at the leather work your dad will have to stew over the first peice that belongs to me, My SR9 Ruger would look nice in one of those in the black, Im next on the list thanks for the knife sheath buddy I owe ya one or two !!!, Uncle Dink
 
That is sweet ! and inspirational.... I've been wanting to try my hand at one for my Astra A100 for some time now.

Leather work , I think it takes more patience than actual skill , since the skill can be learned , patience for me anyways has always been harder.

Good work :)

Tostig
 
I used two pieces. A big piece about the size of a standard wallet for the belt loop, and then I wet molded a wide, belt sized strip of leather to the pistol and let it dry. I cut off the excess into a rounded shape.

I then glued the strip onto the belt loop part and stitched the strip to it on the inside to hide the stitching. The stitches are recessed into a groove to keep the gun from rubbing them ragged etc. Then I glued and stitched the part in front of the trigger guard to the belt loop. I then folded over the belt loop part and stitched the bottom. Alot of the stitching is hidden. It was tricky getting it all thought out and positioned.

Thanks for the kind words guys. More to come soon. :thumbup:
 
Tostig, You're right about the patience part.... I get so excited about this stuff and I end up going too fast and screwing things up.

The edge burnisher is the most common foul up, followed by the stitch groover. I will go too fast with that edge burnishing tool, and it slips right off... the tapered end gouges the hell out of my clean surfaces. I always want to continue doing things when the leather is still too wet, or the dye isn't dry yet, resulting in dyed hands/surfaces....lol
 
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