Custom made leather products such as holsters, sheaths, cuffs, bags, belts, key chains, and more. Watch as these type of items are made from the concept step to completion.
So funny story. I know nothing about leatherworking, but I'm looking to get into it. Especially for the purpose of making gun holsters. I was talking about it with my brother the other day, and I raised the idea of vacuum sealing it to wet form the leather, without any idea if it would actually work or not. And then I find this video! My first holster is going to be for my brothers S&W 686, and I'll definitely be using this method!
Just asking, because that vest looks fabric, why you didn't put mark through it something sharp, example pin? I have made few patterns using that way through fabric to paper, which is layed down over styrofoam.
Wondering what type of leather used. I know you said 5 oz., but is it chrome tanned, finished veg-tan, oil tan? You know, the main reason moc patterns, or any pattern for that matter, are multi-piece is to minimize waste of material. ...
Veg tan. I just had to try it. I like to try new things and see if I can accomplish them. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching. Check out the next video and see about you single piece theory.
I only leave the holster in the bag for about an hour. That seems to be long enough to keep the shape. Then I let it air dry with the gun in for about another two hours. Then I remove the gun to complete the drying process.
Love the holster idea. My screw gun has a belt clip, and when you are climbing up a ladder, it has fallen off, and I think the holster is a better idea. I'm going to make one. I was thinking of also putting a hold down strap on it so there is no way it can pop out
Did you really make the video and not show the finished product? Maybe that would be a good idea to include so you could show it actually works, what it looks like, come on man.
Really nice , and creative belt. The actual black leather has a nice shine to it. To me, thats how i always determined a factor of "quality" for a belt i was interested in choosing. That it was made well. Just seemed to be a common thing with leather belts. Nice work!!! I also appreciate you putting the belt on to show how it looks. Some other leather craft guys make great stuff but dont shown it off? I dont get it. You should do that more often i think.
Do y'all get u tube points for showing the camera your pistol is empty? Just asking since I see so many folks do that....frankly I don't give a shit. I figure if ya blow your face or finger off we probably not gonna see that mess on your u tube page. Just my 2cents from the bleacher seats. ✌️
I basically did the same thing, but I thought there's got to be a better way to press the leather. So I went out to my shop and pressed it with my 20-ton press, and it works great. No waiting for gravity to work.
You can make your own punch using a piece of pipe. Just cut it in half at the tip and maybe sharpen the edges with a file to get the edge look you want. 😎👍. I'll be using this with wood.
Turned out great. Just as you said it. I can seal form my projects, but after I let the set for an hour or more depending on moisture in the leather, then I bake it to harden it so it will never loose it's shape
I have molded holsters by making the outer half, wrapping the gun and vac sealing the top leather against a 6 x 6" piece of thin plywood (luan) to allow me to ad heavy flat leather back later.
Met a guy 20 years ago at a gun show who made me a holster like this. He used a crock pot to make warm water for the holster, wrapped my pistol, vac sealed it and told me to leave it for the rest of the gun show. Opened it later and did have to clean the pistol but the holster lived for 15 years in my hands and then passed on to someone else.
They turned out great. The only thing I would do is on the bottom strap in front. I would have rivet it to the buckle. The set I made was 1 1/2 wide, and I put a Concho on the back patch. Keep up the good work. Looking for your next project. I wish I could give up 10 thumbs-up 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I want to start stamping leather but still working on edging and getting my stitch line straight. No matter how much I try, it always has a little wave in it. I put a stitch line in, but still
