First Tooling Attempt

[Whiskey Creek Adams]

My first attempt at any kind of tooling.  These are all stamps.

Holster pattern is my own.  Leather 8-9 oz unlined.  Hand stitched with end plugs (oval). Finish is oil, with Fiebings Antique Finish and Tan-Kote seal. Eight degree, butt forward cant.

The Botas de Alas I made last year.

I also made the knife from a Green River blank with bone slabs which I cracked and antiqued. I antiqued the blade also.

Next year I want to start on learning some real tooling with swivel knife, beveler etc.

Obviously, I'm not much of a photographer either.

Ace if you read this the rose was done with the C-Clamp process it told you about.

[St. George]

Nice, clean, workmanlike tooling - your first attempts are great.

As you gain familiarity, it'll become easier - so long as you're patient.

Vaya,

Scouts Out!

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

hOWDY pARD 

                                         Ditto on what St.George said , very nice work Pard.


                                                              tEN wOLVES 

[Ace Lungger]

Whiskey, nice holsters    The Rose is a nice touch, i thought that you did a graet job on placement of the roses, you are probably like me, i have several diff. digital camera's but none of mine will take close ups, and since i am spending all my extra money trying to get to shoot CAS  I havn't went and bought a lens with maco to fit either one of my SLR Digatal camera's I would like to see a close up of the rose, it might of been the lighting, but the Rose looks a litttle less detailed than a hand stamp, but like i said it could of been just the lighting. I think they look great!!!
If I could get a good method and deep impressions, I would like to buy a corner rose stamp, and then a little more detailed to put in the middle. Do you make most of those style holsters or do you do the skiirt type. My next will be a skirt type holster of my own design.
The Holters Look AWESOME thanks for sharing
ACE

[Marshal Will Wingam]

That looks really good, pard. I like the clean lines and simple border. The pattern looks nice, too. Making your own really personalized them. Keep 'em coming.