My first incised holster

[Springfield Slim]

I copied this pattern from one in Packing Iron. Now I want to make me a money belt like the one on the cover with the lace closure instead of stitching to go with them.

[cowboywc]

SS
That is a good lookin holster.
WC

[amin ledbetter]

Very Nice Slim! Awesome job.

[santee]

Awesome!

[Kid Terico]

SS very nice, I like it. KT

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

    Nice holster Slim, it takes a steady hand to do carving like that, well done pard. be sure and post the belt when you get it finished.



         tEN wOLVES

[JD Alan]

Outstanding Job Slim!

[Dalton Masterson]

Very good work Slim!
I love the incised holsters in PI. I wish there were more patterns of them available.
DM

[GunClick Rick]

Way nice Springy

[Paladin UK]

Bloody Brill Pard!!

OK.......
Whats   `incised`     Is it another name fer tooling, or is is sometin else out on its own.

Paladin (What dont know diddly -Squat `bout leatherwerk  ) UK

[Chaa Duu Ba Its Iidan]

Hi Slim,
I like the holster very much.  For the incised pattern.......what did you use, a gouge or a groover of some type?  What size?

Does the holster have a toe plug or is it open?  It looks like there might be one stitched in down there, but I can't tell. 

I have not seen too many leatherworked items using an incised method to impart design.  It looks unique.  I also like the way the holster is cut for the gun up at the top and, I like the nicely-done wet-forming of the gun to the holster.  Very nice.

I ordered a copy of Packing Iron, but I think they shipped it around the Horn or something; it's taking forever to get here...I love that book.

Thanks for showing your work; I hope you don't mind....I saved a copy of the picture of your holster to my leather work photo gallery.

[Johnny McCrae]

Very nice Slim! Looks right out of the pages of "Packing Iron"

[TN Mongo]

Very nicely made.

[GunClick Rick]

My doctor must have been a leather man,he incised my holster when i was born   

I like yours much better SS~

[Irish Dave]

Very nicely done, Slim. Great job.

[Arizona Cattleman]

Great Job!!! SS,

AC

[Springfield Slim]

I used a hand held stitching groover. I did not put in a toe plug on this one, just stitched it most of the way around. If I had done a plug I may have never got it done!

[Boothill Bob]

Sooo nice slim, love the color

[buckskin billy]

nice work love the color.

[Springfield Slim]

The color is my own mix. Take a 32 oz bottle of Eco-Flo Briar Brown and dump in a 4 oz bottle of Mahogany.