dog ate my leather for first attempt at cartridge belt

[Farmer]

Thanks for all the replies,....and thanks Feathers! ,..I got the email.

I've been all over you tube,...looking at anything related to leather work,...but some of them "expert villiage" experts,..seem kinda goofy,...lol

my leather for the holster and the belly I ordered for the bullet loops still didn't come in........

I intend to use the info you guys posted in the how-to section on bullet loops,.......lol,..hope ya'll dimensions for 45colt are correct

-stupid question I guess,....but I've got a 3-4oz belly ordered for my loops. I'm hoping I can tool the loops? I don't know if I've ever seen that,...but being I'm covering up a bunch of tooling,..can I tool that light weight stuff?? I 'd like to keep everything all fancy-shmancy lookin,......

[cowboywc]

Howdy Farmer
Yes you can tool the light weight leather.
WC

[FEATHERS]

G'Day Farmer,No problem, check out www.cowboysaddlery.com they have some good video's there.Feathers

[cowboywc]

This was the first thing EVER,..I tried to do with leather,.....so of course,..It was a major learning experience,....

I used water based fiebings mahogany dye,......but then,...like a dummy i guess,...I tried to put a finish with tan-cote. Some of the dye came off!?!?!? Gave it akinda cool look though

also,..I totally dont understand how to use a background tool. Mine leaves horrible tooling marks everywhere! How the heck hard are you supposed to smack down the background?!?!??!

man,..I got so many problems,/ questions,........... There's a whole bunch I don't understand...lmao

Howdy Pal
Check out the videos, hope this helps.
WC
http://s394.photobucket.com/albums/pp25/cowboywc/Carving%20How%20to/

[Farmer]

Howdy Pal
Check out the videos, hope this helps.
WC
http://s394.photobucket.com/albums/pp25/cowboywc/Carving%20How%20to/

holy cow! friggin sweet! I'm trying to watch em now! You dA MAN!!!! Thanks so much!

[cowboywc]

Howdy Farmer
I hope it helps. If you have any questions just ask.
WC

[Farmer]

Thanks WC,..VERY HELPFUL

Ok,..well I took off work yesterday,..lol,...just wanted a day off. I finished the belt. I put 18 45 cal loops,..and 6 12ga shell loops,...that all came out pretty good!...I'll get pics up this weekend.

I have the Al Stohlman book (How to Make Holsters)...and in there, there's a pattern for a 45 colt frontier?? But there's none for a SAA!!!! Arrghhh!!!!Whats a frontier?!?!? I cut the pattern out from paper, and it seems too small.

I have just enough leather to make one holster, so i really can't screw this up. I like a cheyenne style holster,...and I want to make one without a skirt. I've seen some demos on how to trace the gun, and then fold over the pattern,...and accomodate the loop etc,..ok,..I understand that,...but it's my thinking that when folded around a pistol that you'd lose some leather to the circumference of the gun? no? Like shouldn't I go a tad wider where the leather will wrap around the top of the gun frame?


does anyone know if there's a pattern anywhere on the net,...like a free one,..or printable one that'd work for a Cheyenne style colt SAA?

I'm so scared of screwing up the piece of leather I got,......

I'm trying to avoid the big ugly area I see on some where the trigger guard is,...I really want the trigger guard exposed,..not sunk down in the holster...so when I grab it,...I can get my finger in the guard right from the draw. This is my actual use around my farm gun rig,...not for cas or anything.

like this sort of,..but not a crossdraw.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/pod/horizontal-pod.jsp?id=0031436&navCount=3&parentId=cat601050&masterpathid=&navAction=push&cmCat=MainCatcat20712-cat20716-cat601050&parentType=index&indexId=cat601050&rid=