First holster done!

[Harpo]

Howdy all, and thanks much for a great forum!

Here's my first attempt at holster making, I used one of Will's patterns.  I'm pretty happy with it, but I'm afraid I'm hooked now... 

Harpo

[Wymore Wrangler]

A nicely done Dodge City Rice pattern holster sir....

[Irish Dave]

A nice, clean piece of work. I'd say you're off to a great start.

[Leo Tanner]

That is great work!
     I love the trigger gaurd enclosure--the whole thing fits the gun very nicely.


Leo

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Good work, pard. Nicely stitched, too. Hooked, for sure. Looking forward to the next one.

[Johnny McCrae]

Harpo,

Thats a great first holster. Very neat and clean!

Thanks for sharing this with us

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

Howdy Harpo 

          Nicely done Pard, and you even put a little mussel forward cant on it, you should be proud pard , and you're right you're hooked now, can't wait to see your next one. 


                                                tEN wOLVES 

[crossdraw]

Great job. The Dodge City will be my next holster.

[outrider]

Harpo:

well done pardner.  I have made several of the Dodge City pattern holsters...they have a nice clean design to them.  Your pouch is very well done and I know why your hooked...nicly done stitching too    let's see some more

[Silver Creek Slim]

Nice job pard.

Slim

[santee]

Nice work! Is that an oiled finish?

[Harpo]

Thanks to all for the kind words!  I had originally planned to use olive oil for finishing, but found several posts that said it was hard to keep the leather firm with oil.  I ended up using Eco-Flo Prairie Tan from Tandy.  I like the color, but the high gloss makes it look cheap to me.  Hopefully it will look better after some wear.

[cowboywc]

Howdy Harpo
Nice job on your first holster.
What weight leather did you use?
WC

[Harpo]

Thanks, WC.

It measures .125 thick, which makes it about 8oz as near as I can tell. 

Harpo

[cowboywc]

Howdy Harpo
Ok. It just looked thiner in the pix.
WC

[collinsMS]

Id say that there gun holster is ready for high noon - Tex

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[Ace Lungger]

Harpo, AWESOME, most repectable holster!! For a first holster it looks like you have been doing it for years! Is this not, the greatest hobby!!
My wife says I am consumed by it, and she would like it if i would talk about someelse every once in awhile .


Again Nice Job!!!!!
ACE

[cowboywc]

Is this not, the greatest hobby!!
My wife says I am consumed by it, and she would like it if i would talk about something else every once in awhile .


Again Nice Job!!!!!
ACE

Howdy Ace
I fixed that problem, I stay at the shop til 3am and don't have to talk to my wife. I can talk leather all I want....