Leathersmiths.....show us yer stuff, (#1) THIS THREAD IS NOW CLOSED

Johnny McCrae · May 19, 2009, 10:45:40 PM

Howdy Cowboy 316,
Beautiful work! Great design and workmanship. Neat job of stitching.

Howdy Cowboy WC,
Congratulations on your award! I sure wish I could have been there

JD Alan · May 19, 2009, 10:54:13 PM

WC, I agree with Ace. If you got an Honorable mention, what the heck was there that took first place? From my experience, you never know what you're going to find a a State or County fair. I don't want to dis someone else's work, but your work is just so good, we want to stick up for you!

Skeeter Lewis · May 20, 2009, 08:26:56 AM

Quote from: Marshal Will Wingam on May 19, 2009, 03:07:48 PM
I assume when anyone hauls out a maker's stamp, they warn the others at the table?

Nice one, Marshal.

cowboywc · May 20, 2009, 03:20:55 PM

Howdy All
Thank you for the kind words.
The best we all could figure was that the judges liked laced items not sewn.
Some day the judges will get educated on leathercraft.
WC

Bad Hombre · May 22, 2009, 04:52:18 PM

Howdy Boys
Well WC, I can tell ya that lace work in a dang sight easier than the border/carving work you do!!
Your work is special!! That rig is beau-tee-ful.
Speakin of...I don't usually do somethin twice (can't remember that long)
Made a pard a sheath...like it, so I made my ownself one.
Made it so the knife gos in reversible...so it can be on left or right side.
Now I can have a bigger knife on my rig when I feelin red...ish!!
BH

cowboy316 · May 22, 2009, 05:15:09 PM

hey there pards me again with 2 new holsters for ya to drool on LOL
the first one is for a .45 colt semi auto and the next one is another .38 colt
enjoy guys and thanks for all the help and encouragment
Cowboy316

PS these patterns are out of the Al Stohlman How to make holsters Book LOL

Ten Wolves Fiveshooter · May 22, 2009, 05:34:41 PM

Howdy Gents

BH, you really did a great job on this sheath Pard, and your gun rig looks great too, lacing always adds a nice touch the things.

TW

C316, your holsters came out Awesome, your tolling looks professional, welcome to the world of holster and gun belt? making.

TW

Ace Lungger · May 22, 2009, 06:14:57 PM

Hody BH,
Awesome leather work, get leather work!!

Cowboy316,
Man you got that 3D carving effect down to a T!
Thanks for sharing!
Later ACE

cowboywc · May 22, 2009, 06:20:10 PM

Howdy BH
Thank you for the kind words.
Good lookin sheath.

Cowboy316
Nice lookin holsters. Keep up the good work.

WC

Gun Butcher · May 22, 2009, 08:32:09 PM

Bad, that is one sharp rig, I love the color.

C316, man you need to slow down ,you are now gittin better by the minute. You could take a few years off and let the rest of us catch up

cowboy316 · May 22, 2009, 09:07:25 PM

GB
i did take bout 10 years off cuz i didnt think i was doing very good and needed to make my wife a xmas present so i did here a purse and then i started doing it again and here i am LOL
Cowboy316

Dalton Masterson · May 22, 2009, 09:43:08 PM

Very good work, both of you!
Love the style of that sheath.
Nice carving, cowboy!
DM

Marshal Will Wingam · May 23, 2009, 12:36:42 AM

Very nice work, BH. I like making the one reversable. That's a good idea. The rig has a good look to it. Nice stuff.

Cowboy, you're getting the carving down nicely. I see you're getting into some multiple colors. You can have a lot of fun with that. That lower one is really good tooling.

Skeeter Lewis · May 23, 2009, 06:40:58 AM

316 - that's classic floral carving. Nice.

JD Alan · May 23, 2009, 08:39:46 AM

BH & CB 316, I sure do appreciate you sharing the work you are doing. It makes me want to make some holsters myself. Right now I really need the motivation to push past some of the hinderances and get working again

BH, the rig you've got there is very cool looking. Definitely not what you normally see on the range. I would imagine if you wore that to any CAS match, you'd have people asking you about making them a rig.

CB your carving & coloring skills have jumped way off the chart. The stitching is very nice. Are you doing two needle stitching?

Thanks guys, JD

Bad Hombre · May 23, 2009, 10:59:40 AM

Thanks for the words boys!!
CB 316...fine looking holsters, love the colors...how did you get that yellowish color?
JD, most all my personal rigs are abby-normal...never much liked being the "same"!!
Problem is, at shoots no one notices what I wear because of "her"!!
Yep the wife had a bad problem with her back and hip...two stages and she was hurting bad!
What to do??? We always shoot together and that's the way it is!!!!!
Eyeballing through her Cowgirlly books, I spided " the Bronc-Buster belt".... Aha!!
I actually said that...Aha!! So I turned one into "the Bronc-Buster B-Western special".
No more back-hip pain, no more having to leave her pistols in the cart, no more gimping around!!!!!!!!!
YeHa!! When she's Happy, I'm Happy..ya know what I mean!!
Life is good!!!!But no one notices what I wear!!!
BH

Marshal Will Wingam · May 23, 2009, 11:06:35 AM

That's a fascinating rig, BH. What a good idea to use the belt for a solution. Very good idea. Thanks for sharing.

cowboy316 · May 23, 2009, 01:34:09 PM

thanks pard for the kind word if it wasnt for you guys i wouldnt be doing as much as i am just for the simple fact that i love what everyone is doing here and the fact thati can show it off so people who are greatful of decent work

JD my friend hows it going doing ok here and as for your question bout my stitching i only use one needle cuz its just easier for me i stitch down one way then turn around and go back the same way using one thread

BH thanks for the kinda words your work is an encouragment to me to do differnt things also and as for the yellowish color ont the .45 semi auto holster all it is is Feibings Buckskin dye and thats it

thanks again guys for the encouragment
Cowboy316

Ace Lungger · May 23, 2009, 04:34:24 PM

CB316,
I am sorry I couldn't come up with enough walnuts to send to you! I thought I had some stashed back, but I must of realy stashed them, i can't find them

If I come acrossed them I will get a hold of you! I now that someone close by is a good carver, I just havn't found that person! I would realy like to take some lessons when I get a new Doctor and get back on some pain meds!
keep up the good work!!
ACE

Johnny McCrae · May 24, 2009, 07:32:58 AM

Howdy BH,
Beautiful job on your Holster rig! Great color! That looks like a very well thought and practical design. Your wife's Belt is also very well thought out and practical. It reminds me of the Kidney Belts that the Harley Riders wore during the forties and fifties. Many thanks for sharing these innovative designs with us. Attached is a link showing some Kidney Belts at the Harley Museum.
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk81/jvsaffran/HD%20Museum/100_0574.jpg

Howdy CB316,
Beautiful job on your Holsters! These are great examples of Carving and coloring. Many thanks for sharing this with us. Keep em' coming.