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

[JD Alan]

I finished up this 1911 holster this morning. I made it to match, as closely as possible the SAA holster on the left. My friend Dawg Leg Don has a really fancy Buscadero rig, and he wanted a holster for his 1911 that he could use in place of the SAA holster.

Once again I learned a lot by making this rig, and I will do some things differently next time, but I'm fairly happy with how this one came out. I highly recommend Standard Rivet's spot setters. They made setting this many spots a breeze. The back is attached to the holster body with 3 Chicago screws, so it can easily be swapped out for the other holster when needed

I had to come to the forum a couple of times to figure things out, so thanks to all of you helped out.
     

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

    WELL DONE JD, I see you like the Standard Rivet Spot Setter, they're hard to beat, your placement of them is spot on, you did a great job on this he can wear this one with the same gun belt and look cool, it just looks super all around pard, Thanks for the look see


                           tEN wOLVES 

[Kid Terico]

Dog gun JD you did yourself proud on this one . I LIKE . You really got the hang of it on this one. Great job. KT

[Kid Terico]

Heres a picture of the knive sheath I made for the knive Dave Cole made for my granddaughter in the Marines. Shipping out tomorrow. KT

[Gun Butcher]

  JD, that one came out Aces Bud. Very nice job. You got that one perfect.

Kid , thats a great looking sheath. She is going to be proud of that.

[FEATHERS]

G'Day Parson,Terrific job on the holsters,they will go well with your bad guy black hat Feathers

[Dalton Masterson]

JD! That turned out great!!! Good job and hold your head high!

KT, very nice sheath!
DM

[Johnny McCrae]

Howdy JD,
You can be very proud of these Holsters. This is an all around great job. Thank you for sharing this with us.

Howdy KT,
Beautiful Sheath! That is a pretty nifty design coupled with your usual First Class workmanship. Many thanks for showing it to us.

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

 That's a doozie of a knife sheat Kid Terico, that snake inlay looks great, your Daughter will love it, it has a classy look to it, and the contrasting color really brings out the inlay, Well done pard.

            tEN wOLVES  

[cowboywc]

Howdy JD
Great job on the holster. I hate setting spots.

KT good lookin sheath.
WC

[Marshal Will Wingam]

That really looks beautiful, Cowboy. The tooling is great and that color sets it off nicely.

Very nice job of making a matching holster, JD. Your work is getting very good.

Kid, the two tone leather looks really good with the snakeskin inset. Very nice work.

[Kid Terico]

Thanks to everyone for the comments. KT

[JD Alan]

Thanks for the kind comments guys. Just to be clear I only made the 1911 holster. The SAA holster came from a well known maker; I was asked to try to make a 1911 holster to match it as close as possible. There is some stamping on the SAA holster we elected not to include on the 1911 version.

WC, I can see where a guy with as much experience as you could come to hate spot setting. I had a terrible time with it until I bought a couple of setters from Standard Rivet. I'll never use the Tandy spot setters again. Even Standard's rivets are superior to Tandy's. I need to buy a couple more setters, then I'll be set

Kid Terico that is one fine looking sheath. Your granddaughter is going to have a great time showing that off to her Marine buddies. She will tell them with great pride that it was custom made for her by her granddad. I'm sure she will value that for the rest of her life.

If you get a chance, please tell her that you have some leather working friends that really appreciate her service to our country.

Thanks again guys, JD

[Wiley Desperado]

JD, you did real good on that 1911 holster great leatherwork a very impresive duplication of the SAA holster. Very  cool !!

KT, very nicely done to say the least.  Your grand daughter is going to be over joyed with the knife and sheath what a neat gift idea.   
Wiley

[Arizona Cattleman]

JD that turned out fantastic.  You did a great job on design and your spot setting is right on.  I guess I'll have to break down and buy one of those spot setters.  Got to be easier than the way I do it.

AC

[JD Alan]

I don't recall what Tandy charges for a set of spot setters, but you have to buy them individually from Standard Rivet, and of course you need one for every size spot you're going to use. AT $18.00 a piece they aren't' t cheap, but my experience with the Tandy setter and all the different methods I read about wasn't working for me, so I bit the bullet. I've got to say it's been one of the better tool purchases I've made

After a close review of this holster by someone I consider a friend and far better leather worker than I am, I've got a few more things to work on to get it just a little better looking. There are some things I can't fix, like deeper stamping, but some things, like the edge of the welt I can and do plan to deal with before I deliver it on Saturday.       

Thanks again for all the positive feedback, but I really appreciate the comments that help me improve!

[Dave Cole]

It sure looked good from here JD, I know up close and personal can change the look abit, but your doing fine work.

Kid, ya did my knife proud pard,not that I would expect anything less from you.Just hope she loves it.Dave

[Kid Terico]

Heres one I made out of distressed leather. No sealing or oiling or staining. It was fairly oily already. I didnt put much BLING on this one.     KT

[Ned Buckshot]

Most excellant KT I love it.

Looks like it just travelled from south Texas to Dodge City!!

Ned

[Kid Terico]

Thanks NED , thats the effect I was trying to get. KT