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

[Gun Butcher]

Lotta sewin on that one Wiley. looks real good and I like the color.

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

  Very nice Wiley, good clean lines and just the right amount of tooling, well done pard, this will make you a great WB holster.


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[Dr. Bob]

Looks great Wiley!!

[Boothill Bob]

Verry nice holster Wiley, like the color. I just made a pattern for
my WB holster, pics are coming up soon

[cowboywc]

Howdy
BB, Skeeter & Wiley
Nice work guys. Keep it up.
WC

[Skeeter Lewis]

Thanks, everyone. It was fun aging that holster. I was gonna make a belt to go with it but I can't  bring myself to abuse that much good leather.

Great job, Wiley.

[Johnny McCrae]

Howdy Skeeter,
I can find some coffee and a car but could I rent your Beagle? Seriously, that is a great look! You did a very nice job of antiquing.

Howdy Wiley,
Beautiful job on the 1911 Holster! As TW said, good clean lines and just the right amount of tooling.

Many thanks to you Gents for sharing your work with us

[Skeeter Lewis]

Thanks, Johnny.

Hey, Boothill, you showed a Dodge holster. This is my stab at it - the R. E. Rice holster on page 101 of Packing Iron. Skeet

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[Gun Butcher]

  Skeeter, it looks real good. The simple deocration and the clean lines really appeal to me.

[Skeeter Lewis]

Thanks, GB. I copied the decoration on the original. But it's time for me to try carving now. I've carved one holster. I've gotta try another.

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

  Very nice Skeeter, I agree with Gun Butcher, good clean lines and it has an authentic look to it.


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[MontanaSlick]

Work of art Wiley, my favorite color as well, cant wait to see the rest of yer wild bunch creations.

Might be able to post a pik of my new almost perfect matched holsters this weekend.

Are any 2 ever alike?

Boot Hill and Skeeter did it again, mighty fine leather there Pards... is, kin ya shoot??

MS

[Boothill Bob]

I can shoot MS, second place in the swedish championship and second place in the nordic championship. If I hade the money I would came to the states and beat u guys ;-)
Nice holster there Skeeter, is it water moulded?

[Skeeter Lewis]

Hey Slick, you dun drug me down to earth - but Bob, I'm mighty impressed. Swedish top gun!

No, it isn't water-molded. I only do that as a last resort if the holster is too tight. I'm not sure it's old-time authentic to water-mold. It's authenticity that does it for me, though I love to see the fabulous speed-rigs, B-movie rigs and bling that pards show on this site.

Wiley, that's a terrific WB holster. William Holden would be proud to wear it. Can't wait to see the rest...

Thanks 10W. For me, half the fun is designing the pattern and trying to get clean lines like the old-timers.

[GunClick Rick]

You have to have a gun is Sweden don't ya? Do they support you cowboy shooting pretty much?

[Boothill Bob]

Rick, CAS is a growing sport over here, we have only 350-400 active cowboys/girls in sweden but we
have fun when we meet. Muddflat Mike was shooting here last sommer, it was verry nice to
meet him..

Here I have made a pattern for my wild bunch holster, I stole the model from Mernickel, but I dont
think its going to be as nice as his holster

[Dalton Masterson]

Nice work guys!

Skeeter, the Plum Creek that is stamped on that holster, is now Lexington, NE, where I live now. I have wanted to make that holster, with the name and give it to the museum, but havent done it yet.
DM

EDIT! OOPS. I didnt have my book in front of me, and didnt realize there were two Rice holsters in the book. The one I was thinking of is on page 106 and is marked WF Rice.
DM

[MontanaSlick]

Mr. Bob, yer welcome over here any time, and, we have plenty of Lutifisk so leave yers at home.

Yer a Champion Bob, but I get the last place on the bottom

Nice leather ya did up, very nice.

MS

[Wiley Desperado]

Thanks to all you good cowboys for the kind remarks on the Wild Bunch 1911 holster much appreciated, I'll post the rig when it is finished.

Skeeter, another gear looking holster.  Don't you just love that book Packing Iron?  What a resource. 

Boothill Bob, we are looking forward to seeing that WB holster pard. 

Wiley

[MontanaSlick]

Wiley, tawkin bout Packin' Iron, my instructor recommended it, learnin a lot from those classes.

One holster complete, the second one is in the clamps all glued up. Looks like GranMa in the beauty salon.

MS