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

[EE Taft]

I seem to get lots of comments on my Two Tone rigs.

They are fun to make and they are very eye catching and fun to wear.

~EE Taft~

[cowboywc]

Howdy EE
Very nice job. Good straight basketweave.
WC

[Marshal Will Wingam]

EE, that's a fine-looking holster. It'll really look good when it's finished. Thanks for the pics.

[JD Alan]

That's outstand EE Taft. I'm looking forward to seeing that baby put together!

[Missouri Half Breed]

Need som help where can a find a duble sholder holster rig like the one jessey james wore pattern perferd have on of you al done one my son wants to carry 3 guns so i figured that and a strong side would do the trick
MHB

[GunClick Rick]

http://www.cascity.com/forumhall/index.php/topic,31441.0.html

[Johnny McCrae]

Howdy EE,
Very nice! Look forward to seeing the finished Holster. Many thanks for sharing this with us.

[EE Taft]

Thanks all!  I have some more stuff in the works that will be posted soon.

~EE Taft~

[MontanaSlick]

   Thanks to all of my Frins who took time to look at my leather projects, yer a Great bunch of Pards.

Leather class next Saturday, gonna take a lesson on a horses head and if it turns out okay, I'll make it into a check book for my Sister.

She's been waiting now fer 32 yrs....patient Little gal eh.

MS


EET...ya did it again, yer one of the best of the best and fer a good cause too.
I'm proud of ya Pard....fer a squirrel that is.

[Arizona Cattleman]

Been so busy doing projects I got behind on checkin out the work you Pards are doing.
MS, your Black Canyon Rig and the first Cas Rig are top notch, and your current rig is lookin great, like the color and carving.
Boothill, great Wild Bunch rig.
Wiley, you have also out done yourself on that Wild Bunch setup.  Really like the color.
EE Taft, That two toned rig your workin on is WOW!!!  How do you do the two toned, I always seem to get it muddled.

AC

[EE Taft]

I'll give ya some details on the two tone here in a bit. I'm gettin' ready to cook the first T~bone I've had in three years

Mmmmmmm T bone....... My mouth is waterin' already.

Be back with details for you Pard.

~EE Taft~

[MontanaSlick]

Thanks AC, now I'm ready fer some more projects.

EET, helps to get a paycheck in order to get those T-bones eh.

Waiting fer yer process.

MS

[EE Taft]

Well, as I said hiccup...... (boy that was a good T bone) as I've said before, the first thing to hit the leather after tooling is the dye, at which point I do the delicate stuff first. QTIPS WORK GREAT!!!! use a Q tip in the color of dye that you want and apply to the area that you want colored.

Ya might want to meditate or something first. Make sure your steady and don't get the color on anything it ain't 'spose to be on.

That's it! not hard, just take your time and when you are done seal 'er up with your choice of finish. (note, if you think it looks good before you finish it, It will look GREAT after it's finished.

I have also used small art brushes to do this but really, the Qtips work better and hold enough dye to work with.

Before you apply, make sure you don't have too much dye in the Qtip. use a scrap and roll the Qtip on it to take off the extra dye. Then use just like a pen on the leather.


I hope this don't sound too dumb to try, but it works great for me.

~EE Taft~

[Wiley Desperado]

Thanks again to you cowboys for the kind remarks means a whole lot when it comes from this talented gathering of leatherworkers. 

Montana, You did mighty good with the leather carving on those holsters and the coloring is great.  Looking forward to seeing that ranger belt pard. 

EE Taft, That two tone holster is looking good very nice basket weave.  We'll be looking forward to the finished product.

WD 

[JD Alan]

It's been a while since I've posted anything. I recently took a holster class at our local Tandy put on by Bobby Rose of Cattail Creek Leather and Saddlery. I know Bobby checks in here from time to time, though I don't recall seeing him post here.

He did an excellent job putting on a basic holster making class. I brought two of my friends from church, and they both learned a lot. I've not made a Slim Jim before, and I have to say it's not my favorite style of holster, but I'm glad I got a chance to make one, or two

Because of all of you guys, I have a pretty good grip on the basics, and had enough time to start two holsters. I decided I wanted to put spots on one, so I had to line it. Because we were doing things as a group, I didn't have time to stamp the holsters as much as I would normally have so I used an E-294 stamp to cover the front. I put the spots on at home and finished up both holsters.

I'm still having an issue with a clean look on the outside of the main seam stitch line, but I'm working on it. Because of Bobby's class I've finally made the switch to two needle one thread sewing.

[cowboywc]

Howdy JD
Great job. You're gettin the hang of this.
WC

[EE Taft]

JD, I gotta say, those are nice.  Simple yet very very elegant.

I love seein people make there way in this hobby. It shows with every project that they do, the increase in knowlege and moving forward. It is impressive to see.

I think we all remember our very first leather projects. Look back at them, and then look at your latest and you'll see a time line of success that you created. No one can take credit for it but you.

Great work Pard. Keep 'em comin'

~EE Taft~

[Kid Terico]

JD you have come a long way. Nice   Keep it up.  KT

[Boothill Bob]

JD I love those holsters, now I have to do a spotted holster my self
I like the color and the finich.. Keep it up my friend

[Skeeter Lewis]

Great slim jims, JD. Skeet