My first "real" holster

Dalton Masterson · May 20, 2009, 11:39:04 AM

Howdy folks. Was just going thru some old photos I had, trying to make a book of my work, and found this one. It is the very first holster I made that was made out of veg. tanned leather, albeit old dry veg tan. I made it, hated it, and ended up selling it on Ebay for 10 bucks. Wonder where it is now..

RollingThunder · May 20, 2009, 01:09:05 PM

Well, let's see your latest too!

Dalton Masterson · May 20, 2009, 01:13:49 PM

And per Rolling Thunder's request, the latest, but not last.
DM

knucklehead · May 20, 2009, 03:52:54 PM

looking good.

but i gotta go against you on the first one.

granted the first one needs some improvements, but the pattern you chose is very good.
i have not seen that stamp used before as a filler stamp like you used it as.

very well done.

Marshal Will Wingam · May 20, 2009, 10:31:42 PM

Great 1st holster, Dalton. Thanks for the pic.

Dalton Masterson · May 20, 2009, 10:45:06 PM

Who here still has thier first holster, or photos of it? Post em and lets see how you improved!
DM

Ace Lungger · May 21, 2009, 05:37:53 AM

Dalton,
I got to agree with the other guys, I thought that you did a nice job!

Just my 2 cents!
ACE

cowboy316 · May 22, 2009, 09:01:20 AM

ok pards ya wanna see my fist attempt at a holster here ya go have a good laugh and then look at the difference between now and then just a few short months ago LOL
Cowboy316

Marshal Will Wingam · May 22, 2009, 02:23:38 PM

I love those first items. They're a good way to keep track of your progress. You've really done well in those few months, Cowboy.

Johnny Dingus · May 22, 2009, 08:35:15 PM

OK guys I''ll bite.

1st holster

Latest holsters.

I think we are all improving every time we do some work. Some of us are at the start of our game and a lot of you are up to the Professional level. But we are trying our best to get up to a level in between so we don't look like beginers anymore.

Johnny Dingus

Dalton Masterson · May 22, 2009, 09:45:27 PM

I think it is nice to see the improvements ALL of us have made.
I look at the holsters I use to make that were made from Hobby Lobby scrap bags, and look at what all you guys here have taught me, and I just want to thank you all.
Thank you.
DM

Marshal Will Wingam · May 23, 2009, 12:40:54 AM

Quote from: Johnny Dingus on May 22, 2009, 08:35:15 PMBut we are trying our best to get up to a level in between so we don't look like beginers anymore.

I'd say you're there for sure, pard. Your work has matured nicely. Thanks for the posts.

You nailed it, Dalton. This bunch is not only helpful but a heck of an inspiration.

Rube Burrows · May 26, 2009, 11:33:27 AM

This one is my Dalton Masterson fav so far......but I may be partial to it.

Slim Jim style with no trigger cover.

Ace Lungger · May 26, 2009, 06:22:04 PM

My First peice of leather I ever made
ACE

Marshal Will Wingam · May 26, 2009, 11:46:54 PM

Nice leather, pards. I don't have my first rig because it was burgled with the pistol. That's OK, here's about number three.

Dalton Masterson · May 26, 2009, 11:49:05 PM

Dang Will. That looks pretty good! I like that brand in the center too.
DM

Marshal Will Wingam · May 27, 2009, 12:01:53 AM

Thanks, Dalton. That's my own brand so the holster will always be around my place somewhere. I suppose without that, I wouldn't have it any more.

Ace Lungger · May 27, 2009, 09:51:35 AM

MW,
Man, That is a nice lookin holster

, That better than I make now and I been working allmost 2 years now! Time fly's, life is way to short! Thanks for sharing that MW, With that being 2-3 you made, I see why you work is so awesome now!
Natural born leatherworker!!
Later ACE

Rube Burrows · May 27, 2009, 10:48:01 AM

I would love to get into leather work at some point. You guys are inspiring to say the least.

Ten Wolves Fiveshooter · May 27, 2009, 11:42:40 AM

Howdy Gents

I think we did this once before, but it's always fun to bring it up again, my first holster I made when I was eleven years old, that was in 1956, I've been Cowboy all my life, I liked leather then but didn't have the opportunity to go any farther with it. in 2006 CowboyWC, persuaded me to give it a try, and I've been doing it ever since, this last rig I did is as close of a copy of a holster and money belt I saw in Texas back in 1980, at a Saddle & Western Wear Shop, they had it in a glass case, and you couldn't handle it or touch it, the sign said it was from the years of 1870 to 1880, and was called a Mexican one loop, it had an over sized skirt, and lots of border tooling and adorned with nickel spots and a few concho's, I think I made it very close to what I remember seeing, and yea leather is a journey.

Regards

tEN wOLVES