BUNKHOUSE RAMBLINGS

Boothill Bob · February 23, 2011, 12:22:05 PM

Howdy Ed, glad to have u here.
We take it in Swe..... Fasen vilka snygga hölster, du har blivit mycket bättre bara på 1år.
Translation. Darn thats beautiful holsters, u have got much better holstermaker on just one year.
Mr Ed here is a shooter friend of mine

Ed Frost · February 23, 2011, 12:43:33 PM

Howdy BHB !!! Thank you

Big Mac told me you won duellist this weekend!!!! Stort Grattis

(Congratulations) Ed

Boothill Bob · February 23, 2011, 12:55:08 PM

Tanx Ed, my first gold

Ed Frost · February 23, 2011, 01:03:55 PM

Thats great! I"m sure they"ll keep coming!!!

Did you recognice the canon in my picture?

Boothill Bob · February 23, 2011, 01:13:48 PM

No, witch one?

Ed Frost · February 23, 2011, 01:21:58 PM

The one I am standing next to !!!

Boothill Bob · February 23, 2011, 01:32:04 PM

Oh yea, its on blue mountiain

Ed Frost · February 23, 2011, 01:48:25 PM

Quote from: Ten Wolves Fiveshooter on February 23, 2011, 12:05:14 PM
Welcome to our forum Ed

Well for being new at this, I'd say you are doing dang good, your holsters and gun belt are beautiful, your designs are also very nice, and colors look great, we're glad to have you joining in with us, and we hope you will continue to stay active in your leather craft, I like everything I see, you're doing a lot better than I did with my first try's, keep up the great work.

Regards

tEN wOLVES

ps, Great picture, I liked it so much I made a copy

Thanks for the kind words 10W !!! I will definitly continue with this! It is great fun! This is a 4" pocket holster I made a while ago.

Ed Frost · February 23, 2011, 01:58:41 PM

Quote from: Boothill Bob on February 23, 2011, 01:32:04 PM
Oh yea, its on blue mountiain

Yep !!!

Ten Wolves Fiveshooter · February 23, 2011, 03:43:47 PM

Very nice work Ed, I can tell by your work that you enjoy working with leather, good to have you with us.

tEN wOLVES

Ten Wolves Fiveshooter · February 23, 2011, 03:52:32 PM

Howdy All

I just finished up a new holster, it's a West Texas style variation, I made the skirt more contoured and flared, and used a simple border as to not take away from the overall look of the holster, the color is a new batch of my natural walnut dye/stain I cooked up a few weeks ago, this batch was much stronger than my others, and gave me really nice color in a short time, this holster is made for an 1860 Colt revolver.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look see

tEN wOLVES

Ten Wolves Fiveshooter · February 23, 2011, 03:53:22 PM

MORE

Boothill Bob · February 23, 2011, 04:12:13 PM

Beautiful holster, love the color

Wolf Tracker · February 23, 2011, 04:47:31 PM

Ed very nice work you do. Glad you joined the forum.

TW That is a very nice holster. I really like the way the walnut dye comes out.

Ten Wolves Fiveshooter · February 23, 2011, 07:22:37 PM

Thanks Bob and Wolf Tracker, the more I use my natural dyes the more I like them, this last batch I made was the strongest batch so far, the color was fantastic, and I didn't have to leave my leather submerged longer than a couple minutes. I'm glad you like it, the West Texas style holster is a great design.

tEN wOLVES

Marshal Will Wingam · February 23, 2011, 09:14:09 PM

Welcome to the forum, Swifty, Ed. You both posted some good work, there. Looking forward to seeing more of your posts.

Rod, that holster is outstanding. The color looks good enough to eat. That's a great batch of dye. Nice work on the dye making and great work on the holster. Thumbs up to that one.

Ten Wolves Fiveshooter · February 23, 2011, 09:29:51 PM

Thanks Will, I had fun with this one, glad you like it

tEN wOLVES

Marshal Will Wingam · February 23, 2011, 09:33:54 PM

That's the color I was hoping to get with my first batch, which didn't come anywhere close. Have you tried a 3 or 4 hour dunk yet? That should be something. Very nice.

Ten Wolves Fiveshooter · February 23, 2011, 09:48:32 PM

Quote from: Marshal Will Wingam on February 23, 2011, 09:33:54 PM
That's the color I was hoping to get with my first batch, which didn't come anywhere close. Have you tried a 3 or 4 hour dunk yet? That should be something. Very nice.

I haven't tried it longer than just a few minutes yet Will, but I'm going to, I just couldn't believe the color I was getting just with a fast dunking, I used a hair drier after that to get the effect I was after, and that darkened it even more, it was so cold in the shop that I ended up warming some of my dye and that even made it better. I've found that working with these natural dyes, that their uses are wide open as are the way they are applied, I think that's why I like them so well, it's hard to mess up, and everything you do is another creation, if that makes any sense.

KidTerico · February 23, 2011, 09:49:03 PM

TW thats a beautifut piece of leather work your showing. The color is great. Thats one of the nicest pieces I,ve seen comming out of your shop. Keep em comming. Terry KT