Retention Strap Stamped Leather Holster

[Djones]

This is my first tooled holster. Ruger bisley 454 Casull.

Went with a brass Sam Brown stud instead of a snap. I like how quite the San Brown is for hunting. I am working on a 3" gun belt with a basket weave pattern to go along with this holster.

[MrWolf]

Looks great! Keep saying one of these days I will try doing something like that.

[rintinglen]

Sand and finish those edges and you'll have a professional grade holster there. Your stitching is excellent. Looks better than my first effort, I'll tell you that.

[Djones]

Sand and finish those edges and you'll have a professional grade holster there. Your stitching is excellent. Looks better than my first effort, I'll tell you that.

Good idea. Do you think I should use black dye or something else?

Thanks for the help and the compliments!

David

[EMC45]

Sand the edges and "slick" them with a leather edge dressing or watered down wood glue will work in a pinch. Use a slicker wheel to do this. I have a spare if you'd like to borrow it. Great looking rig by the way.

[Djones]

Thanks for the tips. I usually burnish the edges with a piece of antler but I have misplaced it. I don't have it in me to cut a piece off of my sheds.

I will look into a slicker wheel. I really appreciate the offer but of all the hobbies I have had leather work seems to be the one that has always hung around. With that being said I will look into procuring my own edge finishing apparatus.

Once I get the holster complete I will share some more pics.

Good evening,

David

[Djones]

I found a picture of the antler...that's not going to do me much good.

[Charley]

Good looking rig. Leather work can get somewhat addictive.

[Plate plinker]

Edge kote is what you need if you want it colored. You can slick with about any chunk o wood but a v or u grove works best

[Plate plinker]

Nice job by the way

[rintinglen]

"The final steps are to sand the edges and joints, bevel the edges, and apply a good edge dressing. I use a drum sanding disc on a dremel tool for this, but you can do just as well with a peice of 220 or 280 grit sand paper and a piece of dowell. It just takes a little while longer. Smooth the main seam and the top of the holster, take a damp sponge and lightly moisten the edges, then go over them again, Take the edge Beveler and trim off the feathering that the sanding left, then re-dye the sanded areas. While the dye is still wet, rub the edge with a peice of canvas or old blue jean material to burnish and smooth the edge. Finally, apply a good edge dressing to the edges. I use Fiebings Brown or black, depending on the holster, but Lincoln's edge dressing is also good, though I think it comes in black only."

[1989toddm]

Nice job! I am learning the leatherworkimg hobby also, good to know about finishing the edges.

[Bill*B]

Right pretty! Has an authentic "Old West" look.