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Looks great! Keep saying one of these days I will try doing something like that.
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.
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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.
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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
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Good looking rig. Leather work can get somewhat addictive.
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
"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."
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Nice job! I am learning the leatherworkimg hobby also, good to know about finishing the edges.
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Right pretty! Has an authentic "Old West" look.
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