Let’s see your leather projects

[Springfield Slim SASS #24733 526]

Mine are all by hand. Gives me something to do when watching TV with my wife, pretending to enjoy her British Mysteries!

[Cholla 1,019]

I guess I need to practice more because my stitching doesn't look nearly as good as yours. Do you use a stitching horse or pony? I sold a very nice horse decades ago because I thought I was done doing leatherwork. Now I have a sit-under-my-thighs pony that is almost as much hindrance and it is help.

[Springfield Slim SASS #24733 526]

I tried using the sit on type pony but hated it, so I just do it all without anything but a couple of needles and thread in my hand. 

[Three Foot Johnson 2,215]

I stitch by hand or with a Tippmann Boss. The Tippmann is a real pain in the ass and requires quite a bit of time, patience, and finesse to learn how to run it smoothly and properly. Knowing what I know now, I'd go with something else.

[J. J. Longley, SASS #38655 14]

My version of a hand carved "speed rig" I built for myself.

J.J. Longley

SASS #38655

[Mr w 64]

Great work on the carving 

[JP McLintock 49]

Here's a set just finished up for a donation.

[watab kid 796]

those are a really nice donation , fantastic workmanship , but the same to all that have posted - i only wish i had a little of your talent in this area , all beautiful work , 

[Equanimous Phil 182]

3 hours ago, JP McLintock said:

Here's a set just finished up for a donation.

 

I really like how these holsters look FAST and TRADITIONAL at the same time!

 

Equanimous

[JP McLintock 49]

6 hours ago, watab kid said:

those are a really nice donation , fantastic workmanship , but the same to all that have posted - i only wish i had a little of your talent in this area , all beautiful work , 

What part of the world are you in?

[watab kid 796]

15 hours ago, JP McLintock said:

What part of the world are you in?

im in sartell - little off the st cloud line , i think we have met , i think i may even have an item or so you made but my memory is gettin foggy anymore , did you have a booth at enderlin a few years back ? or at WOWs ? 

[Rube Burrows 48]

Schofield Rig I made 

[Slowhand Bob, 24229 99]

WOW Rube I am having a hard time making out some of the detail BUT that looks some really artistic stamping mixed with just a little knife work.  I wish my old eyes still worked some better, it looks very interesting.  That antique buckle is an attention grabber also. 

[Nate Kiowa Jones #6765 408]

Had these made years ago. Not the best setup for the game but I just liked the design.

[watab kid 796]

thats an impressive set of flap holsters 

[Rube Burrows 48]

On 11/14/2020 at 9:48 AM, Slowhand Bob, 24229 said:

WOW Rube I am having a hard time making out some of the detail BUT that looks some really artistic stamping mixed with just a little knife work.  I wish my old eyes still worked some better, it looks very interesting.  That antique buckle is an attention grabber also. 

Thank you. That was my first time trying to carve and tool a design in a holster rig. Its not perfect but I am very pleased with it. 

[Abilene, SASS # 27489 978]

9 hours ago, Nate Kiowa Jones #6765 said:

Had these made years ago. Not the best setup for the game but I just liked the design.

 

 

That's for BBQ guns, cowboy style!  Who made them?  Always love holsters with metal toes.

[Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 3,005]

These are not my work, but I did own them briefly, until in a moment of absolute insanity, I sold them here on the Wire.  If I could find the cowboy who bought them, I would beg and plead for a chance to buy them back.

 

Recognize the work?  Big Ed Douglas, during his better years.

 

LL

 

 

[Nate Kiowa Jones #6765 408]

19 hours ago, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said:

 

That's for BBQ guns, cowboy style!  Who made them?  Always love holsters with metal toes.

 

 

Those were done for me by a feller in SE Texas by the name of Marvin Morgan. I found a picture of a single holster in a book of antique guns. It was designed to be worn horizontally across your waist to carry a single shot flint pistol.  The floral designs were actually embroidered. He's a hand stitcher but didn't want any part of doing that. 

[Fence Cutter 615]

Being too lazy to work, to nervous to steal and to jealous to pimp left me with only one option to feed myself.....

[Slowhand Bob, 24229 99]

Three Foot, I tried the BOSS, the Aero and a super expensive Juki style over a few year period and can say that all were a pia!!  The problem was trying to teach myownself out in the back shed, with no past background in machine sewing.  Hand sewing has one real downside if you are trying to make modern style lined holsters and belts plus sewn bullet loops, that downside is time and time is money.  I did my time with a stitching pony and even more so just using my knees as the clamp but for fun go over to YouTube and look up leather sewing with a clam or clamp.  These were the old style and apparently they were still being used through the years in less developed places and are recently making a resurgence.  Some of the younger generation have discovered this and are taking to this old technique and right well I might add.  

[Three Foot Johnson 2,215]

I just gave my old vintage stitching horse to a cousin earlier this year. He almost immediately bought a Cobra or Cowboy stitcher - I think it's the same parent company.

[Dutch Wheeler 1,438]

We certainly have a lot of talented pards out there! 

[Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 5,910]

On ‎11‎/‎15‎/‎2020 at 10:10 AM, Nate Kiowa Jones #6765 said:

Had these made years ago. Not the best setup for the game but I just liked the design.

I'm in

[Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 3,005]

I'm in love with my Capt. Schaeffer cap guns; now if I can find someone to make me a pair of these.

 

 

LL