Where there is a knife....a gun is not far...lol

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Where there is a knife....a gun is not far...lol

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I guess if you carry a knife, might as well carry a gun too!! And it needs a holster!!! Lol ::woot::
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Lookin good!
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Great leather work!
Some years ago we were in Colorado in our RV. Stopped at a roadside tourist trap "gift shop" and leather shop. I was amazed with the old Native American inside making holsters, belts, etc. I had never seen in person the tooling to fancy up a piece of leather. I ended up buying a gun belt and holster for use in weekend western shooting comps. Still have the belt, but thanks to time, it doesn't fit! Either waistline expanded or belt shrunk....
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Nice work, holsters are a whole other thing to make sure the fits are good etc and looks like all are great.

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Alien883 wrote: Thu Apr 20, 2023 1:09 am I guess if you carry a knife, might as well carry a gun too!! And it needs a holster!!! Lol ::woot::
Those are some great looking products you make. What kind of stitcher do you have?
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Samb wrote: Thu Apr 20, 2023 8:11 amLookin good!
Thank you much, it's a hobby I do for a very long time...
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centennialknives wrote: Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:42 am Great leather work!
Some years ago we were in Colorado in our RV. Stopped at a roadside tourist trap "gift shop" and leather shop. I was amazed with the old Native American inside making holsters, belts, etc. I had never seen in person the tooling to fancy up a piece of leather. I ended up buying a gun belt and holster for use in weekend western shooting comps. Still have the belt, but thanks to time, it doesn't fit! Either waistline expanded or belt shrunk....
Let me help you out!! I think the belt shrunk!!! Lol
But good news is, it can be fixed...I had several "adult" people coming to me with shrunken belts. Try to add longer front pieces, or even cut the gunbelt in half on the dead center in the back and add/sew on a decorative piece!
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Rossr wrote: Thu Apr 20, 2023 12:19 pm Nice work, holsters are a whole other thing to make sure rhe dots are good etc and looks like all are great.

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OLDE CUTLER wrote: Thu Apr 20, 2023 12:45 pm
Alien883 wrote: Thu Apr 20, 2023 1:09 am I guess if you carry a knife, might as well carry a gun too!! And it needs a holster!!! Lol ::woot::
Those are some great looking products you make. What kind of stitcher do you have?
For many years it was my 10 fingers...lol I actually did enjoy hand stitching all my leather work the old way! But times came when it got pretty old...lol so I invested in an old used ADLER 105/6 used that one for 10+ years....the machine was great but not a walking foot machine. So 2 years ago I purchased a slightly as new COBRA 3 and absolutely loving this machine!!
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Alien883 wrote: Thu Apr 20, 2023 1:15 pm
OLDE CUTLER wrote: Thu Apr 20, 2023 12:45 pm
Alien883 wrote: Thu Apr 20, 2023 1:09 am I guess if you carry a knife, might as well carry a gun too!! And it needs a holster!!! Lol ::woot::
Those are some great looking products you make. What kind of stitcher do you have?
For many years it was my 10 fingers...lol I actually did enjoy hand stitching all my leather work the old way! But times came when it got pretty old...lol so I invested in an old used ADLER 105/6 used that one for 10+ years....the machine was great but not a walking foot machine. So 2 years ago I purchased a slightly as new COBRA 3 and absolutely loving this machine!!
It looks like it makes a nice consistent stitch. Back in the day 40+ years ago when I was working leather I had an American Straight Needle, which is a needle feed harness stitcher machine. Now days when I make an occasional project for myself I use the "10 finger method" . lol
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Alien, I love your work. Some of your holsters are super. Thanks for posting.
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More very impressive work.
And the guns ain't half bad either.
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Man, those are some very nice holsters. You sure do some nice work. ::nod:: Did you make the belts as well?

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OLDE CUTLER wrote: Thu Apr 20, 2023 1:22 pm
Alien883 wrote: Thu Apr 20, 2023 1:15 pm
OLDE CUTLER wrote: Thu Apr 20, 2023 12:45 pm

Those are some great looking products you make. What kind of stitcher do you have?
For many years it was my 10 fingers...lol I actually did enjoy hand stitching all my leather work the old way! But times came when it got pretty old...lol so I invested in an old used ADLER 105/6 used that one for 10+ years....the machine was great but not a walking foot machine. So 2 years ago I purchased a slightly as new COBRA 3 and absolutely loving this machine!!
It looks like it makes a nice consistent stitch. Back in the day 40+ years ago when I was working leather I had an American Straight Needle, which is a needle feed harness stitcher machine. Now days when I make an occasional project for myself I use the "10 finger method" . lol

These harness stitches are monster machine...I almost bought a LANDIS one time...lots of upkeeping and maintenance! COBRA machines are almost as capable and have lifetime warranty! I gave a song for my COBRA 3, the gent bought it and had never worked leather or a machine...lol...he thought he can pump out holsters and get rich fast...when I picked it up...he didn't even know how to retread it...lol
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Quick Steel wrote: Thu Apr 20, 2023 1:32 pm Alien, I love your work. Some of your holsters are super. Thanks for posting.
Thank you soooo much, sir...its just a hobby...like I need another one...lol
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FRJ wrote: Thu Apr 20, 2023 1:42 pm More very impressive work.
And the guns ain't half bad either.
Tnx!! ::handshake::
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XX Case XX wrote: Thu Apr 20, 2023 3:39 pm Man, those are some very nice holsters. You sure do some nice work. ::nod:: Did you make the belts as well?

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Quick Steel wrote: Thu Apr 20, 2023 1:32 pm Alien, I love your work. Some of your holsters are super. Thanks for posting.
Thank you VERY much!!!
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