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Homemade holsters
I am not sure where to post this...so...
I am left handed. That makes holster purchasing very difficult. I started making my own. I thought I would share a couple of pics. I know several other people here make their own as well. Please post some of your pics too.
Friendly advice is always welcome.
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01-06-2011, 01:24 PM
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Nice work Rick!
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01-06-2011, 01:25 PM
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Nice job--wish I had your talent!
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01-06-2011, 04:14 PM
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very nice
Rick1967: Sir; very nice 
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I recently made a knife sheath and these things take some work and some skill. They definitely look easier to make than they really are. Nice work.
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01-07-2011, 12:34 AM
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Thanks Everybody. I am planning on making something for my Contender next. That will be a serious project with that 14 inch barrel on it.
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01-07-2011, 02:28 AM
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I like to finish the edges by rubbing on some beeswax, then rubbing that with a piece of smooth antler or plastic. I've tried using a wax toilet ring, but haven't been as happy with that. thinking about drilling a hole through a piece of plastic, then sawing through the center of the hole to have a smooth rounded surface. I'll get back after the experiment.
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01-07-2011, 02:47 AM
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Originally Posted by freefall
I like to finish the edges by rubbing on some beeswax, then rubbing that with a piece of smooth antler or plastic. I've tried using a wax toilet ring, but haven't been as happy with that. thinking about drilling a hole through a piece of plastic, then sawing through the center of the hole to have a smooth rounded surface. I'll get back after the experiment.
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Freefall,
Glasshartt has a tool that fits on a drill and has different size grooves for different thickness of leathers that will smooth edges. Drop her a pm and ask her about it. She does saddles, tack, chaps, and is doing my cowboy action shooting belt and holsters. She is very good.
Scubie.
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01-07-2011, 04:33 AM
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Many thanks Scubie, I'll try to figure out how to send a PM.
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01-07-2011, 04:40 AM
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Wow! yours are sooooo much better than mine. I have a belt slide I made a few years back and have one I made for a small revolver. I'm also left handed so I know your pain. I have a cross draw I made too but for the life of me have no idea where it is. It's in a box someplace as I stopped using it a couple years ago. I use these holsters and have off and on for some years now.
They are notihng fancy but they do work very well. I have a friend making me a shoulder rig got my Super Redhawk. He's a much better leather worker than I am 
Yours look very nice Rick. I can easily see you spent a good while getting them how you wanted. And it is not easy. I am hoping to try my hand at a couple more some time pretty soon. Buyt I need some more tools to make them how I want to. I'm hoping to ad a couple revolvers to the stable at some point and want to make a more western rig for them.
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