Hello friends,
I recently developed the hobby of making things from leather. My original intention and goal was to make a sheath for one of my fixed blade outdoor knives. I ordered a 1'x2' piece of tanned cowhide, and after watching a youtube video, made a sheath for my Ontario knife comopany SP6-95. It turned out really really nice, and is far superior to the crappy sheath that came with the blade. I then decided to make a sheath for my fillet knfe, as i didnt have one. That came out really nice, and i started to get good at punching nice even holes and clean looking stitching.
So then i realized i had enough material left to make a holster for my 1911. So i made a paper template and away i went. I wanted to do IWB as i need to carry such a large pistol that way, being such a small guy. Other than me cutting my pieces out with wrong side of the leather on the outside, the holster turned out pretty good. I have about an hours worth of hole punching and stitching left, around thr trigger guard and dust cover, and it will be ready. Its not perfect or pretty by any means, but i figure with a little more practice and experience, i could easily sell these and make a decent little profit.
I love my new hobby and look forward to making my family member and friends holsters, by that time, i should be good enough to sell them for profit
I recently developed the hobby of making things from leather. My original intention and goal was to make a sheath for one of my fixed blade outdoor knives. I ordered a 1'x2' piece of tanned cowhide, and after watching a youtube video, made a sheath for my Ontario knife comopany SP6-95. It turned out really really nice, and is far superior to the crappy sheath that came with the blade. I then decided to make a sheath for my fillet knfe, as i didnt have one. That came out really nice, and i started to get good at punching nice even holes and clean looking stitching.
So then i realized i had enough material left to make a holster for my 1911. So i made a paper template and away i went. I wanted to do IWB as i need to carry such a large pistol that way, being such a small guy. Other than me cutting my pieces out with wrong side of the leather on the outside, the holster turned out pretty good. I have about an hours worth of hole punching and stitching left, around thr trigger guard and dust cover, and it will be ready. Its not perfect or pretty by any means, but i figure with a little more practice and experience, i could easily sell these and make a decent little profit.
I love my new hobby and look forward to making my family member and friends holsters, by that time, i should be good enough to sell them for profit