A few weeks back, I spoke to a few members and told them about my ugly Glock holster. They asked if I would post it when I got a chance... well, here it is.
I made this in ONE (1) day. This is not a great example of my work; it is a holster I wanted to build for working at the family farm while on vacation.
The leather is terrible! There are parts where it looks like the cow took shrapnel from a claymore mine and then crawled over some C-Wire. LOL. I put suede out on the back to hide the "battle scars".
The front is also damaged but not as bad.
The overall color is light tan. The loops are black and the ostrich is OD Green.
It holds well and is quite comfy considering it is far from perfect.
I hope everyone gets a kick out of it, it was fun to make it in less than 8 consecutive hours...
I am sure the feedback will be interesting, to say the least. LOL.
I don't really think it was ugly, but I once made a holster with Alligator trim for a Hi-Point..... That's about the oddest holster I can remember making.
A HighPoint???? The $100 gun got a $200 holster?? Wow.........
I think the oddest I did was make a $75 knife sheath for a $5 knife. It was a gorgeous sheath for one of those kabar reject knives that is stamped: "steel" that you would find at a Flea Market in the 1980's.
Hey....I got the same leather you did...the claymore mine bit!
I got a hide from a tannery that will remain nameless...but the belly which was about 1/2 of the hide :gah: was toast.....even a really cool EA branding.
Holster doesnt look that bad.......keep it up, youre making some great stuff. Shoot well and god bless
I think I know the tannery... LOL.
I have had that scrap forever.... I am a leather pack rat. I went through it all when I moved here to FL and found it and put it aside for just such an project.
I have been really lucky lately with the two I deal with. The worst I have seen is a number Five brand... It's in the corner and I will probably use it for my next great adventure. LOL.
Thanks for the supportive comments... means alot.
Take care and I am going to PM you with some pics I'd like your opinion on.
Dave,
Should we now assume you can REGULARLY turn these things out in (1) day if we don't mind it being a little on the less-than-glamorous side?! :image035:
Hey Dave, I was wondering when you were going to post that holster. It actually looks pretty cool, I like the color combo. Was it tough to get the ostrich to take the od green color?
To be honest, I have no idea.
I purchase my ostrich leg, already dyed, from a company here in FL.
I plan on going to see their process...
After my "field trip" next month to their shop, I will be able to answer that.
"Dave, I've seen you're work and its first rate, I'd be glad to take it off your hands since you only want to be associated with the best product."
Thank you for the compliment(s).
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