"So when do you start taking orders?"
No Never.
Seriously, while I love to promote our deserved forum holster makers. (Insert ALL their names here)
I also love to promote the interesting "art" of "leather-working" in general.
So my real purpose in making this one holster was three~fold.
1.) I needed a new holster for this gun.
2.) I've not posted a decent CombatCarry forum thread in a while since I've been super busy.
3.) To use a bare minimum of inexpensive tools in the hope that it will get a few folks to "explore" simple and basic leather-work.
There is no reason why any person cannot construct a decent functional and workable personal holster or knife sheath.
You'll probably never reach the ultra high level of refinement of the best holster makers but, so what?
You'll feel like you did something worthwhile for yerself.
Learning how to "saddle stitch" is
very easy and extremely inexpensive to do...since you only need; two needles - an awl - stitching cord/thread and a homemade stitching pony to hold the work.
Saddle stitching is even EASIER if you don't want to learn it the
traditional way and instead pre-drill all of your stitching holes with a small drill bit.
It is every bit as strong as the best machine stitching only it takes longer to do.
Or you could just punch lacing holes. That works!
Something for you'all to think about trying.