O.D Green Paddle

southbound · January 5th, 2009, 09:49 PM

I was asked if I could come up with a paddle so I gave this a shot.. It wears well but not super tight to the body as I like. This would make a great around the house holster..I think tomorrow I will lower the holster past the ejection port for a faster draw. I bet it will make difference with that 5 inch barrel. I used .83 O.D.Green for the holster and .125 in black for the paddle..

The .125 Kydex is no joke!!!

Once this thing snaps around my belt it is almost imposable to get off....

If I lower the front of this holster I will post pic's...

rocky · January 5th, 2009, 10:09 PM

Great looking holster. I tried bending some kydex to form a paddle , but yours looks much nicer.

C9H13NO3 · January 5th, 2009, 10:18 PM

very nice :) I wish I could make stuff like that. I haven't tried kydex, but a lot of them I see just look like a folded over piece of kydex rather than a nicely molded piece like yours.

hogdaddy · January 5th, 2009, 11:17 PM

Good Job

sheepdog · January 6th, 2009, 08:07 AM

Excellent work...don't know if I'd call it a paddle holster or a shovel holster! Not asking for trade secrets, but you are the only non-factory person I have seen that does an attachment to the paddle with a "standoff " to keep the fasteners away from where they can contact the gun. Seems like I noticed this in one of your other rigs as well. Does this keep you from having to incorporate all the shape into one piece of Kydex, but cause an additional complication in the molding to make the offset area?
I don't do the hobby of bending Kydex (yet) but I definitely do enjoy the hobby of watching what others do with it (and buying Kydex holsters for every gun I own!). I own four different brands of Kydex holsters, and have enjoyed studying how different makers approach different designs, complications, and ways of doing details. Man, I think I must be a Kydex geek. I could probably do a whole page on just edge finishing styles!

southbound · January 6th, 2009, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by rocky

Great looking holster. I tried bending some kydex to form a paddle , but yours looks much nicer.

Thanks I bent it a few times

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Originally Posted by C9H13NO3

very nice :) I wish I could make stuff like that. I haven't tried kydex, but a lot of them I see just look like a folded over piece of kydex rather than a nicely molded piece like yours.

Again thanks..I use a press for all my holsters and I think it makes a big difference. Also the thickness of Kydex will aid in how well it molds to the gun.

Quote:

Originally Posted by sheepdog

Excellent work...don't know if I'd call it a paddle holster or a shovel holster! Not asking for trade secrets, but you are the only non-factory person I have seen that does an attachment to the paddle with a "standoff " to keep the fasteners away from where they can contact the gun. Seems like I noticed this in one of your other rigs as well. Does this keep you from having to incorporate all the shape into one piece of Kydex, but cause an additional complication in the molding to make the offset area?
I don't do the hobby of bending Kydex (yet) but I definitely do enjoy the hobby of watching what others do with it (and buying Kydex holsters for every gun I own!). I own four different brands of Kydex holsters, and have enjoyed studying how different makers approach different designs, complications, and ways of doing details. Man, I think I must be a Kydex geek. I could probably do a whole page on just edge finishing styles!

As for the shovel holster I like the name can I keep it???

I have never held a paddle holster in my hand so I really have no idea what size they are. So what I did was to talk to some friends who like the paddle. Interesting thing was they all complained about the paddle not being wide enough at the point it bent over the belt..They told me this tends to allow the pistol to rock back and forth.. So I tried to make it wider at that point. We will see how it works out...

O and thanks....

southbound · January 6th, 2009, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sheepdog

Not asking for trade secrets, but you are the only non-factory person I have seen that does an attachment to the paddle with a "standoff " to keep the fasteners away from where they can contact the gun. Seems like I noticed this in one of your other rigs as well. Does this keep you from having to incorporate all the shape into one piece of Kydex, but cause an additional complication in the molding to make the offset area?

If you are asking why I made the paddle separate it is because that was the challenge. I was asked if I could make paddles that they could attach their own product to. I find the best way to tweak out a new rig is to wear it.. Now as for an additional complication in the molding I just use a little more tape

srfl · January 6th, 2009, 11:01 PM

Looks good.

sheepdog · January 7th, 2009, 08:12 AM

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As for the shovel holster I like the name can I keep it???

Hey, I'd be honored but I'm not too sure it's the best "marketing" name around! It just reminds me of that because the width at the top and overall shape. One thing about starting with the the large paddle, a wearer could always take off material at front, back, bottom, or whatever to shape it to fit your own personal tastes.

January 5th, 2009, 09:49 PM	#1
southbound Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: tn Posts: 247	O.D Green Paddle I was asked if I could come up with a paddle so I gave this a shot.. It wears well but not super tight to the body as I like. This would make a great around the house holster..I think tomorrow I will lower the holster past the ejection port for a faster draw. I bet it will make difference with that 5 inch barrel. I used .83 O.D.Green for the holster and .125 in black for the paddle.. The .125 Kydex is no joke!!! Once this thing snaps around my belt it is almost imposable to get off.... If I lower the front of this holster I will post pic's... __________________ “Dollars and guns are no substitutes for brains and will power” Dwight D Eisenhower Here are some of my holsters........

January 5th, 2009, 10:09 PM	#2
rocky Senior Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: MI Posts: 13,085	Great looking holster. I tried bending some kydex to form a paddle , but yours looks much nicer. __________________ "In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." Thomas Jefferson Nemo Me Impune Lacesset Link to my kydex builds:http://rocknloadkydex.blogspot.com/

January 5th, 2009, 10:18 PM	#3
C9H13NO3 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,188	very nice :) I wish I could make stuff like that. I haven't tried kydex, but a lot of them I see just look like a folded over piece of kydex rather than a nicely molded piece like yours. __________________ -Ryan All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.

January 6th, 2009, 08:07 AM	#5
sheepdog Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 581	Excellent work...don't know if I'd call it a paddle holster or a shovel holster! Not asking for trade secrets, but you are the only non-factory person I have seen that does an attachment to the paddle with a "standoff " to keep the fasteners away from where they can contact the gun. Seems like I noticed this in one of your other rigs as well. Does this keep you from having to incorporate all the shape into one piece of Kydex, but cause an additional complication in the molding to make the offset area? I don't do the hobby of bending Kydex (yet) but I definitely do enjoy the hobby of watching what others do with it (and buying Kydex holsters for every gun I own!). I own four different brands of Kydex holsters, and have enjoyed studying how different makers approach different designs, complications, and ways of doing details. Man, I think I must be a Kydex geek. I could probably do a whole page on just edge finishing styles! __________________ What Would Gumby Do?

January 6th, 2009, 11:01 PM	#8
srfl Senior Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: FL Posts: 6,873	Looks good. __________________ USAF: Loving Our Obscene Amenities Since 1947

January 5th, 2009, 11:17 PM	#4
hogdaddy Distinguished Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: N/E Florida Posts: 1,232	Good Job

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