You are without a doubt, the Leonardo of leather. What makes your work so good is that it doesn't go overboard or is garish. One time, General George Patton was asked whether the handles on his twin revolvers were made of pearl. His response: "Pearl? Only a pimp from a New Orleans whorehouse would use pearl - they're ivory." Quality craftsmanship speaks for itself and the artisan. Well done Maestro! ARS GRATIA ARTIS
HA! That's great! There was a guy here in town, Carl Ziegler, who has since passed away, but he was General Patton's personal driver. He had some neat stories! Thank you Fred!
@@MuskratOutdoors I had two neighbors who served in WWII. One was in the Pacific theater and the other in Europe. On hot summer evenings I'd sit on their front porch have a few beers and I could listen for hours as they regaled me with history. The guy from Europe would always show me a Lugar he took off a "dead Krout." The fellow you knew, Carl, must have had some great stories from General "Blood & Guts." I'm glad I took the time to get to know them. They were just kids when they joined up and became men real fast. Priceless.
Nice job! I haven't built a rig for a wheelgun in longer than I can recall. Thanks for the inspiration! I've got a S&W 686 I need to build one for. Awesome channel, Gary!
Thank you Bruce! I like making "Old West" types best, but they are all fun to do. Am I wrong thinking you are Crystal's Dad? It's hard to tell from your picture. (Picture is pretty small).
@@MuskratOutdoors No, sir. Not Crystal's dad. I'm down in Florida, but missing mountains & sagebrush! I like the Old West style gear, but I haven't done any of it yet. I have done some floral carving on more contemporary gear, but I've been eyeballing my Packing Iron book and wanting to try out some stolen ideas from that.
@@MuskratOutdoors LOL, that is awesome! Love to see tools people make for themselves, shows great talent! I thought you just picked up a bolt and used your finger as a guide!
Nice work! I just started doing leatherwork myself last year. I couldn't find anyone local that was reliable to make sheaths for my knives. I learned a bit here, thanks!
Thank you Nick! The problem I have is both time to do it, and I really have to be in the mood, or I don't do as good of a job. I think a lot of people out there are the same way. Really, I don't like custom orders as much as just making something I feel like making and putting it up for sale. I can be really slow, then folks get mad....but my intentions were good!
@@MuskratOutdoors I hear ya! I don't take custom orders anymore for the same reason. I know it I lose orders that way but at least I do what I want, when I can!
Thank you Justin. The sewing machine is a "Tippman Boss Stitcher". I like it because it is easy to control the speed. An electric machine can "run away" with you.
Looks good Gary ! Makes me miss working with leather! I like your idea of using the door knob for smoothing! I had a large polished agate that I picked up out in the desert to do that. Funny thing is I picked it up to throw at a coyote but when I looked at it I decided to keep it ! 🙂 That was over fifty years ago, dang time sure goes by fast! 😕 Thanks for sharing and take care. 👍
GREAT IDEA! I like homemade tools and use a lot of elk antler or cow horn. I never thought about polished rock. I have a rock tumbler, I'll have to see what I can find!
Naw! You can do it! I'm way behind on my leatherwork with moving and stuff this winter, but there are two brass buckles sitting on the edge of the table for your suspenders. I have a lot of scrap leather, if you want, I'll send a little along with them.
They are legal if you get the license to own them, we can only shoot them at a range tho not just anywhere in the bush unfortunately... my range is kinda busy and I get nervous leaving it on the counter while I’m shooting other guns hence the want of a holster... The 460XVR shoots .45 Colt, 454 Casul and 460 S&W all from the same cylinder... the 460 is about a 1/4” shorter in length than a 45-70 and has a 65k max chamber pressure, she barks but with the porting in the barrel it’s way less scary than a hot loaded 44 mag
That holster looks sharp! I wasn't sure what you were going to do when you got close to the edge with the stamp. Tilting the stamp is probably basic, but for me that doesn't do it, it was a nice little trick! I like what you did with the belt loop strings too! I had an old baseball glove back in the day that probably could have used some of that leather oil. No amount of oil I tried could break that glove in though! How long was that process from beginning to end would you say?
Total time was about an hour and a half of this one. More or less. Neatsfoot oil would probably have softened it. Some leather though, never does seem to soften up.
@@MuskratOutdoors An hour isn't bad. It looks like it takes quite a bit longer! I think you're right about some leather not softening. I had a deer leather glove and that sucker was too soft. The glove I was referencing was as strange leather...kangaroo or something crazy. I think I still have it in the attic, but I hated using it.
@@ChipsOutdoorChannel Light 'em Up Outdoors Basket stamping it quick to do really. The Hillbilly knife sheath was about two hours. A friend had a pair of cowboy boots like that. They started out stiff, so we oiled them and they got too sloppy to wear. Too soft! I think it depends on how they were tanned.
Most people use about 8 ounce, but I like them a little thicker and use about 10 ounce. It really isn;t hard to do, and kind of fun too. Give it a try and let me know how it turned out!
@@MuskratOutdoors .......Thanks for the quick reply. I was going to buy a holster and stumbled on to your video. It will be much more rewarding to make it myself and will then also have the tools to make other things. I will definitely get back to you after i make it
A really great job! The elapsed 18en-minute video doesn't show the full extent of how much work you put in to do it completely. How long does it really take to make that one?
Thanks Igor! It took about an hour and a half maybe a little more. Too long for a video!! I just finished a knife sheath that took about 2 hours. I'll show it in a few days, but also sped up.
Thank you! I bought my sewing machine from Dubois Leather, in Dubois, Idaho. It's a Tippman "Boss" hand stitching machine. I really like it, and it's non-electric. I've even used it on the tailgate of the truck.
@@buddyhutchins3782 English saddles have been traditionally treated with olive oil for a long time. It's kind of funny, I don't hear about it being used much on Western saddles, but leather is leather.
Man I've been doing leather for a while and never thought to cut out my leather with scissors! I get frustrated with basket stamping, but yours looks really good. I've only made one holster and it was for my .22 heritage revolver. How do you like your Tippman boss? I've been thinking about getting one but man are they proud of them.
It takes a stout pair of scissors and they need to be sharp, but I like them better than a round knife. I bought my Tippman back about 1997 before the price went up so high. Over all, I like it, but it does have some problems. The cable inside the hand lever that controls the pressure foot has broken several times. Their warrantee has been good though and they fixed it. The last time it broke, they sent a redesigned cable that was better and it has lasted. Every now and then, it does jam, but I think I should clean it more often than I do. Also, the foot is supposed to lift each stitch, but doesn't anymore. Something is worn I think. I have used the heck out of it.. Hundreds of holsters, probably a dozen saddles, repair work.....it has had a lot of use and over all it has held up well. I like being able to go as slow as I want to also. Electric machines go too fast sometimes and are hard to control. The throat could be bigger too. Sometimes it's hard to fit stuff in it. I do like it and would buy it again though.
@@MuskratOutdoors I may get one. O just picked up some really old heavy duty scissors. Going to stick them in my ultrasonic cleaner and sharpen them up and give them a try.
@@MuskratOutdoors I read that your cable broke and im curious do they use a coated or just a bare cable ? A little trick I do with bare cables is I put a piece of duct tape on the outside of the cable sheath making a funnel then spray some Mac's Cable & Chain Lubricant down the cable kinda move it back and forth allowing it to soak into the cable. On coated cables I use a little bit of Macs just not as much. I have noticed it sure makes clutch cables, throttle cables, and really all cables last a really long time with no rust or corrosion issues. The Macs is a little waxy so I just wipe off any excess where dust/grime might get on the ends with a rag when I am finished. Thank you again for the great video.
Lovely work Gary! Somebody got a holster to be proud of. I confess I tried once to make a holster. It was for a snubnose 38spl Smith that I had. I went to a craft store and got a bag of leather flaps. I also used a hammer retention strap like you did. All I can say was that it was functional. Total amateur. Nothing that I would care to show off. Not like you make!
HA! Nobody is good at it the first time. You just have to practice and have the right tools. A lot of my stuff was bad enough I'm glad I didn't have a maker's stamp with my name on it! I got my first Tandy Leather tool kit when I was around 10 years old. In the 1970's-80's I was into the black powder rendezvous and made a lot of stuff for that, but didn't really do a lot of tooling until I started full time cowboy/ranch work in the mid 1980's. I couldn't afford the stuff I wanted, so I made it. After awhile, other cowboys would say "Hey! Make me one". By mid 1990's I had a small saddle shop.
Right now, I'm way, way behind on my leatherwork. If it is a gun I have, or can borrow I can do it when I get caught up. If it's not, I really can't make it fit right without the gun to form the leather around. My email address is muskrat14@hotmail.com
Very nice work
Thank you!
You are without a doubt, the Leonardo of leather. What makes your work so good is that it doesn't go overboard or is garish. One time, General George Patton was asked whether the handles on his twin revolvers were made of pearl. His response:
"Pearl? Only a pimp from a New Orleans whorehouse would use pearl - they're ivory."
Quality craftsmanship speaks for itself and the artisan. Well done Maestro! ARS GRATIA ARTIS
HA! That's great! There was a guy here in town, Carl Ziegler, who has since passed away, but he was General Patton's personal driver. He had some neat stories! Thank you Fred!
@@MuskratOutdoors I had two neighbors who served in WWII. One was in the Pacific theater and the other in Europe. On hot summer evenings I'd sit on their front porch have a few beers and I could listen for hours as they regaled me with history. The guy from Europe would always show me a Lugar he took off a "dead Krout." The fellow you knew, Carl, must have had some great stories from General "Blood & Guts." I'm glad I took the time to get to know them. They were just kids when they joined up and became men real fast. Priceless.
I find leather tooling very satisfying thanks for sharing
So do I! Thank you!
@@MuskratOutdoors I've been trying some leather tooling and what not getting better little by little
Very nice work!
Thank you John!
Really nice! I love the old sewing machine.
Thank you Pete! Hey, I got your text message too! I hope you and your Wife had a great Valentines day also!!
Dang nice holster muskrat, you make it look easy.
Thank you! Really, it isn't hard, it just takes a little practice.
Well dang that turned out beautiful brother.
👊💀👍🇺🇸
Thank you very much!
Outstanding work.
Thank you!
That is some fine craftsmanship Brother! really enjoyed the video.
Thank you! Happy to hear it!
That’s an amazing pair of hands Sir, you make everything look effortless!
Thank you very much! I've always enjoyed making things.
Great video!
Thank you Johnny! I'm glad you liked it!
Beautiful tooling!
Thank you very much folks!
Nice job! I haven't built a rig for a wheelgun in longer than I can recall. Thanks for the inspiration! I've got a S&W 686 I need to build one for. Awesome channel, Gary!
Thank you Bruce! I like making "Old West" types best, but they are all fun to do.
Am I wrong thinking you are Crystal's Dad? It's hard to tell from your picture. (Picture is pretty small).
@@MuskratOutdoors No, sir. Not Crystal's dad. I'm down in Florida, but missing mountains & sagebrush! I like the Old West style gear, but I haven't done any of it yet. I have done some floral carving on more contemporary gear, but I've been eyeballing my Packing Iron book and wanting to try out some stolen ideas from that.
You build some real pieces of art, I know I love that holster that you made for me, and that one looks awesome too
Thank you! Yours looks like the one I made for my 1860 Army. I like the old stuff!
Wow, awesome leatherworking skills there. Never thought of using a bolt as an edge guide! I'm a leatherworker as well, great video!
Thanks Garry! I used a grinder and cut an arch in it, so it's similar to an edge creaser. I use it a lot for all sorts of different things.
@@MuskratOutdoors LOL, that is awesome! Love to see tools people make for themselves, shows great talent! I thought you just picked up a bolt and used your finger as a guide!
Nice work! I just started doing leatherwork myself last year. I couldn't find anyone local that was reliable to make sheaths for my knives. I learned a bit here, thanks!
Thank you Nick! The problem I have is both time to do it, and I really have to be in the mood, or I don't do as good of a job. I think a lot of people out there are the same way. Really, I don't like custom orders as much as just making something I feel like making and putting it up for sale. I can be really slow, then folks get mad....but my intentions were good!
@@MuskratOutdoors I hear ya! I don't take custom orders anymore for the same reason. I know it I lose orders that way but at least I do what I want, when I can!
Beautiful holster! Enjoyed watching the process!! Thank you
Great! Thank you for watching!
That was real interesting. Enjoyed watching you make the holster. The manual sewing machine was interesting too! Have a Blessed Day Friend! Justin
Thank you Justin. The sewing machine is a "Tippman Boss Stitcher". I like it because it is easy to control the speed. An electric machine can "run away" with you.
@@MuskratOutdoors Thanks for the info. Justin
Excellent video, you make it look easy! 👍
Thank you very much! Really, it isn't that hard, it just takes a little practice.
That sure is nice leather work. Very professional. 👍
Thank you very much!
absolutely beautiful work... you sir are an artist with that leather...
nice lookiing lil sidearm ta go in it too :)
Thank you! The gun belongs to a local fella here in town.
I like the way you did this video and explaining the stats on touring I understand it a whole lot better thank you God bless keep up the good work
Great! Thank you very much. I hope it helped!
Looks good Gary !
Makes me miss working with leather! I like your idea of using the door knob for smoothing!
I had a large polished agate that I picked up out in the desert to do that. Funny thing is I picked it up to throw at a coyote but when I looked at it I decided to keep it ! 🙂 That was over fifty years ago, dang time sure goes by fast! 😕
Thanks for sharing and take care. 👍
GREAT IDEA! I like homemade tools and use a lot of elk antler or cow horn. I never thought about polished rock. I have a rock tumbler, I'll have to see what I can find!
Great video on making a holster
Thank you very much!
Wow. That's beautiful MO. You have a very cool talent!
Thank you very much!
Great piece!👍🏽😀❤️🇺🇸
Thanks 👍
Wow, that's pretty neat … nice ! If I would try that I would end up with a bunch of scrap leather. Lol
Naw! You can do it! I'm way behind on my leatherwork with moving and stuff this winter, but there are two brass buckles sitting on the edge of the table for your suspenders. I have a lot of scrap leather, if you want, I'll send a little along with them.
Beautiful work!
Thank you!
GOOD WORK AND THAT SEWING MACHINE YOU ARE USING IS VERY INTERESTING.
Thank you! It's a "Tippman Boss Stitcher" Hand operated and non-electric.
@@MuskratOutdoors THANKS
Beautiful holster
Thanks!!
Stop reminding me I need an armpit holster for a 5” S&W 460XVR... kinda an odd duck up here in Canada 😣
Might have to try making my own
That is one I haven't heard of. I didn't think handguns were legal in Canada?
They are legal if you get the license to own them, we can only shoot them at a range tho not just anywhere in the bush unfortunately... my range is kinda busy and I get nervous leaving it on the counter while I’m shooting other guns hence the want of a holster...
The 460XVR shoots .45 Colt, 454 Casul and 460 S&W all from the same cylinder... the 460 is about a 1/4” shorter in length than a 45-70 and has a 65k max chamber pressure, she barks but with the porting in the barrel it’s way less scary than a hot loaded 44 mag
@@PuskwaskaOutdoors Wow! I never heard of that gun before. I didn't know that about the handguns either. Thank you for the info!
That holster looks sharp! I wasn't sure what you were going to do when you got close to the edge with the stamp. Tilting the stamp is probably basic, but for me that doesn't do it, it was a nice little trick! I like what you did with the belt loop strings too! I had an old baseball glove back in the day that probably could have used some of that leather oil. No amount of oil I tried could break that glove in though! How long was that process from beginning to end would you say?
Total time was about an hour and a half of this one. More or less. Neatsfoot oil would probably have softened it. Some leather though, never does seem to soften up.
@@MuskratOutdoors An hour isn't bad. It looks like it takes quite a bit longer! I think you're right about some leather not softening. I had a deer leather glove and that sucker was too soft. The glove I was referencing was as strange leather...kangaroo or something crazy. I think I still have it in the attic, but I hated using it.
@@ChipsOutdoorChannel Light 'em Up Outdoors Basket stamping it quick to do really. The Hillbilly knife sheath was about two hours. A friend had a pair of cowboy boots like that. They started out stiff, so we oiled them and they got too sloppy to wear. Too soft! I think it depends on how they were tanned.
Awesome holster. What type of leather did you use for the hammer loop, the braid looks great.
Thank you John. It's a scrap piece of chap leather, probably 3-5 ounce weight.
Thanks for the reply.
@@johntwomey3732 You bet! Thank you for watching!
GREAT JOB
Thank you!
Great job! Thanks.
Thank you!
Great Demo and being i have the same firearm i want to give it a try.
What ounce Leather was it?_____
Most people use about 8 ounce, but I like them a little thicker and use about 10 ounce. It really isn;t hard to do, and kind of fun too. Give it a try and let me know how it turned out!
@@MuskratOutdoors .......Thanks for the quick reply. I was going to buy a holster and stumbled on to your video. It will be much more rewarding to make it myself and will then also have the tools to make other things.
I will definitely get back to you after i make it
A really great job!
The elapsed 18en-minute video doesn't show the full extent of how much work you put in to do it completely. How long does it really take to make that one?
Thanks Igor! It took about an hour and a half maybe a little more. Too long for a video!!
I just finished a knife sheath that took about 2 hours. I'll show it in a few days, but also sped up.
Amazing! I'm impressed. Look forward to the next video!
Good work Im impressed. Have you ever worked with any other leathers like deer goat or possum.
HA! No possum! Deer, goat and most others though! I even made a saddle once that had an elephant's ear for the seat!
Wow if I ever get me a pistol 🔫 I will see if you will make me one! That is beautiful!
Thank you Grampy!
That looks great were did you find the sewing machine
Thank you! I bought my sewing machine from Dubois Leather, in Dubois, Idaho. It's a Tippman "Boss" hand stitching machine. I really like it, and it's non-electric. I've even used it on the tailgate of the truck.
To each its own, I personally wouldn't use Neets Foot Oil on any leather.
I wouldn't use the compound, but 100% pure neatsfoot oil, or a mix of olive oil is all I would use. What do you use?
@@MuskratOutdoors Olive oil works great........Saludos, Anaco, Anz.
@@buddyhutchins3782 I've heard that. It used to rot cotton thread though, but today's thread is a nylon/polyester mix that doesn't rot.
@@MuskratOutdoors I didn't know about the rotting of the cotton thread as I am new at this and have only used the nylon/polyester. Thanks ...........
@@buddyhutchins3782 English saddles have been traditionally treated with olive oil for a long time. It's kind of funny, I don't hear about it being used much on Western saddles, but leather is leather.
Thanks, great instruktion!
Thank you!
Man I've been doing leather for a while and never thought to cut out my leather with scissors! I get frustrated with basket stamping, but yours looks really good. I've only made one holster and it was for my .22 heritage revolver. How do you like your Tippman boss? I've been thinking about getting one but man are they proud of them.
It takes a stout pair of scissors and they need to be sharp, but I like them better than a round knife. I bought my Tippman back about 1997 before the price went up so high. Over all, I like it, but it does have some problems. The cable inside the hand lever that controls the pressure foot has broken several times. Their warrantee has been good though and they fixed it. The last time it broke, they sent a redesigned cable that was better and it has lasted. Every now and then, it does jam, but I think I should clean it more often than I do. Also, the foot is supposed to lift each stitch, but doesn't anymore. Something is worn I think. I have used the heck out of it.. Hundreds of holsters, probably a dozen saddles, repair work.....it has had a lot of use and over all it has held up well. I like being able to go as slow as I want to also. Electric machines go too fast sometimes and are hard to control. The throat could be bigger too. Sometimes it's hard to fit stuff in it. I do like it and would buy it again though.
@@MuskratOutdoors I may get one. O just picked up some really old heavy duty scissors. Going to stick them in my ultrasonic cleaner and sharpen them up and give them a try.
@@MuskratOutdoors I read that your cable broke and im curious do they use a coated or just a bare cable ? A little trick I do with bare cables is I put a piece of duct tape on the outside of the cable sheath making a funnel then spray some Mac's Cable & Chain Lubricant down the cable kinda move it back and forth allowing it to soak into the cable. On coated cables I use a little bit of Macs just not as much. I have noticed it sure makes clutch cables, throttle cables, and really all cables last a really long time with no rust or corrosion issues. The Macs is a little waxy so I just wipe off any excess where dust/grime might get on the ends with a rag when I am finished. Thank you again for the great video.
Lovely work Gary! Somebody got a holster to be proud of. I confess I tried once to make a holster. It was for a snubnose 38spl Smith that I had. I went to a craft store and got a bag of leather flaps. I also used a hammer retention strap like you did. All I can say was that it was functional. Total amateur. Nothing that I would care to show off. Not like you make!
HA! Nobody is good at it the first time. You just have to practice and have the right tools. A lot of my stuff was bad enough I'm glad I didn't have a maker's stamp with my name on it! I got my first Tandy Leather tool kit when I was around 10 years old. In the 1970's-80's I was into the black powder rendezvous and made a lot of stuff for that, but didn't really do a lot of tooling until I started full time cowboy/ranch work in the mid 1980's. I couldn't afford the stuff I wanted, so I made it. After awhile, other cowboys would say "Hey! Make me one". By mid 1990's I had a small saddle shop.
Muskrat Outdoors - Ha! I only have one of those star wheel hole punchers, but I have no decorative tools.
How do I get one made for my 357?
Right now, I'm way, way behind on my leatherwork. If it is a gun I have, or can borrow I can do it when I get caught up. If it's not, I really can't make it fit right without the gun to form the leather around. My email address is muskrat14@hotmail.com
That’s not for concealed carry, far too nice to hide
Thank you!!!!!