Author Topic: Show Us Yer Stuff #3 - Closed Thread Now For REFERENCE  (Read 88775 times)

Offline Johnny McCrae

  • Bristol Plains Pistoleros, Sweetwater Regulators
  • NCOWS Member
  • Top Active Citizen
  • ***
  • Posts: 3144
  • The older the violin, the finer the music
    • Johnny McCrae
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 258
Show Us Yer Stuff #3
« Reply #160 on: March 04, 2013, 06:13:15 AM »
Howdy Skeeter,

Beautiful! The carving and workmanship are outstanding.

Thank you for sharing this fine piece of Leatherwork with us.
You need to learn to like all the little everday things like a sip of good whiskey, a soft bed, a glass of buttermilk,  and a feisty old gentleman like myself

Offline Lucky R. K.

  • Purveyor of Fire & Brimstone
  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 420
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 1
Show Us Yer Stuff #3
« Reply #161 on: March 04, 2013, 08:38:33 AM »
Skeeter, that is really nice.

Lucky
Greene County Regulators       Life NRA             SCORRS
High Country Cowboys            SASS #79366
Gunpowder Creek Regulators   Dirty RATS #568

The Wind is Your Friend

Offline Cliff Fendley

  • NCOWS Member
  • Top Active Citizen
  • ***
  • Posts: 3697
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 360
Show Us Yer Stuff #3
« Reply #162 on: March 04, 2013, 09:33:45 AM »
Skeeter, your carving is outstanding.
http://www.fendleyknives.com/

NCOWS 3345  RATS 576 NRA Life member

Johnson County Rangers

Advertising

  • Guest
Re: Show Us Yer Stuff #3 - Closed Thread Now For REFERENCE
« Reply #163 on: Today at 01:25:51 PM »

Offline Boothill Bob

  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 1221
  • got you in my sight
    • www.boothillbobholsters.dinstudio.se
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 0
Show Us Yer Stuff #3
« Reply #163 on: March 04, 2013, 10:05:43 AM »
Just love it skeeter, its beautiful
Shoot fast and aim straight

SASS#83079 SWS#1246

Offline Ten Wolves Fiveshooter

  • Deputy Marshal
  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 5858
  • Live To Fight Another Day
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 0
Show Us Yer Stuff #3
« Reply #164 on: March 04, 2013, 12:09:45 PM »
Skeeter, beautiful work all around pard, love the carving and tooling, and the double stitching really adds to it, thanks for the look see. :o ::) 8) ;D

     tEN wOLVES  ;D
NRA, SASS# 69595, NCOWS#3123 Leather Shop, RATTS# 369, SCORRS, BROW, ROWSS #40   Shoot Straight, Have Fun, That's What It's All About

Offline Marshal Will Wingam

  • Garden Variety
  • Deputy Marshal
  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 9228
  • Smile. It makes people wonder what you're up to.
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 307
Show Us Yer Stuff #3
« Reply #165 on: March 04, 2013, 05:27:26 PM »
Truly beautiful, Skeet. Outstanding work. +1 on what TW said.

SCORRS     SASS     BHR     STORM #446

Offline Skeeter Lewis

  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 1253
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 9
Show Us Yer Stuff #3
« Reply #166 on: March 05, 2013, 01:28:57 AM »
Thanks, pards. Much appreciated.
I've always admired the double stitching on the Roosevelt holster so I finally jumped in at the deep end and had a go.
I think I've got the tooling pattern as near as possible to the original.
The configuration of the Collins holster is distinct from Meanea's. The leather rises higher over the cylinder and the bulge between the loops is lower down, closer to the end of the ejector rod.

Offline Cliff Fendley

  • NCOWS Member
  • Top Active Citizen
  • ***
  • Posts: 3697
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 360
Show Us Yer Stuff #3
« Reply #167 on: March 05, 2013, 09:39:55 PM »
Other observations I've noticed. The Meanea holsters I've seen are also more pointy, tapered, getting smaller down at the toe plug and the bottom loop is smaller. Meanea holsters have a partial welt at the top behind the trigger guard too. You can see it in the second pic.

This is my 7 1/2 inch version of a Meanea. I took measurements from an original and got is as close as possible.

http://www.fendleyknives.com/

NCOWS 3345  RATS 576 NRA Life member

Johnson County Rangers

Offline Johnny McCrae

  • Bristol Plains Pistoleros, Sweetwater Regulators
  • NCOWS Member
  • Top Active Citizen
  • ***
  • Posts: 3144
  • The older the violin, the finer the music
    • Johnny McCrae
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 258
Show Us Yer Stuff #3
« Reply #168 on: March 05, 2013, 10:59:05 PM »
Howdy Cliff,

Very nice! The workmanship is oustanding. A genuine pleasure to look at.

Many thanks for sharing it with us.
You need to learn to like all the little everday things like a sip of good whiskey, a soft bed, a glass of buttermilk,  and a feisty old gentleman like myself

Offline KidTerico

  • kidterico
  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 2191
  • I,m to small to turn the other cheek.
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 0
Show Us Yer Stuff #3
« Reply #169 on: March 06, 2013, 12:18:33 AM »
Cliff thats some darn nice leather work your showing. Thanks KT
Cheer up things could be worse, sure enough I cheered up and they got worse.

Offline GunClick Rick

  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 10068
  • Scudders all of yas~
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 1
Show Us Yer Stuff #3
« Reply #170 on: March 06, 2013, 12:38:41 AM »
Meant to comment on that awhile ago and forgot,not feelin so good,sinus infection from hell ,four days now.LORDY!


Bueatiful work as usual Cliff ,you da toe man!! ;D
Bunch a ole scudders!

Offline Skeeter Lewis

  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 1253
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 9
Show Us Yer Stuff #3
« Reply #171 on: March 06, 2013, 02:45:43 AM »
Beautiful neat, exact work. The stamping is spot-on.

Offline Skeeter Lewis

  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 1253
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 9
Show Us Yer Stuff #3
« Reply #172 on: March 06, 2013, 07:04:38 AM »
Further to the differences between Collins and Meanea, I'd say that the leather rises higher over the cylinder, the bulge between the loops is lower, the waist is slimmer and the end is slimmer in the Collins than in the Meanea. Here's a photo of a Collins holster which has had its skirt cut away by some ill-advised person. The virtue of it is that we can see the shape of the holster very clearly.

This is the same configuration as in the Roosevelt holster.

 

Offline WaddWatsonEllis

  • Watt and Wadd Watson Ellis
  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 3781
  • Howdy, Pardner! Sacramento, Ca here ....
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 0
Show Us Yer Stuff #3
« Reply #173 on: March 06, 2013, 08:37:32 AM »
Really nice,

Skeeter
My moniker is my great grandfather's name. He served with the 2nd Florida Mounted Regiment in the Civil War. Afterward, he came home, packed his wife into a wagon, and was one of the first NorteAmericanos on the Frio River southwest of San Antonio ..... Kinda where present day Dilley is ...

"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway." John Wayne
NCOWS #3403

Offline Cliff Fendley

  • NCOWS Member
  • Top Active Citizen
  • ***
  • Posts: 3697
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 360
Show Us Yer Stuff #3
« Reply #174 on: March 06, 2013, 09:06:30 AM »
That Collins holster looks closer to the early Gallatin mexican loops. I can't help but think it was Frank Meanea that designed it though. Or someone working for them as this style didn't start taking shape until Meanea was a partner with Gallatin.

The bulge moved up and the Cheyenne holster took on the shape we are most familiar with in the 80's when the were being stamped with Meanea's own mark. Gallatin sold his remaining interest to Meanea in the early 80's, by that time Meanea had been in charge of the Cheyenne saddlery for a few years.
http://www.fendleyknives.com/

NCOWS 3345  RATS 576 NRA Life member

Johnson County Rangers

Offline KidTerico

  • kidterico
  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 2191
  • I,m to small to turn the other cheek.
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 0
Show Us Yer Stuff #3
« Reply #175 on: March 06, 2013, 10:34:47 AM »
Gift for a friend. No belt. KT
Cheer up things could be worse, sure enough I cheered up and they got worse.

Offline Skeeter Lewis

  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 1253
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 9
Show Us Yer Stuff #3
« Reply #176 on: March 06, 2013, 11:08:00 AM »
The image above shows the classic Collins configuration which stayed pretty constant over the years
As you can see, it's the same shape as the Roosevelt.
Who created this style first, Meanea or Collins? Maybe it was joint development.

Offline Ten Wolves Fiveshooter

  • Deputy Marshal
  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 5858
  • Live To Fight Another Day
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 0
Show Us Yer Stuff #3
« Reply #177 on: March 06, 2013, 12:53:08 PM »
  Beautiful work KT, I like the carving /color, your friend will be very happy to own this one, thanks for sharing.


         tEN wOLVES ;D

   Skeeter thanks for sharing with us pard, nice examples ... ::)

           tEN ;D
NRA, SASS# 69595, NCOWS#3123 Leather Shop, RATTS# 369, SCORRS, BROW, ROWSS #40   Shoot Straight, Have Fun, That's What It's All About

Offline Marshal Will Wingam

  • Garden Variety
  • Deputy Marshal
  • Top Active Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 9228
  • Smile. It makes people wonder what you're up to.
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 307
Show Us Yer Stuff #3
« Reply #178 on: March 06, 2013, 02:23:39 PM »
Oh, drool, cliff! That one looks good enough to eat. Beautiful work. I didn't know Meanea put partial welts in. Very fine example.

KT, that one is very cool. You're going to make someone happy. The finish sets off the design nicely. Thanks for sharing.

SCORRS     SASS     BHR     STORM #446

Offline Cliff Fendley

  • NCOWS Member
  • Top Active Citizen
  • ***
  • Posts: 3697
  • Liked:
  • Likes Given: 360
Show Us Yer Stuff #3
« Reply #179 on: March 06, 2013, 03:25:17 PM »
Thanks everyone.

Marshal, yes the partial welt on Meanea's holsters give a little pocket for the trigger guard to sit in. Francis Meanea was top notch maker in form and function.

After seeing this on original Meanea holsters and realizing how nice it is I've also been putting that partial welt on a lot of my other holsters for the past few years.

If it's a Meanea style it definitely gets the partial welt and toe plug.

http://www.fendleyknives.com/

NCOWS 3345  RATS 576 NRA Life member

Johnson County Rangers

 

SMF spam blocked by CleanTalk

© 1995 - 2023 CAScity.com