How many make there own stuff

Started by Bitterwheat, August 17, 2005, 08:55:14 AM

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Bitterwheat

 How many make there own leather and acc. Like belts, holsters, loading strips, badge holders, cuffs and etc.  And if so where do you get your patterns? Or do you make your own up?

Camille Eonich

I got a leather carving kit for Chrimmus a while back and started learning how to do some leather work but I haven't made anything yet.

I'm supposed to make some spur straps but I gotta buy some stuff first.   ;D
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Arcey

When I started I had stuff that was show.  Come with the Blackhawk I had 'n it wuz 'B' Western stuff.

Tandy wuz in bidness here it the time.  Bought their kit stuff 'n put it tagether.  I'm right funny 'bout doin' stuff myself.  Cast my boolets, do the gunsmithin' mahownself.  I modified the leather, went away from their plans 'n had me a right nice rig.

But things weren't what they shouldah been then in the life away from cowboyin'.  It was kindah heck-tic.  Had a bunch on my mind.  The rig wound up fallin' out the back of my truck never to be seen again.

Ennyways, I had a shoot comin' up 'n I needed sumthin' quick so I ordered cheap stuff from Cabelas to hold me over.  Since then, things have settled out.  But, I'm still usin' the leather I ordered from Cabelas five years ago.

What I put together wouldn't work today ennyways.  Not 'nuff shotshell loops.

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El Peludo

Have done so in the past, could now, if I'm of a mind to.  Been leatherworking since I was a kid; first project was a Tandy kit wallet for my Pop, when I was about nine.  Just unpacked a box that had most of my tools in it; got a nice 8-9 oz. carving shoulder rolled up on the shelf.
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Big John Denny

My family made their own stuff for years, then the revenooers came to town. Oh, I'm sorry, you guys were talking about leather huh.
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Delmonico

There is a new forum that is a child board of The Historic society that is intened to disscuss the making of gear and such.  We ar covering both historic and modern ways of duplicating gear. 

I intend to get more posted in the next couple of days.
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Mustang Gregg

Nice handlebar 'stache, there Snidely---err---Delmonico.  Didja make it yerself?
Jus' funnin'!!
Acutally---We don't do much of our own leather work.  Loads of metal & wood & cloth items, though.

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Silver Creek Slim

I just started to make some stuff. Got a hand-stitching kit, leather, and some patterns from Tandy. Tandy sells a bunch of great leatherwork books by Al Stohlman and others. I have the hand-stitching book and the holster making book by Al. I also have the Forty-niner holster pattern pack by Will Ghormley. You can find some free patterns for some stuff on the internet. A good place to go if you haven't yet, besides the place Del mentioned, is Mr. Tanner's Saddlery on The Frontier Spot. I have made a couple holsters and a Bowie knife sheath so far.

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Rap Scallion

 :)  I make aall of my own stuff and some for profit too!  I reall like to be able to build it the way I want it to be.  When some pard comes up at a match and sez, "Nice Rig", it is a real good feeling to say "Why I made it for myself!"  It's not an easy slam dunk, Martha Steward kind of hobby or crafting but if you start slow and build your tools and experience, in a few years you have a hobby that is fun and profitable.  I started on a knife case as a rehab project about 15 years ago and I now am not really afraind of making anything now.

I dang near like making the gear as much as shooting!  Just look on peoples faces when they try on their new gear, is enough for payment in most cases!   ::)
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