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woo hoo!
I had nothing to do now that finals are done with, so I got to making a holster for my mom's PT145 with all the extra leather I had laying around.
It was pretty simple.
I went for pure functionality on this one, without worrying about aesthetics too much, and it came out well for my first time, I think.
I read http://www.jdlawhon.com/beltslide about 2 times, then got started.
I'll add pictures in a minute
I found a holster to use with my Kel Tec P11 once I get my CCW, but the thing is like $80.
It works great, by the way.
I went running with it earlier, and it stayed tight on my body, and didn't flop around at all.
I dig this pancake style.
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Definatly not bad considering your situation. If you weren't using scrap leather and going for simplicity I think a change of color would looked nicer.
Looks really cool for your first one. It's a tad bit sloppy and could use some dye. Imagine what your second one will look like. By your fifth you should be ready to take orders heh.
Yeah, I was just flying by the seat of my pants, and didn't really know how it would turn out until I finished, hahah.
Next time I'll know what to expect, and hopefully get some decent horsehide.
It works freaking great, though; I went jogging with it, and it stayed stuck to me like it was glued on.
I can't wait until you make another one. Makes me want to make myself one.
How did you get it molded around the trigger guard like that?
You boil the leather for a while, and using a hard something (I used the back of a sharpie) you mold it in as much as you can.Quote:
Originally Posted by Anonymous D
You can't see it, but the all of the controls, and the ejection port got molded in, too.
Then you dunk it in cold water