Bam Bam Holsters Leather Work Bench

Decided to show some front and backs this week. For some reason People dont typically show the backs.

The 1911 holster customer requested double stitching. I think it looks pretty good with it. This holster is dyed Brandy and has a pretty aggressive cant, say 40-50 degrees.  This steep of a cant is popular with concealed carry because if angles the gun is such a way that the "butt" is kicked up high and results in less printing with a bigger gun.

3 Inch 1911 Avenger front

3 inch 1911 Avenger back

 Some people like it rough.  Rough out gives a look that is entirely different. More and more thumb break orders with open carry coming to the great state of Texas.

XDM 3.8 Rough Out Avenger and Mag Carrier

Have not done one of these in a while. Little extra stamping which I personally like.  The "natural" panels are sealed with Dye block (easiest way to describe it) before the antique finish is applied to the rest of the leather.  

Sig P250 Omni 

Similar Holsters were in last weeks blog. These have some minor changes from the last ones.

1911 

Sig 938

New mag carrier design (for me). 

Double mag carrier 1911

 Same new design in a single stack. This one has a sweat shield. I think in the future, that sweat shield portion will be just about and inch high and wont be a sweat shield but more of a guiding point for re-holstering. Of course it can be ordered with a sweat shield if desired.

Single mag carrier CZ 75b

Rattle Snake Inlay / What's On The Bench

The pistol is a Baby Desert Eagle 9mm.  

Once upon a time there was a rattle snake in Tipton Okla. It aint bothering them no more.

It all starts with paper. Little mistakes here can add up later.

Cut it all out, sand it, bevel it,, transfer all the stitch lines so I know where to glue and sew. 

Cut out the "just right size" of the rattle snake skin.  Glue it into the re enforcement piece, then the re enforcement piece is glued to the main piece, then stitch it up. 

Back to Sand, sand, Bevel , burnish (dying took place in there somewhere).

 Fold it, and glue it, and back to the sewing machine. Then you guessed it,, Sand, sand, bevel, dye, Burnish.   Toss the whole thing in a bucket of water, and form it to the gun then off to the easy bake oven over night.  Seal it, and put the thumb break hardware and .......done.

What's On The Bench

Missed a blog post .....so there are a few more this time

Horizontal mag pouch for a Glock 43

Avenger for a 4 inch 1911 (molded with my 5 inch 1911)

New gaming holster for myslef

A lined holster

Gaming holster for some one else. XD 9

Every cute little pink gun needs a cut little holster. Notice how low the clip mounts just to get it to ride rigth

Gun Belt - coffee in color then airbrushed black accents

Omni for a CZ75

Sig 938 with pretty blue thread

1911 again with the pretty blue thread

Avenger for a Glock 43

Skinny for a Glock 43

Knife Sheath / What's On The Bench

I have not done a knife sheath in a while so I was taking pics as I went just in case some one (you) would find it interesting,

As always the paper pattern is the most important part. From the pattern I get these parts.

IMO any leather looks better with some nice stamping.

FYI the tape is applied to avoid stretching when stamping.

Couple of pieces need skiving. That is tapering from thick to thin.  

This was to give less to come in contact with the belt.

Some Coffee colored dye in just the right places

Sew the belt loop and strap in place. 

Wrong place and it will be a sad ending.

 Then a piece over the stitches so that they don't come into contact with the blade.

The 5 different layers get cemented together one at a time.

Yes it takes a while. Then the thickness is to much for my stitching machine.

Old school.

Little to much for an Awl so.....I  get a drill bit just over the size of the needle,

And drill each stitch placement.

Since I am picky about the hole not being to big, I have to use a pair of pliers for each pass with the two needles used in saddle stitching.......and done.

FYI- the double stitched belt below took about 1/6th the time compered to the hand stitching on the sheath. 

 Sand, sand, and sand some more.

Bevel, dye and burnish and there you go.

This Video  (and others on his channel) 

is where I learned how to make most anything that is not gun related.

What's On The Bench

Besides the knife above

 A Setup for an XDS.  

Avenger holster with an aggressive cant and thumb break, 

and a matching double magazine holder

An avenger for a Dale Earnhardt Jr fan

Glock 42

An Avenger for a 2011 45.

Has the embossed gator overlay

A belt

And a matching pair of Glock 43 Skinnies

What's On The Bench

Poor mans Gator overlay. Came across some alligator embossed Leather, which is 3 once cow leather run through a machine that give the look and texture of Alligator (but its not). Looks pretty sharp anyways. Avenger style holster for an XDM 9mm. I can do the real deal, but as best as I can figure, it would ad another 169.00 to the price.

A double stack mag holder in the same overlay

Another double stack mag holder

Iphone holster with a rattle snake inlay

One left the shop without a photo (oops)

Found it hard to get time in the shop this week, the rest is whats in the process.

Belt , walnut in color

A pair of  Glock 43 holsters in the makings