A Shelter in Place Production

[10mm Shooter]

I have been in "shelter in place" mode for a good while now and am bored out of my mind. During this down time, I have reloaded more ammo that I can shoot in a lifetime to pass the time. I then decided that I would do a little leather work. I recently traded into a CW45 (number three for me) and I thought that it needed a new holster and this it what I made to pass the time. What used to take me two days to do, now takes two weeks plus another two weeks to recover. I am a bit rusty, but I think that it turned out well...


https://i.imgur.com/c7C3SbV.jpg

[JohnR]

That’s a beauty!

[I_Like_Turtles]

Might be a new business opportunity!

Would you make me a thumb break?

[Bawanna]

That's beautiful work 10mm. Very well done. You might think your a bit rusty but you still got talent. Makes a nice outfit for that 45.

[dao]

Very nice work. Wish I had a machine that could stitch like that. You may have done it by hand, and I know that would be out of my league so I would need a machine.

[10mm Shooter]

Might be a new business opportunity!

Would you make me a thumb break?

Sounds interesting - let me put some thought to it and let me see what I can do...

[10mm Shooter]

Very nice work. Wish I had a machine that could stitch like that. You may have done it by hand, and I know that would be out of my league so I would need a machine.

I wished I had a machine to do the stitching - that was sewn by hand...

[dao]

Kind of thought it might be. You're a craftsman. On my best day I couldn't do something like that by hand. With a little practice I could stitch like that on a machine. I think.

[I_Like_Turtles]

Sounds interesting - let me put some thought to it and let me see what I can do...

Please do. I like a mid-ride and no one makes one for a Browning Hi Power.

[BirdsThaWord]

Beautiful holster! Amazing you hand stitched that!:third:

[gb6491]

It's nice to see new work as 10mm Shooter makes a fine holster!
I bought one for my Shield about three years ago. I really liked it then and still really like.
I gifted my 9mm Shield to a Marine Corps buddy late last year and was going to include the holster, but at the last moment I thought to check how my 45 Shield fit in it. It took a bit of pushing. but it fit. Then I thought, holsters fit up against your piece just like underwear...a man doesn't gift underwear to another man...my buddy will have to find his own holster.

10mm's holster has broken in just fine for my Shield 45:)
https://i.postimg.cc/wvH5jfRr/HEP777.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Regards,
Greg

[Bawanna]

That's a snappy looking rig.

[yqtszhj]

. .... holsters fit up against your piece just like underwear...a man doesn't gift underwear to another man...my buddy will have to find his own holster


Tidbits of wisdom from the American Southwest. I could see ole Clint Eastwood saying that in one of his westerns.

[King Rat]

It's nice to see new work as 10mm Shooter makes a fine holster!
I bought one for my Shield about three years ago. I really liked it then and still really like.
I gifted my 9mm Shield to a Marine Corps buddy late last year and was going to include the holster, but at the last moment I thought to check how my 45 Shield fit in it. It took a bit of pushing. but it fit. Then I thought, holsters fit up against your piece just like underwear...a man doesn't gift underwear to another man...my buddy will have to find his own holster.

10mm's holster has broken in just fine for my Shield 45:)
https://i.postimg.cc/wvH5jfRr/HEP777.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Regards,
Greg

Nice, real nice. Bet that went for a Pretty Penny! Congrats!

[gb6491]

Tidbits of wisdom from the American Southwest. I could see ole Clint Eastwood saying that in one of his westerns.
LOL, that would be something! I love quotes from his "suit" movies;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze1xp9hYDl4

Nice, real nice. Bet that went for a Pretty Penny! Congrats!
Thanks! It was priced quite nicely, especially considering the quality. They are still pretty reasonably priced.

[10mm Shooter]

It's nice to see new work as 10mm Shooter makes a fine holster!
I bought one for my Shield about three years ago. I really liked it then and still really like.
I gifted my 9mm Shield to a Marine Corps buddy late last year and was going to include the holster, but at the last moment I thought to check how my 45 Shield fit in it. It took a bit of pushing. but it fit. Then I thought, holsters fit up against your piece just like underwear...a man doesn't gift underwear to another man...my buddy will have to find his own holster.
Regards,
Greg

That was a long time ago - for me at least. I had to stop my leather work because of rheumatoid arthritis in my hands. I went for almost two years without doing any kind of leather work. My wife gifted me with two sides of leather for Christmas 2018 and they sat unused until last month. My hands are not any better, but I hate not doing what I enjoy. It really does take me about two weeks to make one now. It used to take a couple of days. I used to make around 100 during a year - now I am up to about five a year...

I am glad to see you still have the holster. that was the last black and tan holster that I made. I remember when you bought it - I had it on my website and had forgotten that it was still active and I was surprised when I got a notification that it had sold. There is just a tiny little bit of difference between the 9/40 Shield and the 45 Shield and I am glad that it worked for you...

[joihan777]

Pretty nice!