The Leather DIY thread... Lets see what you do guys n gals.

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The Leather DIY thread... Lets see what you do guys n gals.

Post by CrackThump » 23 Aug 2020, 11:34 am

*Edit.. at a suggestion from Oldbloke, I renamed the thread for anyone who wants to show off what they 'leathered' .. share ideas and techiques...AAAAANNND... GO.!!


My bored Saturday night ....

Also known as "The drunken hillbilly strikes again"

More commonly referred to as "Good from afar, far from good" :P

I got so sick of trying to source a decent cost effective SIMPLE left handed holster. take THAT corporate consumerism.!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

PS.. I wasnt drunk, its just a nickname. ;)
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Re: A bored Saturday evening

Post by Oldbloke » 23 Aug 2020, 1:27 pm

Great bit of DIY there. I think sometimes people get tied up in having "the best". If it works it's fine with me.

Iv'e been having a crack at leather work of late and it aint hard to get a reasonable job done.
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Re: A bored Saturday evening

Post by Jarhead » 23 Aug 2020, 1:39 pm

That is one good looking holster!

Too bad you put that plastic gun in it.....

Is that vegetable tanned leather? Or is it chrome tanned?
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Re: A bored Saturday evening

Post by CrackThump » 23 Aug 2020, 4:21 pm

@ OldBloke. My thoughts exactly mate. Flaws and toolmarks dont bother me, its going to get beat up on the range anyways.. and it works *grins*

@Jarhead... ohh.. ooohhh you cheeky little..... POLYMER .. PO-LEE-MMMM.. nah.. ya got me haha, plastic is plastic. .. cheers for the thumbs up though lol..

Its veg tanned leather, I got told in my early days of leathering that its best for moulding, dyeing and tooling. Tbh its all Ive ever used.
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Post by bigrich » 23 Aug 2020, 5:01 pm

well done "drunken hillbilly" :lol: . "necessity is the mother of invention" :thumbsup:
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Re: A bored Saturday evening

Post by Jarhead » 24 Aug 2020, 9:45 pm

Slightly off topic, but I think you might have an interest Crackthump.

I have a recipe for a great "dye" for vegetable tanned leather.


Get a jar or plastic container that you are willing to sacrifice (you could use one of your polymer.......OK-OK I'll stop) - put a handful of iron or steel nails in it (or fill with steel wool) then fill it with white vinegar. Don't seal the top all the way as it will need to expand and let off some bubbles. Leave it for a week or two. If it looks like a rusty feral disaster it is done. Drain off the vinegar through a coffee filter into another container.
Brush your veggie tan leather with the vinegar-iron solution. Within a few seconds seconds the leather will turn a beautiful deep dark blue black. The vinegar is acidic so immediately after dyeing mix about 3 table spoons of bicarb soda with 1lt water and brush on to neutralise the acid and save the leather from deterioration.

The vinegar dissolves the iron, and the iron reacts chemically with the tannins in the bark used as the leather tanning agent. Not only does it dye the leather - the new chemical- ferric acetate- is an antibiotic which preserves the leather better than tanning alone. It also dies the entire leather thickness- not just the surface of the leather. This recipe is has been around since the 8th century and produces the most amazing blue black colour that looks even better when oiled or treated with dubbin/saddle soap.

This works only with veggie tanned leather as chromed tanned leather does not have the tannins to react with the iron.
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Post by CrackThump » 25 Aug 2020, 1:30 pm

@Jarhead.. Dead right I'd have an interest :) cheers for the recipe man.. I reckon Ive got JUST enough leather left over to razz up a sheath for my leatherman. Definitely have to give the rusty vinegar a run. .
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Re: A bored Saturday evening

Post by Oldbloke » 25 Aug 2020, 5:49 pm

CT. Do you still Have the option to change the subject?
They're are few here do "DIY Leather work" ocassionally. If u can this could be the start of that new thread. Just asking.
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Post by CrackThump » 25 Aug 2020, 6:26 pm

@Oldbloke.. ummmmmm..Im not sure, let me grab a screwdriver and see how this computer works.. give me a few minutes, Im sure I can figure it out :P
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Post by CrackThump » 25 Aug 2020, 6:30 pm

Oldbloke wrote:CT. Do you still Have the option to change the subject?
They're are few here do "DIY Leather work" ocassionally. If u can this could be the start of that new thread. Just asking.


Goddamn.. .It worked. :D haha, ya CAN teach an old dog new tricks :P
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Post by Jarhead » 25 Aug 2020, 6:44 pm

To be clear you need to brush the vinegar that you drained off onto the leather- not the rusty mess left over after draining. Phew....close one.
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Post by Oldbloke » 25 Aug 2020, 10:01 pm

CrackThump wrote:
Oldbloke wrote:CT. Do you still Have the option to change the subject?
They're are few here do "DIY Leather work" ocassionally. If u can this could be the start of that new thread. Just asking.


Goddamn.. .It worked. :D haha, ya CAN teach an old dog new tricks :P


:thumbsup: well done. I will add a couple tomorrow.
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Re: The Leather DIY thread... Lets see what you do guys n ga

Post by Oldbloke » 26 Aug 2020, 11:17 am

The black sheath I made about 30 years ago. Lol. Made the knife too.

The red one about 1 year ago. Knife was given to me.

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Post by Oldbloke » 26 Aug 2020, 11:20 am

This is version A cheek riser. Version B will be later this week.

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Post by Oldbloke » 26 Aug 2020, 2:16 pm

Version B. Definately an improvement. Two more to make now.

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Post by CrackThump » 26 Aug 2020, 6:58 pm

@Oldbloke .. nice work on those sheaths man. :) Like you said before, with a little effort and patience you can get some damn decent results without a million dollars in tools.

Out of curiosity, what are you using for stuffing under the cheek risers.? (They look good laced up like that. #RifleCorsets)
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Post by Oldbloke » 26 Aug 2020, 9:47 pm

Using the high density foam from one of those cheap roll up camping mattresses. About 8mm thick.
Cord ius from Bunnings. $5 for 20 meters
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Re: The Leather DIY thread... Lets see what you do guys n ga

Post by deye243 » 27 Aug 2020, 7:55 pm

Here is my leather work some good Some bad by far the best was magazine holder for the 45 Auto it's the last piece of pistol leather I have left .

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Post by deye243 » 27 Aug 2020, 7:58 pm

This is the right side of the skinner .

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Post by Oldbloke » 27 Aug 2020, 7:59 pm

deye243, the magazine holder is very professional looking.
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Post by deye243 » 27 Aug 2020, 8:17 pm

All of them are hand saddle-stitched on all my pistol leather before I started it I got some tips off the local leather guy in town which made all the difference only mistake I made on that was the actual magazine holster I think is on the left I had the leather the wrong way around with the rough side in .
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Post by deye243 » 27 Aug 2020, 8:31 pm

Oldbloke wrote:deye243, the magazine holder is very professional looking.


Paul Percival taught me everything I know about leather this is his website his stuff is absolutely amazing quality
Makes all of mine look rough as guts including the magazine holster I have never seen anybody do saddle stitch like him or as fast he is amazing to watch.

http://percivalcustomleather.com/
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Post by CrackThump » 27 Aug 2020, 8:36 pm

@deye243 . That sheath on the black/nickel handled buck is a dead ringer for the original wrap-around... furkin nice work man. .
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Post by deye243 » 27 Aug 2020, 9:03 pm

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Post by deye243 » 27 Aug 2020, 9:04 pm

Thanks yeah I copied it off my 119 buck that is a 102 Buck ......
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