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    HolsterWorld

    Just finished my latest: Carving leather, overlaid with oil tanned leather with spots. Carving is old-style, swivel knife only. I still need to add a retainer thong on it. Pictures are not the greatest I only have one revolver, 1851 Navy, so all the holsters I have made are for it. I...
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    Straight Razor Shaving

    :dead: At the risk of starting another "Post From Hell", I wanted to let everyone who joined in to my last post (I think half the world did) know, that my theory of my lack of skill in sharpening a blade was my downfall in using an old fashioned straight razor. I am now using one with the...
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    Navy 1851 Holster TIGHT Slim Jim

    Well, I ventured into some new areas, with help from Swampy. Here was the criteria I was going after: 1. Make my own pattern 2. Do one out of oil tanned leather; i.e. a soft holster 3. Make it look older 4. Use some spots 5. Make it a Slim Jim style Assessment: 1. Even taking Swampy's...
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    Holster Disappointment

    Well, as you learn, things don't always turn out like you want them to. I finished my second holster for my 1851 Navy revolver. Most everything I am satisfied with except finish. This one is a lined/carved Mexican Loop (thanks to Swampy for the idea of using pigskin for the liner). For my...
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    My Navy 1851 Holster

    Well, as I remarked in Paleryder's post about his holsters from Swampy, I was working on a design from Will Ghormley's Forty-Niner packet, for a cross-draw setup. This is my first holster build, so it is a learning process. But, hey, I'm going to ring my own bell....I like the way it turned...
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    Tight Knife

    Okay, I know I have seen this question before, but for the life of me, searches don't come up with what I need. Just finished a sheath for my 10" bowie. I followed all the advice I have gleaned from this forum, and did a carved front sheath. The knife is just a little too tight and I remember...
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    Knife Sheath

    I'm just curious about leather carving. I am making a sheath for a large Bowie and have decided to have some leather carving on the sheath. Anyone on the forum do much leather carving or do most of you keep them more "frontier" style and stay away from the SAS style? :hmm: :v :hmm: :v
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    Straight Razor Shaving

    I think this is where I got by with a similar topic posting before, so I will try it the second time. I have really been trying to avoid this point in my life, but I can't do it anymore. I am ready for all the verbal abuse I know will come my way, because I know I just can't avoid it anymore...
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    Sharpening a razor

    I have a question about straight razors, one of which I used as a patch knife for awhile until the well worn blade broke off. I have been a cup & brush shaver for years and just this week bought a straight razor. I'm still trying to get used to it (a few nicks here and there never hurt...
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    New Bowie

    Okay all you knife experts out there, I received my new Bowie from my Texas knife supplier yesterday (been wanting one for years). No, I am not one who beats steel into submission to make my knives, but procures the partially finished blades, ready for guard and scales. I want to make it look...
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    Wall Hanging Project

    Just wanted to show the pictures of my latest project, a wall hanging. My cousin saw one of my previous horns and wanted to know if I would make one for him to hang on his wall (he is a paper cartridge-type shooter, so a horn is not something he will use). I said I wouldn't take money for it...
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    Rum Horn

    Okay, it is newbie back wanting to build a rum (or beverage of my choice since I'm not a rum drinker) horn from a mis-drilled horn left after past adventures. My question is in regards to cleaning out and "sealing" the inside of the horn. I have pretty well smoothed out the inside, but would...
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    My New Horn

    I was starting on a new horn awhile back, asked a question and was pointed to The Horners Bench for good advice (not saying I wouldn't get it here, but these guys focus on horns). For any of you who have horner questions, it is a good alternative source for The Muzzleloading Forum. Here are a...
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    New Horn & Strap

    Well I finished my latest horn and strap. The strap reflects all my skills at inkle weaving, so please don't look too close at that. I'm doing more straps in an attempt to get better. It has a couple of antler buttons where the braided leather from the horn attach. The horn has a scrimshaw...
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    Nipple Break

    Any bright ideas, other than a screw extractor (which I don't have) to remove the bottom half of a nipple from the drum? I had finished cleaning after a session at the range and was putting the nipple back in, when it broke off at the point of just seating it. Wasn't even a very strong...
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    Mule Skin Leather

    Okay, Newbie is back. I just got back from the NMLRA Western Shoot and hit a leather supplier tent at the vendor area. Saw a fairly large stock of mule leather in his stock. I bought a smaller piece, just to try it, but would appreciate anyone's feedback on it as a good/bad leather. I...
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    New Powder Horn

    Well, I continue to try and make a better powder horn. Here is my latest attempt. I found this scrimshaw drawing of two wolves and no matter how bad I might be at scrimshaw, needed it on my next horn. I put a Cherokee thought around the neck, a part of which you can just see a part showing...
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    Leather Source

    Okay, at the risk of drawing some ire from traditionlists who have their favorite leather suppliers or who braintan a whole deer hide themselves, I am coming from a paper shooter's point of veiw (I don't harvest my own hides to tan) where we only need a small amount of leather once in awhile. I...
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    NMLRA Western Shoot

    Plan on attending my first NMLRA Western Shoot at Ben Avery in Phoenix, February 10-15 this year. Anybody out there attended before who might have good points to consider when attending? :hatsoff:
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    New Patch Knife

    Finally found a good pattern for a patch knife. It is a skinner pattern, but it is of a great size for cutting patches. Had a small piece of scrap 1095 left from a bigger knife and found a use for it. It fits my hand right and the blade is just the right size. It is 6 1/2 inches overall and...
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