Spool of heavy string for stitching Stretching blocks (small pieces of wood that will hold the leather in place) Needle Razor knife Pronged punches (3 or 4 prongs work) Leather cement (glue) Hammer Clamps (to stretch the leather) Mold of your pistol (you can make this from wood or omit the mold and use your actual pistol) Empty weapon
1’x1’ square 1 ½” strip up to 48” 2”x4” rectangle
The side of the leather than is less tough is the inside of your leather. This side will soak water in better than the rough face of the leather.
You can use any clamps that you want, as long as they will hold the blocks in place tightly.
Place a piece of spare leather between the leather that you’re cutting and the table. This protects your table and your razor blade. Cut it bigger rather than smaller. Cut along the outside of the line that you’ve traced. This way you can match them up and cut them down until they are perfect. It is possible to cut them down more and more, but if you start off by cutting too much off, you can’t add to it.
Scuff the leather with a knife to help the glue hold a little bit better.
A pronged punch looks like a fork. Simply place it with the prongs facing into the leather, lined up where you want to make indents. Hold it steady and hit the top of the punch with your hammer. The prongs will go into the leather, but not all the way through. Pull the punch out and continue doing this all the way around your insert.
Knot your string onto your needle to make it easier for you. This will take a lot of strength to get the needle through the leather. Keep using the guide-holes that you made with your pronged punch. If you miss a hole, take the needle back through the way it came and fix it. Your leather will pull unevenly if you don’t.
If you make the stitch too close to where your weapon sits, you won’t be able to fit your weapon in your holster. If you need to, you can keep the weapon in the holster while you stitch the remaining side. #Clean you edge. After this stitching is done, use your knife to finish shaping your holster. Be sure to leave 1/8” of leather from your stitching so that your stitching doesn’t get loosened over the years.
Attach your holster in a place that is concealed, comfortable, and in easy reach.
It will take a lot of strength to attach this strap because you will be going through up multiple layers of leather. Be sure to use your prong punch and hammer to create insertion holes for the stitches.
