Leather Trowel Sheath and Pinpointer Holster

[Troller]

Just completed my new leather trowel sheath and pinpointer holster. It think it turned out really well. I did everything myself from creating the pattern to the final stitch. It has antique brass rivets, double white saddle stitchingis British Tan in color with a black liner on the back and in the pinpointer holster. The bottom is only decorative stitching and the bottom is open to allow debris to fall through. Not too bad for a first attempt.

 

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[GA_Boy]

Very nice work and it's functional.
Marvin

 

[Oddjob]

Nice job, wish I had your skills.

 

[Troller]

Very nice work and it's functional.
Marvin

Thanks GA_Boy, before I decided to attempt this I looked a little on the Internet and didn't come up with too much. It's kind of nice to have the two items on one piece. The pin pointer holster section could have been less robust but I was giving up a lot of real-estate on the top pice of the sheath just by adding the pinpointer holster. So I made it a little larger to accommodate some carving. Thanks for checking out my creation.

 

[Troller]

Nice job, wish I had your skills.

Thanks Oddjob. Leather working is like anything else just takes a little time. The tools can be a large investment but if you just build up over time as your skills develop you lose track of what you have spent on the tools. With the exception of the carving, the tools do most of the work. It's kind of like metal detecting in that you start out with a small investment and once your equipment starts to limit your skill development you upgrade.
I have only been doing leather work for about a year now so I am far from mastering it. It's the challenge that's fun! Thanks again for the kind words!

 

[kenonimo]

Very nice! I'll take one! could make money selling those

 

[always diggin]

very nice job thanks for sharing.

 

[mhardy73]

Man, that is an awesome job, do you ever consider making anything to sell.... :-D

 

[GA_Boy]

Troller, as far as I can remember this holster is the only thing I have done in Leather. I did have the shoe shop sew the belt loop though.
This was made 58 years ago when I was 18. Bot the revolver from a company in CA. Wish I had your skills.
Marvin

 

[Troller]

Troller, as far as I can remember this holster is the only thing I have done in Leather. I did have the shoe shop sew the belt loop though.
This was made 58 years ago when I was 18. Bot the revolver from a company in CA. Wish I had your skills.
Marvin

That's a nice holster! Believe it or not that pattern is still used today. I have a couple of patter packs that resemble that style of holster. Looks like you used natural sinu string which a lot of holster makers prefer. 58 years later and it still looks to me as if it's a functional holster. Recently I actually repaired a knife sheath that was about the same age.

 

[Troller]

Man, that is an awesome job, do you ever consider making anything to sell.... :-D

Funny you should ask. I have considered making a couple and seeing what they go for. I sell my concealed carry holsters for $20 but that's without any carving. They're nothing special in that it's just a piece of leather stained and then stitched. If it's not against TNETS policy when I finish my next one I will definitely let you guys know. I will have to come up with a couple of patterns to accommodate different trowels. Looks like it will be just a matter of adding length to the sheath.
I will be sure to post my next one on here!

Thanks for the reply!

 

[Troller]

What caliber pistol?

 

[Troller]

Very nice! I'll take one! could make money selling those

I am working on another one currently. They are hand cut, stained, carved, and stitched. Machine stitching could speed up the process, however I prefer to use a saddle stitch as opposed to a running or lock stitch. With a saddle stitch you can lose one or two stitches and the item will hold together. With a running or lock stitch a cut stitch can cause the whole thing to unzip and come appart. When I get my next one or two completed I will let you guys know. I don't know that they'll work with the lasche or similar trowels though. As such I am looking at creating patterns for that style of trowel as well.

Thanks for the reply!

 

[Troller]

Here it is the walking liberty concho sheath! I have one more that I'm still working on as well. Let me know what you guys think!

 

[Smells Like Silver]

Wow! Great Job! Did you stitch by hand?...or with a machine?

 

[Troller]

I did it by hand. It's a saddle stitch as opposed to a lock or running stitch.