Makarov Handgun Leather Holster With Sheridan Tooling

Hi, folks!. My name is Roman and now i am gonna show you how to make a
Makarov handgun leather holster. You can buy this pattern here

To make it I need these goods and tools:

A4 piece of 9-10 oz veg tan leather.
Wing divider.
An Awl.
Utility knife.
Woodcarving round chisel.
№5 overstitch wheel
1mil and 6mil round punches.
Paring knife or skiver.
A piece of plastic 4mil*38mil*100mil size(or a leather strap with same size).
Some clamps.
Molding tools(such as bone creaser, sticks with balls, modelers etc. )
A pencil or a pen.
Dremel tool with sandpaper drum.
Adjustable U-gouge.
#2 edge beveler.
A mallet or maul.
A glove snap and setter for it.
Some leather dye(your preferred color).
Some kenda orly edge dye.
Neatsfoot oil.
Some pieces of sandpaper(different grits).
Multi-size wood slicker.
A thread and two needles.
Thread cutter.
Leather stamps and swivel knife.
A gun or a bluegun.
And, of course, a will to make an awesome holster!

Step 1: Start

And now let’s start to make it. First of all put your holster pattern onto a piece of leather and trace it with pen, pencil or awl.

Step 2:

Then cut it with utility knife. You may use a woodcarving round chisel to cut rounded corners.

Step 3:

Now we are ready to make some Sheridan style carving on a reinforcement piece. Damp it with wet sponge and transfer a pattern onto it. Then cut with swivel knife and make tooling with your stamps.

Step 4:

I put my logo on a belt loop with arbor press.

Step 5:

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Step 6:

Mark the hole for the snap and cut it with 6mil round punch. Mark the outline from flesh side of leather to fit the snap. Cut the socket with adjustable U-gouge to drown the snap inside the holster. Punch 1mil hole in the locking loop. And now install the snap.

Step 7:

Now you have all your parts ready to assembly.

Step 8:

Mark all the stitching lines with overstitch wheel. You should have 16 holes on double edges of the holster.

Step 9:

Then burn single edges with your preferred method. I damp it with water and burnish with a slicker, then dye with kenda orly.

Now you can dye your holster as you like. I like to sew it first and then cover with some coats of neatsfoot oil.

Step 10:

Then dye is dry we are ready to sew. I sew witn 1 mil thick waxed thread. First sew reinforcement piece and belt loop. Don’t forget to glue it with contact cement!

Step 11:

Then upper part of belt loop is sewed wet with water the middle part of it.

Step 12:

Sew lower part of the belt loop and put in it you plastic piece or a leather strap.

Step 13:

Wet the inside of holster with water and glue the single edges together with contact cement. Clamp the holster with your clamps to better fit the single edges.

Step 14:

Now we are ready to mold the holster. Prepare your gun. If you use a real gun make sure that it is unloaded. I use an airsoft gun. I put needless leather stamp on the top of a gun to make a rear sight channel. You can use whatever you want the same size.