For my own personal holsters, I kind of prefer the simplest plainer style. So recently I made myself a “taco style” holster that folds and wraps around the pistol. I wanted something for my old M1917 Colt New Service revolver. I wanted something that I could knock around in the backwoods with and it didn’t need to be fancy or pretty. It needs to be utilitarian and built like a tank. Keep in mind this is not a step by step tutorial, but it will give you an idea of how I make

The Kephart style knife is a simple must have item for bushcrafting in the backwoods.

Oak leaves and acorns is one of my favorite patterns to carve into leather. It’s a pattern that has Germanic influences and is used on a...

The way I make my patterns is to trace around the lower profile of the gun I’m making the holster for. Then I can lay the outlines around...

I start off with stiff paper and design the holster. I can wrap this around the gun itself to see how it will fit, and I can make changes...

This is a small example of how to add dimension to my leather carvings

Carving oak leaves on a leather knife sheath