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On the bench…Commander, in natural.

Busy month around here so far. Always a good thing. Working on a few 1911 holsters in natural Hermann Oak leather, and did a little floral carving on a couple. I’ve got several more coming–plain, basket stamped, and more florals. Also working on some Oak leaves.

We’ve got a few listed on sale on our other website. They’re marked down pretty heavily. If you’d like to take a look, head over to www.GibsonLeather.com, or click this link to go directly to them… https://gibsonleather.com/collections/leather-holsters-belt-slide-owb-2

That’s it for now–I’ll be posting more photos of the process as time goes by, and also working on shooting some video for the new YouTube channel. If making this stuff interests you, please head over and subscribe to our channel. It’s new, and we’re off to a slow start, but more will be coming soon. Here’s the link to the YouTube Channel… https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqfiHJ-XEVl2Tdco7u_KwuQ

Until next time–from what’s left of America!

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Topical. Or, not.

I thought I’d try and write a blog post a couple of times a week. Then, I thought maybe once a week. I’m tickled at this point that I’m hitting a little better than one a month. Barely.

We’re still not accepting advance orders. The products we do ship with the Postal Service are up there with tossing a marble on a roulette wheel in Vegas. They may arrive, they may not. Either way, they’ll likely take a tour of the country before they land somewhere.

Not much to talk about that you haven’t already seen sewer pipes full of over the past several months. Depending on your political persuasion you’re either really happy or really screwed.

As a lot of you know, I took a social media break last summer. Dumped all of them for six months, and started back a couple of months ago from zero. Fact is, social media does very little for my businesses. Other folks mileage may vary, but for me, the hours are nowhere near worth the return. This time around, I’m using them primarily to be a smartass, and show a few photos/videos of what we’re doing around here when the mood moves me. There’s not much chance of my becoming an “influencer.” It’s a lot more fun when it’s not a “job.”

Beyond that, I got nothin’. I’ll be tracking the Presidential Dementia Project with the rest of you.

From what’s left of America …

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On the bench.

Gibson natural 1911 left hand carry OWB basket

This one’s sold, but it’s an example of what a natural basket stamped holster looks like right after a massage of 100% pure Neatsfoot oil. They don’t always look all that great, but after a few hours, or overnight, things tend to even-out and give us a head-start on patina, and the ultimate honey-gold finish. This holster was for a 4″ or 4.25″ Commander-length 1911 for a fellow left-hander.

Natural Hermann Oak, premium American-tanned leather and heavy white machine stitching. The Blue Gun in the holster is primarily for shaping, and the actual hand-detailing that is done on the back panel for retention.

Typically, a plain (un-stamped) holster will be placed in a press with a Blue Gun and squished with around 6-tons of pressure. After the “squeeze,” the detailing is done to both the face and back panels. With a stamped or carved holster, you can’t use the press because it will destroy the stamping or carving.