Liberty Leather Company

08/10/2020

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Veteran owned custom woodworking business specializing in high end cutting boards, butcher blocks, Charcuterie boards, lighting, small to medium furniture, shelves, and home decor. We take custom orders and partner with Craft Markets

11/10/2013

Trifold gator skin wallet finished

11/09/2013

I will be working with a couple of new holster designs soon. I'll use my wife's G***k as a model, so keep watching and if you like any of them, let me know.

11/09/2013

Both holsters are finished. Ready for pick up.

11/08/2013

This holster required soaking and wet molding. During the wet molding the firearm has to br wrapped to prevent water damage since I use such a thick leather for holsters the outside doesnt take an imprint as well as thinner leather but its a perfect fit. Following two days of drying because of the cold and humidity it gets three layers of dye and a finish. This one still needs the edging and hardware.

11/08/2013

On this holster all that remained was to drill the holes and dye it, install the hardware and finish the edging in these pictures the edging isnt finished yet. It will be ready for pick up in the morning.

11/06/2013

Okay. The holster is cut...the spacers are cut. It is cemented together. Now this cement needs to set for at least an hour. I'll let it set probably until later this evening as the longer it is allowed to set the stronger the bond. Because of the spacers this leather is so thick the stitching holes will need to be drilled in. I need the cement to bond well enough that it won't separate while I am drilling.

11/06/2013

So...while Michael's holster is soaking I can begin on Adrienne's holster. Hers is completely different. Its basically a standard holster with a belt clip. So first I have to design it. To begin a make a tracing of both sides of the pistol including the width. Around that...I draw my holster shape. I'll cut that out of cardboard then trace it onto leather and cut that out as well.

11/06/2013

Next the leather has to soak in warm water. The water has to completely absorb the water so it will soak here for about two hours. At this point I have a total of about 5 hours in this holster including creating the pattern and cutting it out of the side of leather. This Holster is for Michael Devitt

11/06/2013

The next stage in creating one of my conceal holsters actually contains several steps. Firstis cutting the slots for the belt, bevelling those edges and sewing it. The belt slots are not absolutely necessary and I have had people suggest I remove them altogether. Certainly I could make the holster a little smaller by a couple of inches, and I could cut cost by a couple dollars and a couple hours of work time but the belt slots serve a great purpose in my opinion as it allows the holster to be worn outside the belt, between pants and belt, and allows it to be used in my shoulder rig without additional modifications. So they remain.

After that is done, I bevel the edges all around both front and back and I punch the holes for the rivets. The rivets are another of my personal quirks. Many holster builders will place a second stitch line to help absorb the stress the holster goes through. Its debatable whether this second stitch line is even needed but in place of stitching a second line...I use rivets. Rivets are stronger and in my opinion they look great. On brown I typically use brass rivets. On black...I use nickle rivets. Next stage is soaking the leather.

11/06/2013

The next stage in doing a conceal holster is to punch and sew the wings. The thread is always black because the dying process is last the Holster must be sewn first because the molding process places a lot of stress on the leather. Without the thread holding it together it would tear apart during the wet fit and the molding.

11/06/2013

The next stage in doing a conceal holster is the dry fit. I only hand sew the border for the pistol itself because I dont want to waste any more time than I have to. If the pistol does not fit then I have to start over. Since I hand punch each hole and hand stitch the entire thing just the hand stitching itself can take an hour or more even on a project this small.