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what i will be doing instead of weblogging

Obviously it is still a work in progress (the wings need to be bent, and the loops need to be finished/fixed – sadly, Better Half’s hair drier was not up to the task), and I doubt I will be putting...

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well, that is that

After damned near eight solid hours of work, more trial and error than I care to admit, and only a small amount of blood loss, I have this:  Not pretty, but it works.  Definitely not pretty.  One of...

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i am sure i stole this idea from somewhere

… but damned if I cannot remember where at the moment.  It had to go through some modifications in the process – notably, rotating the cap 90 degrees, due to those pushy-thingies not being terribly...

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i have to keep reminding myself this is practice

I am not a perfectionist – just ask my wife – but I have an annoying tendency to want to do things right the first time, and not getting it right frustrates me.  This despite the reality that, if I...

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not just for firearms

So for Christmas, the in-laws got me a Mora 106 Knife and a 220 Woodsplitter; thanks to my hand deciding to give the world, including myself, the finger, I have not had a chance to actually use them...

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it was getting too monochromatic around here

Speaking of colors, for those interested in such things (and I was before I embarked down this road), the holster, lens cover holder, magazine holder, and both knife sheaths you saw previously (minus...

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not like i could compete with it

As I said on the Facebooks and Twitters a few days ago, one of the fun advantages of making your own holsters is the ability to do crazy things you would never actually ask someone else to make for...

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need a holster for your lists?

Rob Reed asked for an explanation of the tools/materials I use to fabricate the two holster-looking things I have managed to produce, and the short answer is "watch these two videos": I hate sitting...

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it’s alive!

After two attempts at forming the kydex around the Mauser (note to self: remove grips from any gun that has removable grips, and use the less-dense foam for thicker guns), the Crazy Holster Plans are...

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kydex broomhandle mauser clip holder – completed

And, yes, Broomhandle Mausers do use clips.  See, here is a picture of it:  Oh, sorry, that was something of a late, mean April Fool’s joke on my part – you still do not get to see the Broomhandle...

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kydex mauser c96 race holster, completed

Yup, you read that right.  The holster for the C96 Broomhandle Mauser has been completed, and every bit of it was made out of kydex (assuming you discount the belt attachment method and rivets, of...

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holsters for sale

Mauser C96 Kydex “Race” Holster, including Clip Holder – $250 Body:  0.080” “Desert Tan” kydex. Eyelets:  #8-9 1/4” brass finish.  Belt Loop:  BladeTech TEK-LOK on the holster, black-coated spring...

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