Homemade holsters

Dude that looks sweet! Nice work! That inspires me--may have to try to make one. I have zero experience stitching leather--is it a pain?

chadzilla said:

Dude that looks sweet! Nice work! That inspires me--may have to try to make one. I have zero experience sticking leather--is it a pain?

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Take your time, I punch each hole with a nail one at a time... Takes its toll on the fingers but the end result is very rewarding.

My next holster will be an IWB holster.

Levelcross said:

These are my first two holsters, I still use them today. Others have come a long way in quality, I need to get a pic of the next one.

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Nice! You form the kydex yourself?

i wish i still had pictures of all of the ones i made. These days i don't bother, I go to Mike P. Nobody makes a better holster.

blackwolffcf said:

I even made a mag holder to match. I would like to invest in several other holsters I have seen but they cost money, and while I have supplies sitting in my garage, I will continue to make my own, at least for now.



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Pic from an EDC thread.

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Nice work!
Next thing you know you'll have a business license and a 6 week backlog...

I'm not quite looking at that kind if hobby... Lol. Or at least that magnitude... Lol

blackwolffcf said:

Nice! You form the kydex yourself?

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Thanks blackwolf. Yeah, Kydex is so easy to work with it is simple. If you need to adjust or reform it just heat it back up and try again.

A small toaster oven or a heat gun is all you need to get it soft enough to form. I use either a 2" thick piece of foam to press form the Kydex or a vacuum bag and my shop vac. The shop vac works the best if you can keep from melting the bag LOL. A cheap pair of leather gloves will help keep your fingers from getting toasted.

All of the materials that I needed to make several holsters cost about $150 to get started.

When I was making them I heated the kydex in an easy bake oven

blackwolffcf said:

I'm not quite looking at that kind if hobby... Lol. Or at least that magnitude... Lol

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I said something very similar three years ago. Keep up the good work.

All though these are very nice holsters there are no safety's retentions.

southpaw37 said:

All though these are very nice holsters there are no safety's retentions.

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One more thing to fail in a fight. Most home makers of kydex holsters use tension adjustments to ensure a gun will not draw without considerable force.

Like what Nuckinfuts said, my homemade kydex tuck holster takes a fair amount of tension to draw. Very sturdy.

The raw leather that I used is pretty grippy, it takes a little strength to get the gun out of them. Besides the IWB uses the belt to adjust tension. I don't wear these often, I usually wear my level 2 serpa for that very reason.