Making an Avenger Style Holster, Kimber Micro 9
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- čas přidán 16. 12. 2018
- This video demonstrates my process of making an Avenger style holster for Kimber's miniature 1911 - the Micro 9.
I start off by making the pattern, including how I dissect the pattern into individual pattern pieces. Then I demonstrate the entire assembly process, from cutting out the leather, to burnishing, sewing, forming, and final finishing.
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You draw like a draftsman, design like a shooter and work leather like an artisan; then you create and edit video like a TV producer. VERY impressive!
I've made 2 of these using this video about 5 years ago and they look brand new still!. And now I'm about to make another for my son's first handgun who's in the Army. I give all the credit to you. Makes me feel good that he wanted one made for him ❤
That is so cool! Thank you for taking the time to comment, and glad the video was helpful!
This is probably the most satisfying 28 minutes ive spent on youtube.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video in its entirety! Take care.
I concur
I didn't even realize it was 28 minutes until I saw this...
agree
Thank you so much for sharing. This video is great, I have made three "Avenger" style holsters and for a beginner I couldn't have done it without your tutorial. Blessings!!!
That's awesome Mario - glad you found the videos helpful!
Absolutely gorgeous!!!! What a piece of art! Excellent work.
only quality that could be added would be hand-stitching, but it's crafted so well I'd feel pretty good about using his holsters. I want one haha
my only day off work and so mostly I would have spent it catching up on some sleep. I recently bought me a Kimber micro9 and I'm in the market for purchasing a holster. well I've looking online and on YT for holsters and mag holsters as well. Came across this video and thought to myself..hell why not, I'll have me a looksy.. and this video did not disappoint, not one minute. Not one minute was wasted and I am drooling over this holster and the craftsmanship of making this awesome holster. I think I have found my guy and he's in my state as well.. feels like I've struck gold!!!
What a great looking holster. One of the best I have seen done.
After watching this video about 6 months ago, I started making this style (Avenger) holster for some of my guns and for people I know. I have made about 10 of them now and I really like the style. It was all based on the design you've documented in this video. For the people I've made them, they all like them very much. They ride nice, they're comfortable, they're compact and easy to put on and off. It's a great design. Thanks for putting up this video. It gave me something different to make rather than the standard pancake holsters I've been making for many years now.
Glad to hear that! Thanks for taking the time to let me know. Take care, and thanks for watching and commenting!
Thanks for taking the time to video your process. Very impressing, awesome detail and explanation of your work.
You're welcome! Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. Take care!
That was incredibly satisfying to watch. Your craftmanship is superb.
I'm blown away by your patience and your artistry
Thanks Jim, and thanks for watching!
Sigh... I could have watched for and entire day and gone back for more. I can carve wood, but leather is a whole different craft/art/talent and I'm in awe! As soon as my pistol comes in, you'll have a customer! ❤️✝️
Wow! I had absolutely no appreciation for the skill and knowledge required for the creation of a leather holster. Additionally your video skills are impressive. Very informative.
Very impressive technically and aesthetically. Beautiful work!
Awesome, it’s much more enjoyable when you discuss the steps .
Awesome video, love the background noise, sounded like you were at an Indy car race and being attacked by drones, lol.
That is truly a beautiful holster.
Damn! That’s beautiful work.
Outstanding workmanship
Beautiful work and true craftsmanship!
Thanks Jason, I appreciate it!
So many useful tips! Thank you for making this video. Very nice holster, too.
Thanks for watching Doug!
You’re a genius with leather
Not sure I'm anywhere close to the genius level, but I sure appreciate the compliment! Take care Jordan.
Amazing skills, loved the video!
First Rate, Daddio ! As a Cabinetmaker of some 47 years altogether, I have an idea or two about hand work. Watching you share your experience/skill was very satisfying. Thank you. p.s. All the burnishing was most satisfying. Burnishing is so under appreciated. Youngsters avoid it to their own loss.
Thank you very much! I appreciate it, and thanks for watching!
Thank you for showing how it’s done
You're welcome - thanks for watching!
Amazing like every single time I watch you do a holster 👍🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
U are the best my friend !!!!!!!! I will follow your projects and will make my holster
Very informative video! I'm still struggling with my pattern making. I'm going to try some of your techniques in my next attempt at pattern making.
Beautifully done. I enjoyed this video. Thanks.
Thanks Chuck! Glad you liked the video.
That's beautiful, nice attention to detail
Thanks Luke!
Excellent work!
Awesome job
Great video and a great looking holster.
Thank you, I appreciate it!
You make it look so easy. Of course, it is easy when you know how... and have lots of experience.
Well, like they say, knowing is half the battle! :) Thanks for watching!
Mighty fine looking holster. Cheers.
Thanks J D
Great video!
Nice work. Love watching
Thanks for watching Keith!
just bought the thumb break version and watching this to help with the process. I don't have a vacuum sealer, but hopefully I can get a good wet mold by hand.
Thanks David - it’s definitely possible to get a good molding by hand. Look for Jason Ingle’s video that he made with www.learnleather.com (that’s where you’ll need to go to find the video... it’s not free, but well worth the purchase) . He filmed his entire forming process using nothing but hand tools.
Beautiful work.
Thanks!
Fantastic design 👍
Wspaniały poradnik!
Thank you!
Great video, very thorough, loved that it was detailed but not to detailed and long. You’ve earned a subscriber from a new and excited leather worker. First real project will be a holster very similar to this, with my own little twists. Cheers from South Texas.
Thank you for watching & subscribing! Feel free to contact me through my website if you ever have any questions. I don't know all the answers, but I'll answer whatever I can.
Dude, watching you work is calming and relaxing.
Thanks Joey - I appreciate it!
Really like your longer build videos. A video on airbrushing dye would be great!
Thanks Daniel - I'll keep that in mind and maybe try to spend more time showing that step.
Well done! A tip I picked up recently is using a Q-Tip to apply dye, etc, to edges. It uses less dye and works well in tight or narrow areas, plus it is less likely to bleed over the edge. I do envy your shop though. =)
Good tip! I've used the q-tip method a couple times, but keep forgetting to bring more down to the shop. Thanks for watching and for the great comment. Take care!
Wow! Really nice work
Thanks Troy!
In one word...Phenomenal!
Thanks!
A lot of work (Beautiful hand made Holster)
Beautiful work! 👍
Thank you very much!
Man that's nice, very fun to watch. Great video!!
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed the video. Take care!
Nice work 28 mins of pure enjoyment
Thank you Kevin, I appreciate it!
What a cool video! That’s a lot of work & excellent job!
Thanks a lot!
Stunning! Take my money!
Well done
Simply amazing, the most enjoyable 28 minutes, I've ever spent on youtube
Wow! A leather artist at work!
Thanks Craig, I appreciate it!
I will no doubt never own a handgun as i live in the uk but the standard of work here is fantastic. Simply great to watch a craftsman at work
Thanks for watching and for the compliment. Take care!
hey brother, I am aware of the problems youre having there with your government and I hate that its that way. if I were you, Id move to TEXAS. Here, we have open and concealed carry without a permit. nobody messes with Texas.
It looks great 👍!!!
Perfect!
Beautiful!
Thank you!
I do not know how facebook ads works but I can appreciate an excellent product, very nice; when Kimber comes, I'll call..
Hi. Noah here from Waller, Texas.
great work A.L. turned out very nice. very well done.
Thank you! Never heard of Waller, TX - not too far from Houston! Thanks for commenting.
Outstanding. You are a very gifted and talented master at holster making. And I’m sure other projects working with leather. I’m going to save this video, subscribe and hit you up when I get my Kimber Raptor.
Thank you! I'm far from a master, but I certainly appreciate the compliment!
Good Looking job.
Thank you Steve!
great vid! I particularly liked that you stated the total time at the end, that is a question I always wonder.
Thank you! I will try to include overall time on future vids.
@@AdamsLeatherWorks Definitely a plus! So many maker videos speed up the video to fit a time frame and never reveal the total time. I would absolutely watch the complete (2hr+) versions of your videos.
Love this holster...need one for my G27
Thanks for watching! I have a dark brown in-stock on my website with a matching double mag pouch. www.adamsleatherworks.com/shop/avenger-holster-mag-pouch-glock-26-2733-in-stock/
the amount of thought and time you put into your comments and replies for people is amazing :')
Thank you! My daughter wants to start replying all my comments. She's only 12. Her expertise leans a little more towards slime and unicorns.
Now I understand those prices...this is a real Art...👍🏻
Hey there cant wait to buy a template
Good piece
Thank you kindly
Simplesmente incrível,show de bola.
Obrigado
Very nice work. Love leather over kydex any day.
Thank you! I agree! :)
Super lavoro 👍👍👍
Grazie mille!
Love watching your videos are awesome. Would like to see some CZ patterns on your website that would even be more awesome.
I'm rewatching all of your videos. Some of the most satisfying things I've ever watched. A true magician. Also, call me fit for the nuthouse, but did anyone else love chewing and sucking on leather as a kid?
That’s amazing! It would take me 2 hours to make a jacked up pattern. A full day later and it would look like a generic Walmart holster. You’re an artist and a craftsman.
Thank you very much, I appreciate that! I definitely have a lot to learn, but I've also had years of practice. Take care, and thanks for watching!
Good day for Beretta 92fs how much
well done
Thanks!
No idea what you charge but I saw one hell of a lot of craftsmanship and attention to detail going into that holster. If I wore a belt, Id make me one to see how close I could get to yours. Quite inspiring to watch your video, thanks!
Thank you! You should definitely make one! It does take quite a few tools, but there’s always shortcuts.
Nice work. Going to try my hand at making one. Have some experience,mostly altering bargain bin finds at the LGS. Highly recommend other ppl try that out. Might be surprised at what you can do with $5 and a few things most people already have around the house (needless,small drill bits,nylon thread(alittle of my daughters kite string last project worked like a champ for a saddle stitch)adhesives of different sorts. I get creative to save $.BUT don’t mind paying for good quality & craftsmanship when needed)
Thanks for the explanation 6 minutes in i was like what in the cold war bomb siren fyckery 😂
I would love to live as close to Imola as this guy.
Increadable Work... Thanks ';-)
Nice!
Thanks!
Btw I'm serious. Loved the video and your craftsmanship
All that work for the price, you're not charging enough . very nice craftsmanship.
Thank you!
Love your work man! I've purchased so many templates from you're site. They always turn out great!. Keep up the awesome work. I do have one question for you though- Ever think you will make a Avenger style for the Beretta PX4 Storm compact? I would buy it the second you uploaded it!
never mind....I know youre too busy to mess with an old guy like me. Its not your fault that I cant see as well as I once did. Ill figure it out and Ill keep watching your video. I think youre an excellent leather craftsman and your ideas are really great as well. I make knives and the sheaths that go with them,,,no problems there but these holsters have always given me grief. Ill figure it out as always and you just keep up the good work brother.
Hi Bruce - sorry for the delay. Let me track down your other comment and I'll reply there. Or you can reach out to me on my website contact form at www.adamsleatherworks.com
Very nice, I would like this style for my M&P shield plus in 9mm.
There's just something about leather... beautiful work. A true timeless craft as far as I'm concerned.
Thanks Jon, I appreciate it!
wow! 28min of pure workmanship. It sound like you are next to F1 track tho :D :D
Thanks for watching & commenting! Yeah, it's a little loud at times. We're in the country, but close to a highway with 18-wheelers driving by at 70mph all day.
Great video! Working on this holster right now. You have inspired me. What needle are you using to sew?
just one more thing... WOW!
:)
I don't know if Col Askins actually designed this style of holster or if Bianchi just named it after him, but it is a very comfortable holster to carry a 1911 in. I did so for several years while in the Navy.
Thank you for your service Bob!
you when put in captions about the people riding their fourwheelers i laughed because theres a kid that i know who rode down the highway naked on his fourwheeler
LOL - good thing he didn't crash! I never even noticed he sounds until I sped up the video.
I like how he said not to get the leather wet because it might stain it and that puts the holster in a pan of water.
If you wet the leather evenly, the whole surface is essentially stained evenly. But if you just get a portion of the leather wet, or get water spots on random areas, you’ll get noticeable stains. Or you can dampen an entire area, but keep it along the stitch line (paint within the lines), the stains aren’t generally noticeable.
Yay, a new video. Very nice holster!
Your channel is one of the reasons I started to try my hand in leatherwork, holsters in particular.
What‘s the reason you leave the mag release button uncovered?
Thanks! Glad you found the videos encouraging enough to try it for yourself! The mag release is left uncovered to help avoid accidental mag release. If leather was covering it, it could be actuated by the force of the human body pushing on the leather, in turn pushing on the mag release. You could punch a hole in the leather for the mag release (don't actually do this), but then you can't draw the holster because the mag button would snag the leather and lock the gun in the holster. Safest bet is to simply leave the button completely uncovered. Hope that helps.
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Thank you for the elaborate answer. I would have thought having the mag release button covered with a piece of holster would be more likely to protect it from an accidental engage than having it exposed.
That looks so exact and Well-thought-out, are you able to make a video on how to create a holster for a Western gun?
Hey how have u been. Love my holster!
the semi's sound like someone ripping a 1x6 when you're fast forwarding lol
Have you ever had the thread stain in places after dyeing and the water molding process? I used fiebings low voc, saddle tan dye. I let the dye dry for two days before molding. I did the same process on another holster with no issues. The only difference was I dunked the holster in water a second time while molding. I of course dyed the leather pieces and then sewn together days later. It doesn't look horrible but I want the best look.