This is a time-lapse video showing how I created a leather holster pattern for an Avenger style holster for the Glock 43. For more detailed instructions, check out our premium videos, here: https://www.adamsleatherworks.com/premium-tutorial-videos/ #avenger #DIY #holster #pattern

The question of “how to burnish leather edges” seems to come up on the various message boards almost daily. There’s tons of ways to do it and some are better than others, some faster, some easier, etc. This is how I burnish my leather edges and it seems to work well for me. Watch the video, or keep reading for more info… Basically, I begin by sanding the edges flush on my drill press. I use small sanding drums I picked up at the local hardware store. Once flush, I dampen the

Ever wanted to mold and cast a Jedi Lightsaber? How about your own dummy guns? The team over at Tested dropped by Adam’s shop (the Adam from Mythbusters) to walk through the entire process of creating a two-part silicone mold and casting resin copies. This video is definitely worth a watch. #mold #casting #blueguns #DIY #dummyguns

Here’s a great guide guide to leather thickness and buying leather from Tandy Leather Factory showing the different cuts of leather, hide thicknesses, and suitable uses. Bear in mind that these are general guidelines – the actual thickness you choose for your project can vary a bit, depending on what you’re making, how durable you want the product to be, if you’ll be tooling the leather, etc. http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/en-usd/home/infoandservices/leatherguide/leatherg

Here’s another fantastic tutorial from Era Shevtsova at www.caracoda.com showing how she makes a really sharp looking leather eyeglasses case with a leather feather.  The case itself is pretty slick – the icing on the cake is the leather feather.  You definitely need to check out this tutorial! http://www.instructables.com/id/Eyeglasses-leather-case-with-feather/ #DIY #Free #homemade #tutorials

Here’s another great tutorial on Instructables – this time showing how to make a leather MD Briefcase / Doctor’s Bag.  The tutorial was written by the user “Phiske” and is definitely worth checking out! http://www.instructables.com/id/Leather-MD-Briefcase-Doctors-Bag/ #homemade #Free #patterns #leather #DIY #tutorials

Here’s an interesting and simple leather project to try! It’s a leather lunch tote, constructed out of just 3 pieces of leather with very minimal stitching. As the article notes, you could construct it out of one cross-shaped piece of leather, but using three separate pieces allows for less waste of the larger hide. Even though it’s called a “Leather Lunch Tote”, it might also make a great little power cord case to stow away a bunch of phone charging cables and power cubes. I

Here’s a great video from the folks over at the PhillyEDC YouTube channel. They asked several suppliers to send over a sample pack of their injection molded holster loops for evaluation.  The video below shows a large assortment of clip options in case you’re in the market and need to add clips to your own holster project.  PhillyEDC builds kydex holsters, but there’s no reason these clips can’t be used on leather CCW concealed carry holsters as well. #holsterclips #plastic #