Making an Engraved Leather 1911 Holster with ASMR Leathercraft

In this leathercraft video I make a 1911 holster with extensive laser engraving/etching. The inside is fully lined with milled veg tan. The leather is from Tandy. The laser is a Creality Falcon-2 22W
My previous video on it: • Leather & Lasers II: T...
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[@stephenausmus4850]

id definitely wear this holster if it was left handed this is awesome

[@johnrisher3007]

Brother I really admire your work. You do an awesome job. Thank you

[@RoadAgentLeather]

I appreciate that. Thanks for watching!

[@jeffallen3382]

I need to get me one of these lasers! Another excellent looking holster!

[@jamesmcswain8120]

Technology ain't always bad. That is cool as ice.

[@dillonpropst1454]

Masterful use of the gel antique and paint! Looks amazing

[@walterwaller9784]

Beautiful work as always. Thank you for sharing! Walter

[@jonathanraven5939]

Absolutely beautiful. Great work.

[@dennishillman6205]

Always love to see one of your videos! Great work!

[@darkskyleather]

Beautiful work as always!

[@johnnysmall4206]

AWESOME!!! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS HOLSTER.

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks!

[@larryperdue508]

Awesome 👍👍 I have a 5" 1911 with a red Dot site wow I will have to keep wishing 😊

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks for watching!

[@kcg3927]

Man that turned out beautifully... 👍🏽👍🏽

[@hippis563]

Just love your work !

[@ediliocantu7954]

That is some beautiful work

[@DavidMartinez-bc8eg]

Gorgeous holster

[@Bdf3604]

Badass!! I’d love to have you make me a holster and gun belt.

[@loucesmendoza757]

Fantástico trabajo ! Una obra de arte!!

[@pjc5437]

It’s beautiful, I’m sure it will be worn with pride!

[@heatherflanders4748]

Love your work guy! This is Heather K Flanders 'Leather by Heather' I have a long way to go to do this kind of work. Wise there was someone close by to teach.... Blessings to you my friend.

[@HeathenHammer123]

Wicked awesome!

[@Brummiejohn200]

Beautiful work, atb John

[@SasquatchLeatherworks123]

Very nice work 👏

[@larissapires3352]

Magnífico seus vídeos. Acima da perfeição.

[@bryanmead1142]

Awesome!

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Glad you think so! Thanks for watching!

[@mertonsilliker3686]

Stunning

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thank you! 😊

[@juliangonzales2916]

Saludos muy buen trabajo 👍👍👍

[@minerblue9641]

Wheeweee. Talk about a nice looking holster! I can't wait for your next video. Also I would like to request you make a cowboy style holster and belt. When you get enough time.

[@spatulaman2753]

Nice Chuy’s t-shirt.

[@kenmccoy5582]

I’m a subscriber and I have appreciated your skill and your channel for some time. Having said that; an imperfect hand carved piece is a thing of beauty and skill. A laser engraved anything is as interesting as cold McDonalds hamburger.

[@Madmanmarque]

I have to agree. Love RAL's work but not the laser. I build guitars and have shied away from CNC's, lasers etc. because of a certain kind of detachment I have with that kind of work.

[@k4vms]

NOW THAT IS WAY COOL !!!! Especially since 1911 platforms are my favorite. Where can I get one just like that ?? Ricky from IBM

[@justinmoessinger6977]

Awesome work. Also, I seem to be the only one that noticed the Chuy’s Juan Solo shirt lol

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Good eye! My favorite Tex-Mex restaurant

[@justinmoessinger6977]

@@RoadAgentLeather Love it! The nearest one to me (I’m in Florida) is 40 miles away lol

[@waterhead1359]

As usual perfect but would be hard to get a full grip

[@iamnoone.]

Top shelf, outstanding, over the top. Can I say more?

[@johnhoward3516]

The best one yet ! Always enjoy watching your videos , would you lazer a project I'm working on if I mailed it to you by chance ?

[@johnhull2941]

class

[@pr0_tr0ll]

Very impressive. Only been with this channel for a little bit but all your videos, outstanding

[@nestorramalhorozpoveda9072]

Lindo, show 👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👊🇧🇷

[@tedbojanowski7666]

Super work! I use a laser also on my holsters. What program do you do your design with?

[@te4bag_k1ngp1n]

This is what KZbin was created for!

[@joseguzman6976]

I am also in The Great State of Texas. How do I go about ordering an item from you Sir?

[@RedFox0625]

How can I order one of these amazing holsters?

[@dirtyshirtinfo]

That’s a beauty. Thanks for posting. I dyed my shotgun scabbard yesterday with Eco Flo/wool pad (first time using it). I believe it may be too thick straight from the bottle, today I’ll experiment with evening the finish out. 🫤

[@deanransom2350]

You do amazing work. Thanks for sharing. Just curious, do you sell your patterns? There is no link, so I suspect not. Anyway, nice work, thanks again for sharing.

[@waynehamilton2350]

I see I’m not the only one who uses their finger as a glue spreader.

[@RoadAgentLeather]

I don't have to dig around in a drawer or search my table for my fingers. Thanks for subscribing!

[@staplegunnr]

Are you cleaning the ash/soot with water and oiling it after the leather dries?

[@nickbaron7462]

I really love the possibilities that are endless with the laser. I do have a question though on if it dries out the leather too much. When you do an engraving like in this video does it not burn the leather then crack out when you manipulate late it later?

[@minerblue9641]

I'm not the video maker. But I'm sure you could figure out how to oil the leather to make it last about 20 years or longer. Think about it.

[@nickbaron7462]

@@minerblue9641 yeah I’m sure there is a way. I am also into holster production and have dabbled with heat stamping. In order to get a good enough transfer it tends to burn the leather to a point that it becomes incredibly fragile. I’m just curious of how he’s keeps it from cracking out.

[@nickbaron7462]

@@minerblue9641 also you are burning the leather not just heating it up. Burnt leather doesn’t just heal like live skin would. It is now damaged and looses its playability. I can’t imagine that even simply oiling it would bring enough life back to the burnt areas. Think about it.

[@JokerekW]

How do you resolved the problem with engrave on leather? I lose this dark effect, and engrave become white, instead of being stay black?

[@christianortiz9947]

Love your work. I have 1 question every time I see you dye your leather how do you prevent from leaving streak marks on your leather?

[@dillonpropst1454]

He cuts a lot of his dye with alcohol. It thins out the dye and makes it go on more evenly

[@kakacal.3847]

😊👏🏻👌🏻

[@Tammy-un3ql]

👍👍👍

[@user-ys1cq9jo2w]

Can you make an Arkansas styled holster like this? For SA Garrison 1911 45

[@johnpiano5226]

I still struggle with using a laser engraver instead of hand work. You absolutely are a talented individual. I just think it takes away from the hand made aspect of the craft

[@joshuamartin2969]

Do you sell patterns at all?

[@Paul-ro8ps]

Hey, I’m really like what are you doing? You make coasters for can you make holsters for Glocks?

[@vinceoordt4289]

Is there any reason you hand sew the holster, other than it might be too thick for your machine??

[@RoadAgentLeather]

I usually saddle stitch the main seam by hand for maximum strength and durability.

[@mdaigle192]

did you just use water and a sponge to clean it after engraving?

[@RoadAgentLeather]

yep. There will be soot built up around the etching. Especially when going this deep into the leather. I find the air assist increases this. I just use water to wipe it off. You can also run it under a faucet.

[@nicholaswillcox]

Would you be willing to do a video regarding what laser you use and how you have it setup?

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Hi. Check out the video I posted before this one!

[@burkhardt7372]

@@RoadAgentLeather Tokonole then dye the edge? How?

[@nicholaswillcox]

@@RoadAgentLeather You sure did - I'm so sorry I missed it. Thanks, I'll check it out!

[@JohnnyUrbanWoodsmen]

@@burkhardt7372 Thats because he is using edgekote which is more of an acrylic paint then a dye, so you can slick, burnish and seal the edges and put on a nice coat of edgekote and it will stick.

[@joeldingle267]

Can i order

[@JB-mh6xz]

Once I saw the laser engraving this video got a whole lot less cool

[@RoadAgentLeather]

Thanks for watching anyway!

[@jeanmarcbottalico2243]

It's beautiful but it's not fair you have an engraver to the work LOL

[@jimcox7232]

It's not crafting if a computer does all of it for you

[@RoadAgentLeather]

What if you're the one crafting what the computer does?

[@Gunsmith-4570]

I miss the music, as always a beautiful project and great finishing technique, and the lack of music didn't stop me from watching the whole video thanks again.

[@rabooey]

As a business I guess can understand using modern tech but personally, nah. There's no soul in the finished product at all.

[@RoadAgentLeather]

My thoughts are that both technically and artistically, there's as much skill required to design and implement a piece like this as anything else. It's definitely not a "push-button, output leatherwork" thing ... although I may edit the videos to appear that way ;-).

[@matthewb8229]

@@RoadAgentLeather While I knew it wasn't "push button", I never fully understood the amount of time it took to get a decent looking file to (in my case) print. I spent hours(!) designing a crankbait fishing lure for my 3D printer. Thankfully it worked like I wanted when I was done!

[@Grand_Kanyan]

This is cool as shit, now I want one for my pdp😩🫡

[@seymourwrasse3321]

just a high tech version of cheap Mexican border town leather goods

[@larrycumba2741]

Please make an identical copy so we can see how to do it properly.