Wet Forming a Leather Holster

This video shows the process of wet forming a leather holster using a vacuum sealer.

[@panch78]

Great idea....Thank you!

[@danpost4755]

Interesting idea for wet molding. I would have liked to see it come out of the bag, and also when finished. This did give me ideas for a double magazine holder, so thanks for that.

[@thev1010]

Holy intro of doom

[@reaper106]

Thank You!!!! I've seen this video but never left a compliment. My Apologize, because of you im buying food processors now haha thank you. Tried my dad's shop vac and wasn't all that great. Thank You.

[@72ford360]

So 6 months later, have you found all the other users for the food saver? Sous vide a steak yet??

[@Willybill3820]

Vacuum forming leather, never even crossed my mind, thanks for this!!!!

[@highnoonleatherworx6283]

Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@ohmyproduction]

What a good idea, I have a holster project and was wondering how am I going to get great shape and BOOM I found an answer!!!

[@MrBobbybrady]

That's awesome. Thanks for the tips.

[@72ford360]

I was about to try this using the kydex press mold method, but I'm glad I found your video. We have a big Food Saver that we use often!

[@TxSavage1791]

Awesome video .. because of this I have my 1911 wet forming right now .. thanks .. will edit with update in a few hours

[@TheRealTsokolat]

any update yet?

[@DevilsLuck72]

@@TheRealTsokolat I'm assuming they will not be updating lol.

[@Tony2Sweet]

Did it work?

[@TxSavage1791]

@@Tony2Sweet yes it did

[@markb3129]

Gonna have to try that when I make something that needs wet forming!!✌🏻

[@loftonharris5632]

I’ve used a similar method for a few holsters in the past with minor differences. Recently I purchased a relatively inexpensive flap holster for a Walther PPK/S on Amazon. When it came I found that my pistol didn’t fit; it was much too tight. So I grabbed a couple of zip lock bags, inserted the pistol into one of them and threw the naked holster in the bathroom sink and covered it with water where I let it soak for five minutes. I pulled the soaking holster out of the water, blotted the water off and shoved the baggie-wrapped pistol as far as I could into the wet holster and went to bed. No, I didn’t use my real gun but rather a PPK/S replica gas powered made by Umarex which is identical in size and shape to my PPK/S that I paid $60 for. It’s worthless as a BB gun but perfect for molding the otherwise useless holster. After sitting overnight the bb pistol fit perfectly, as did the real PPK/S for which I’d previously made a very nice vegetable tanned and lined holster but lacking a flap and belt loops. The Amazon holster cost $25 and after “treatment “ is a perfect fit in addition to being made of really thick foreign leather. I never thought to use my vacuum molding system from my shop. Your idea is brilliant and thank you for your video. Best regards.

[@18deadmonkeys]

what a great idea!

[@darkshadowsx5949]

thanks! i need to make 2 holsters for a co-worker and myself. i already have the food saver stuff so that's perfect.

[@edgell3]

I know this is one year ago. I like your idea with a vacuum sealer and letting the weapon and holster set for a while so that the leather conform to the shape of the weapon. My one concern is that you run the risk of locking the front sight in the holster. I was taught to take a small dowel and set it down the sight channel of the weapon to prevent locking the weapon in the holster. You also won't run the risk of damaging the weapon. I like how you took your time explaining the process and you rational for each step, I just ran up on your channel today and decided to subscribe. Thank You.

[@Golf315]

This man is awesome

[@mr.notsure9679]

Noice! Can't wait to try it.

[@FranciscoSanchez-yr4vd]

Thank your time sir

[@toshmiller5571]

Thanks

[@KnifeCrazzzzy]

That’s a nifty trick good sir!

[@raymillsap8613]

Great idea

[@tomjacobs8688]

Thank you for the comment, and please keep watching.

[@MCNdesigns]

why not show a finished product.....??????

[@coloricanking]

I wished I read your comment before wasting my 13 minutes

[@joshnolastname407]

Thanks for saving me 13 minutes of my life

[@BrandanGray]

Probably because it doesn't look nearly as cool as he described.

[@thirdnut1]

How much free time do you have?

[@thomasdsmith7678]

I have molded holsters by making the outer half, wrapping the gun and vac sealing the top leather against a 6 x 6" piece of thin plywood (luan) to allow me to ad heavy flat leather back later.

[@bobrenda1618]

That music! Ahhh.

[@brodylockley3141]

I have a home made gun it is really easy to rust because it high polish and mild steel can I do this

[@tomjacobs8688]

I can't say for certain, but wrapping the gun good in clear stretch wrap will keep the moisture away while forming. After the forming, I would let the holster dry for a couple of days before using.

[@davidrizzardi2277]

What about the creases that will be transferred to the leather? I see many of these creases in the bag.

[@tomjacobs8688]

I see the creases in the bag, but for some reason they have never transfered to the leather. I am assuming it is because of the lower vacuum pressure.

[@nomadmikey1063]

Does this work with water buffalo leather? I have a leather holster I would like to be more tighter fitting

[@tomjacobs8688]

Not sure, but I would think so. Thanks for watching.

[@sssss8700]

Is there a reason you’re running water over the holster and not filling a container with water and submerging the holster? Seems like it’d be easier to keep it evenly wet doing it like that but I haven’t done one yet

[@tomjacobs8688]

I have done it both ways and it works either way. Thanks for watching and good luck on your project.

[@user-eo4qf6hi9l]

Can you sele it. Bangladesh

[@thedarkroomstudioworks6439]

How does the water evaporate from the sucked bag?....great method but not sure if i wanna lovk my pistol in with all that moisture

[@highnoonleatherworx6283]

I only leave the holster in the bag for about an hour. That seems to be long enough to keep the shape. Then I let it air dry with the gun in for about another two hours. Then I remove the gun to complete the drying process.

[@thomasdsmith7678]

Met a guy 20 years ago at a gun show who made me a holster like this. He used a crock pot to make warm water for the holster, wrapped my pistol, vac sealed it and told me to leave it for the rest of the gun show. Opened it later and did have to clean the pistol but the holster lived for 15 years in my hands and then passed on to someone else.

[@highnoonleatherworx6283]

Thanks for the info and thanks for watching!

[@escapetherace1943]

you didnt block the sight channel

[@mikeshawbrook-selfreliance]

What on earth is that red thing behind you on the clothes line ?

[@tomjacobs8688]

It is a devil halloween costume for a dog.

[@mikeshawbrook-selfreliance]

@@tomjacobs8688 LOL

[@TheBeefSlayer]

Should have shown us the final product.

[@AG-ok7no]

Wish I had known from the beginning that for some reason we wouldn't get to see it out of the bag dry. Should have read the comments first.

[@charlesabbott5563]

Just get a bluegun

[@johnmathews2022]

Do you need your wife to help with the plastic wrap?

[@tomjacobs8688]

I have not before, but I might ask her next time.

[@ibincono]

For the love of god, this could have been a 2 min video.

[@charlesh1735]

This is not the way to properly break in a leather holster.

[@highnoonleatherworx6283]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@spencercoates9067]

Did you really make the video and not show the finished product? Maybe that would be a good idea to include so you could show it actually works, what it looks like, come on man.

[@highnoonleatherworx6283]

Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@davidrizzardi2277]

Well, all those creases definitely transferred to the holster. Thanks for ruining my project. I don’t recommend doing this.

[@Nosanku]

Well I guess if you were looking for a flawless shiny finish , you could pay for one done by an experienced leather worker with big bucks invested in their tools. Personally I like the wrinkles . Gives it character.

[@loftonharris5632]

I’ve never had creasing of the leather. Shouldn’t be an issue.

[@eroticmasterbaker]

best video ever

[@highnoonleatherworx6283]

Thanks for watching and commenting!