Santa Hedley

[GAPhatty]

 Pre-Christmas rush....  
Mom coming to my house for Christmas holidays - have to get the guest room cleaned (again)....
 
Friday (12/22) check the mail and there's an unexpected package - from RJ Hedley!
 
All thoughts of preparation for family and guests are gone as I rush back to the house opening the little box as I go....
 
WOW    - RJ was right - I LOVE the burgandy pocket holsters he has made for my Seecamps and R9.  Perfect fit, comfortable and no print!
 
Thanks RJ - these pieces are equal to the quality of their inhabitants.  You're the true Santa!



Here's a close-up of the R9 holster -

[mike468]

 
Really nice holsters, man! Now I can't wait for my Hedley R9s holster to arrive.

[Richard S]

GA:

Congratulations on those magnificent holsters -- not to mention their contents!

I've posted this photo before, but here is how a Hedley holster (this one a so-called "Back-Pocket" model in black) looks after six years of hard use -- including some accidental "dunkings" in mountain streams during my frequent pursuits of rainbow trout:

RJ's gunleather is nonething less than artwork.  I therefore use and recommend Renaissance Wax to protect it from the wear and tear of daily use.  Here are two on-line suppliers of the product:

http://www.restorationproduct.com/.  

http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1304

Congratulations again!

[GAPhatty]

Richard -

Thanks for the tip on the Renaissance Wax - I've seen that product mentioned on a knife forum before but have had no experience with it.

Based on the condition of your six-year-old Hedley model I would say it works well; I'll look ito it  

RJ does do some beautiful work - I was initially a little worried about the color (brown vs. black) but then he agreed to produce the nice burgandy shown; to me that's the perfect gun leather  

[Richard S]

GA:

While most of my Hedley holsters are black, here is one in burgundy which he made for my Colt Mustang back in 1999 as I recall.  Although it hasn't seen as much hard use as some of the others, it has "earned its keep" and remains in pristine condition.

[Reinz]

Happy New Year Guys,  Those are really sharp looking holsters!  Thanks for sharing them with us.  I never get tired looking at examples of fine leather craftsmanship such as this.
After looking at these, I'm racking my brain just trying to find an excuse/ need to order some of these.
Like many of you guys here, I have drawers full of leather that I don't use.  So I tend to be more cautious now.


Reinz