Modifying a leather holster

[willie]

You do realize I live in Portland? LOL! I'll find a shoe shop somewhere they won't call the police if I bring in a holster.

Try a saddlery shop. Several there. You might discover that one makes holsters.

[Inspector71]

I’ve cut two leather pancake holsters over the years. Decided that I didn’t need the thumb break retention anymore. So, out came the tin snips from the tool box. Eye balled where I wanted to cut away. Now I got “open top” concealment pancake holsters. No fraying of leather; still still & strong several years later. One was an Aker, the other Gould & Goodrich.

[rdtompki]

Or a saddle maker. Given that Portland is becoming a wild west town I'm sure they are easy to find.

[jandbj]

I’ve trimmed a few leather holsters through the years. Never restitched, but alway made sure to buff and seal the cut edges. I used thinned wood glue for making certain the edges didn’t fray. Was an old school method IIRC was from an old Hal Swiggett article back in the mid-late 80’s.