DIY Video: How to Make a 2-Piece Holster w/Christian Green

DIY Video Lesson
Sheath/Holster Making
Making a 2-Piece (Sandwich) Holster - Basic Design & Construction
w/Christian Green (GreenForce Tactical)

In this video, Christian Green of http://www.GreenForceTactical.com offers a wealth of holster making secrets. During the DIY instruction, he shows us his personal method for designing and forming a basic 2-piece (pancake) holster for a M&P Shield. Watch Christian as he demonstrates the steps necessary to plan and construct a thermoform holster for a modern handgun. Included in this presentation are segments on material layout, forming prep, scoring-and-breaking, toaster oven material heating, press-forming, eyelet installation (including flaring), profiling, trimming and edge sanding.

This is a great video for beginners to intermediate holster makers who want to learn the basic procedures of professional thermoform holster making.

Included in this presentation:
1) Basic Press-forming
2) Toaster Oven Material Heating
3) Drilling and eyelet placement
4) Edge Finishing (sanding/buffing)
5) Many KYDEX® working techniques

Specifications
Instructor = Christian Green
Video Format = HD (High Definition)
Video Run Time = 26.17

Check below for many of the materials and tools that we used in this video to customize your own 2-piece holster.

• CKK Sheath/Holster Molding Press - Bench Model - (8 x 12)
  
• Abrasive Wheel - Flap Wheel - 800 Grit - (4 x 1.187)
  
• Eyelets - #8-8 (1/4) - Black Finish - (for .080 KYDEX®/HOLSTEX®) - 100 Pack
  
• CKK Eyelet Flaring Press - Master Series - (For Knife Sheath & Gun Holster Making)
  
• CKK Eyelet Flaring Dies - Master Series - #8 - (1/4)
  
• Eyelet Drill - (#8) - (For 1/4 Inch Eyelets) - CKK Design
  
• KYDEX® Sheet - Black - (.080) - (1ft x 1ft)
  
• HOLSTEX - DIY Thermoform Sheet - Carbon Fiber/Tactical - (Armor Black) - (.080) - (1ft x 1ft)
  
• Infrared Thermometer - Digital Laser - Pro Line - (Thermoform Molding)
  
• Sander/Grinder - 1 x 42 - Kalamazoo (1SM)
  
• Tactical Mounting Assembly - CKK Design - (.125 inch w/washer) - (Black)
  
• Thermoform Item Masking Tape - 3M Brand - (2in x 60yd)
  
• KYDEX Sheet - Kryptek Typhon™ Camo - Micro - Infused - (.080) - (1ft x 1ft)
  
• KYDEX® Sheet - Kryptek Nomad Camo - Micro - Infused - (.080)
  
• On Target™ - Holster Molding Prop - for S&W Shield
  
• Finishing Washers - #8 - Countersunk - (Black Oxide)
  
• Countersink & Deburring Bit - CKK Design