Thoughts on carved leather design

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I'm making 3 leather holsters for my Max 9 and LCP. Since I like carved. Leather I'm going to carve them but can't decide on a design. They're all going to be flat on the outside with molding on the inside so they don't print. My last batch of holsters got Oak leaves 25 years ago. Before that I did the Western floral swirl thing. I just can't decide between those and something completely different. Technically the only one shoulder/OWB will be the outside of clothes but just like a good carved leather wallet it's nice to know it's mine. So what does everyone think? Western, Oak, Something else and what? Looking for ideas. These are ready to carve, stain and stitch!!!
 

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Here's how they came out. My dogwood flowers looked like crap so I made them Poinsettias.
 

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If I had your talent I'd either do Taarna's red dagger or Warren Zevon's Old Velvet Nose.

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So what does everyone think? Western, Oak, Something else and what? Looking for ideas.
I don't get too wrapped up in carving pictures and whatnot as I tend to tire of them at some point.

But I will wack them for some homemade tooling.

Like nut drivers,,,


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Or nut driver +ball peen,,,,,
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Or maybe throw a Philipps screwdriver into the mix,,,,,

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Just plain ole patterns with simple stuff.
 
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I don't get too wrapped up in carving pictures and whatnot as I tend to tire of them at some point.

But I will wack them for some homemade tooling.

Like nut drivers,,,


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Or nut driver +ball peen,,,,,
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Or maybe throw a Philipps screwdriver into the mix,,,,,

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Just plain ole patterns with simple stuff.
🤣😂🤣😂 When I get tired of them I have an excuse to make another. It's been about 45 years and I haven't tired of any of my carving designs. A few have been reconfigured a few times. I see the carving as my "Artistic Expression" on things that I actually get to use instead of stuff to hang on the wall. It's kinda the same with guns I build.
 

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What really sucks is that the minute I looked at it after the finish dried I realized that I should have put the Dagger behind the Palmetto Tree!!! Now it's Dagger Palmetto instead of Palmetto Dagger!!! I'll try to live with it but.
 

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