Props from the Past: Han Solo Belt and Holster

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Bill reflects over this early leatherworking project and how much he has learned since!
Han Solo Belt Holster Build
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Patterning Han Solo's Belt Holster
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Leather Basics: Tools, Tooling, and Techniques!
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Han Solo gives out Blasters to Rey Cosplayers at ECCC 2016
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[@thedoctor755]

Having a cool take-apart option = engineering at it's finest :)

[@PunishedPropsExtras]

Yeah and it makes me feel COOL! =)

[@MDigitalProductions]

I was just thinking about this one, time flies

[@philabot]

I really liked this video when you first did it. Plus this new video with behind the scenes stuff

[@thedoctor755]

I'm glad I had the experience from making leather (and web) gear for WW2 reenacting for nearly 20 years. When I came back into cons & costumes again about 10 years ago, I put it to good use making various Star Wars holsters & such... fitting, of course, when you think about how many vintage firearms & gear were used in those movies. Working for a reenacting vendor, I got to do a LOT of hand-stitching leather (UGH), but also used industrial machines and things like a clicker press to die-cut leather pieces.

[@PunishedPropsExtras]

Super cool! Industrial leather craft tools are crazy amazing.

[@thedoctor755]

@@PunishedPropsExtras They are :) We had a big Adler leather sewing machine, could stitch through 4 layers of 8/9 weight leather

[@SergeyChernyshev]

Why is Bill not wearing glasses in the video?!

[@PunishedPropsExtras]

I used to wear my contact lenses a lot more back then.