Project: Steampunk Pacemaker

So I already had the materials and tools for starting the harness, so I got to work on it. I figured I would make shoulder holster and then add on a few straps for extra stability. That way I could also have it hold a steampunk gun should I ever make one. (it seems that modded nerf guns are in every steampunk pic I see)

I grabbed a pattern from the leather working store in the area and got to work. For those of you that have never done this before, it's not really that hard if you have a good pattern. Cut the stuff out with a sharp knife of leather scissors. Trim the edges, slick the edges, made a pretty cut 1/4" inside the edge, dye, seal, done. Took me a more hours than I wanted because this is my second leather project.

Problem #1: The shoulder straps angle out like wings. I even tried wetting and stretching the leather, to no avail. I think I'm going to try and attach them to a belt that goes all the way around my chest and have the pieces of the harness act like suspenders to it. I'll try that out tonight. (if you haven't seen this type of holster, the gun holster gets added to the small piece under my left arm. The big hanging piece on the other side is a counter weight that you put clips/bullets on)

The pattern is in the pic, so if you wanted to try this, you would know to make it out of paper and try it on first. (;