Paging Slow Hand . . . . Kydex OWB holster for Glock 19

by Slow Hand , Indiana, Thursday, September 06, 2012, 08:14 (4463 days ago) @ RangerBob

Thanks, Bob. I was pretty happy for my first foray into the kydex field. Only pic I have of the back is before it was finished but that might help even more than a finished pic!

Basically for the belt loops, I just drilled two holes and then connected them with a coping saw I smoothed the slots out and opened them up by heating with my heat gun and inserting a piece of 1/4 x 1 1/2" bar stock I had. One other thing I do is bend the edges. Ack some so it conforms to the shape of your body better. I took. Piece of 1x2 and cut a slot in it about 1/4" wide by 1/2" deep, running the length of the board. Heat an edge up until its slightly flexible and bend it backwards some.

Have you worked with kydex at all? It's pretty easy, just takes a few specialized items. I beat the kydex in a 350 degree oven until it gets flexible and use a home made press. Small shaping can be accomplished with a heat gun. One thing I found on the Glock is that there is a big step where the ejection port is open to the barrel. If you don't fill it in with something (I used Popsicle sticks) the kydex will form into it making a draw almost impossible!

I'm no expert but feel free to ask any questions and I'll do what I can to help.