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Hello, and welcome to the BOOM-STICK Holsters website!

     When I started making holsters, it was strictly part time to make a little extra money on the side. I decided to build this website so anyone who wasn't local to me could check out my holsters. Thanks to my incredible customers, word of mouth spread, and my little business grew a whole lot faster than I was prepared for. Between this fast increase in demand and some difficulty obtaining certain materials, I fell behind in my lead times. I really don't want to be one of those holster makers who promises to deliver an order by a certain date and fails to come through, but lately that has been the case. In order to fix this fiasco, I have decided to streamline things a bit so I can concentrate on making holsters.

     First, I will not be quoting lead times for new orders. Instead, I will update the banner on this page with the date of the holster order I am currently working on. This should give everyone at least some kind of idea about how long they will have to wait to receive their gear. I am working on making improvements to decrease the time it takes to receive your orders, but I have to clean up my current back log mess before the situation can improve. For more details concerning placing orders, please click the "Ordering" button near the top of this page.

     Next, I will not be making any full exotic holsters for the time being. It has been a real struggle to find quality horse hide of a consistent and appropriate thickness to build full exotic holsters with. Until I can purchase the necessary machinery to split the leather myself (and therefore guarantee a consistent thickness), I won't be taking any orders for full exotic rigs. I will still happily accept orders for holsters that feature exotic accents, so check out the "Build Options" page to see what skins are currently available, and feel free to ask any questions concerning their usage .

     Third, I am concentrating my efforts on what I do best: holsters. I make holsters because I want to. I made belts because I "had" to. The fact of the matter is, there are plenty of good makers out there that turn out quality belts in much less time than I am able to, and they do a dynamite job. I am a one man operation, and I do all of my cutting and edging by hand. This translates to belts taking up more time than they should (time that I could be devoting to making holsters). The slower production also translates into expense, driving the cost of belts up so high I can't justify selling them at the price I would need to make them profitable. I fully plan to make belts again once I can dedicate some machinery specifically to their construction, but in the meanwhile I will happy to recommend a few excellent makers who can fulfill your carry belt needs.

     Finally, I must inform you of one more change - You may have noticed a price increase on some of my holsters. I have worked diligently this last year to improve the quality and functionality of my products. My goal as a leather worker is to improve my craft with each holster I make, so every one is a little better than the last. I can honestly say that the holsters I make now are better than any I have made in the past. This improvement in quality comes at the cost of higher priced materials, improvements in machinery, and sometimes taking more time to turn out a better product. These factors are reflected in the price increase of some of my holsters, but I guarantee you'll be satisfied with the results.

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April, 2008