Category: In the Shop with Mark

Beaver News #95 - August 19, 2019

We hope you are enjoying your summer!

No video this time, instead we offer you a rare opportunity to buy a Mare's Leg Holster and/or Prospector Belt at 20% off. 

As you know, we usually don't have items in stock, everything is hand-made after you order. But sometimes people make mistakes when they make an order, they measure wrong for their belt for example.  Mistakes can happen so we make them a new item as long as they return the originally ordered one unused. 

This is how we ended up having these 5 items in stock, a Mare's Leg Holster and 4 Prospector Belts, and we decided to offer them with a 20% discount:

• Mare's Leg Holster in saddle-tan
• Gun Belt Prospector large, right-hand, 44mag/45lc, in saddle-tan
• Gun Belt Prospector large, right-hand, 44mag/45lc, in black
• Gun Belt Prospector extra-large, right-hand, 44mag/45lc, in black
• Gun Belt Prospector extra-large, right-hand, 357mag, in black

Beaver News #94 - June 17, 2019

This week Mark is talking about Western Gun Belts. The belt he is showing in the video he made many years back (30-35 years ago!) and this is a very popular rig that gets ordered quite a bit by our customers.

The Ranger Star Rig is a really good gun belt if you are going to be riding and shooting, if you are going to be out on the range carrying a side iron, or if you are doing mounted Cowboy Action.

Riding with a belt that comes off the hip is a lot easier to draw from and shoot than to have a Buscadero Rig. Also, the holsters are form-fitted so the firearm doesn't just come out or bounce around and shift while riding like it is the case with many mass-produced unlined holsters.

The inspiration for the Texas Star Conchos came from one of Mark's favourite actors Chuck Norris in the series Texas Ranger.

But if you don't want star conchos on your rig that is fine too. We can put any kind of concho on the belt and holster, you just let us know what you want.

If you are interested in ordering one for yourself, you can find it in the Online shop here: But first, watch this week's video here or by clicking below. 

Beaver News #93 - May 20, 2019

Howdy!

This week we show you how we restored a catcher's glove so the Dad (our client) could pass it on to his beloved daughter.

The inside had a lot of wear and tear, even holes, so we had to replace it. This meant taking the glove apart, manufacture a new piece and then lace everything back together. 

Sounds easy enough but is quite tricky in reality. Check out this week's video and see the transformation from worn out with holes to looking like brand new.  

Beaver News #92 - April 29, 2019

Our customer used a magazine holder to carry his electrician tools while working. But it didn't hold all the tools he wanted and they also fell out sometimes.

So we took the tools that he uses on a day-to-day basis and built him custom form-fitted pouches for each one of them in the order he wanted to have them. He can open and close the pouches with one hand so he is always safe if he is up on scaffolding for example.

The harness is fully adjustable to his body and liking. It sits on his shoulders and can be connected to his belt with D-rings.

Check out this video and let us know what you think. We love manufacturing unique ideas like this. So if you have something in your business or personal life (not just with tools) that you would like to have manufactured, give us a shout. 

Beaver News #91 - April 15, 2019

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We are doing a happy dance because we reached 1,000 subscribers on Youtube - Yabba Dabba Doo!! We even got an email from Youtube congratulating us 🙂

• the template he uses
• how he cuts out the leather - make sure you check out the tricks of the trade and pro tips he tells you 
• then he's beveling the edges and makes a stitching groove
• to be ready to punch the slots and then dye the piece
• Now it's time for the loop material to get prepared
• it gets riveted to the base piece and then pulled through the slots to create the cartridge loops 

Beaver News #90 - March 25, 2019

First we'd like to thank everyone who stopped by our table at the 2-Day HACS Show and said hello. For those of you who couldn't come, here two photos of our tables: 

The Bottom Plug

Beaver News #89 - March 11, 2019

Thank you for reading and watching our Beaver News, we do appreciate that you take time out of your busy day for us. 

Busy is also what we are here at Beaver Mountain Works this week while getting ready for the HACS Annual 2-Day Gun Show next weekend in Chilliwack. 

That's why we had no time to create a new product video for you, especially because Mark had to take naps in between preparing (wink wink) Check out what he is dreaming about on those naps by clicking on the video below: 

We hope this made you chuckle!

If you live near Vancouver BC Canada come visit us at our tables at this show, we'd love to meet you, talk with you and show you our products, their quality and the workmanship that goes into them. 

Beaver News #88 - February 25, 2019

On this week's video, Mark is talking about our hammer tabs. We learned that a few of our clients were a little confused on how to use it when they receive their (Mare's Leg) holster. 

They contact us and ask, "what is the small leather trace that is by the hammer for?"

If you use the holster with the saddle attachment, we suggest you put the hammer tab to the inside (backside), because it will hold the firearm nice and snug when you are riding. 

Where on the other hand, when you are walking through the bush it is a lot nicer to have the hammer tab to the outside. 

The hammer tab is not just on our Mare's Leg holsters but on any holster that we manufacture, like the revolver holsters, the holsters on the Buscadero rigs etc, it always keeps the firearm nice and snug. 

But we also make different styles of hammer tabs, check out this week's video. As always: You dream it - we make it!

Beaver News #89 - February 11, 2019

We are a Canadian run family business in British Columbia.

We make custom leather goods... for YOU! You dream it - we make it!

High quality, practical, dependable, products that you need.

Not things that you go to the store and you have to buy what they sell you, but things that you dream of that you need to have manufactured, you come give us a shout.

We'll produce those things so when you are out there in the bush you are out there in some situation in your life and you got that product it just doesn't fall apart because of shoddy workmanship.

So remember: You dream it - we make it! Beaver Mountain Works

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Beaver News #86 - January 28, 2019

Howdy

Have you ever wondered how long it takes to convert our Mare's Leg Shoulder Holster into a Hanging Saddle Holster? 

What if you are not only wanting to carry your Mare's Leg on a shoulder rig in the bush but also while you are riding your horse?

For this exact situation, you can buy the saddle attachment from us. This attachment lets you connect your Mare's Leg holster to the horn of your Western Saddle. 

In this video, Mark shows you how quick you can transform the holster from fitting your shoulder harness to hanging off your saddle.

• Step 1: you detach your holster from the harness by removing the Chicago screws
• Step 2: you attach your holster to the saddle attachment either with Chicago screws or like Mark shows you in the video, with lace. 

In addition, you might also be interested in the practical quick tip that Mark offers one minute and forty seconds into the video on how to loosen or tighten Chicago screws the easy way.