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Basic Combat Shirt

By On April 9, 2012 · 2 Comments · In Tutorials

I had a friend ask me to make him a “TRU” style shirt. So I figured I’d do a how-to on it, since I haven’t found one anywhere. First, you need to decide whether you want to make the sleeves from scratch, or butcher a combat shirt for them. For this how-to, I’m using old [...]

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Making your own color-matched snaps and grommets

By On April 7, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Tutorials

Being a habitual DIY’er (I even built my own SHOP, for cripe’s sake!), and not wanting to pay 18 metric buttloads of dollars for a couple thousand snaps in the 4 primary colors (OD, Coyote Brown, Foliage Green and Black), I spent a lot of time trying to determine how I could make my own, [...]

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6″ X 4″ small zipper utility pouch

By On June 17, 2009 · 8 Comments · In Tutorials

A great tutorial posted in the DIY Tactical forum by Mike (aka Disturbed) of D-Tac. He takes you through the steps to build a simple zippered utility pouch. Take a look, give it a try and let us know what you think.

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Video: Making of a GP Pouch

By On December 23, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In Tutorials

This video was posted in the DIY Tactical forum by Stu, From Essential Tactical ( www.esstac.com ) Here he demonstrates how he assembles his GP Pouch.

Part 1

Part 2

For discussion on this video check out the original forum post here

Stu’s website is still under [...]

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Video: Tacking with Hot Glue

By On December 23, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In Tutorials

Another Esstac production. Here Jeremy from Esstac demonstrates how they prep assembly components prior to sewing. At the end you will also see the process that Esstac uses to keep production moving along.

For discussion on this video check out the original forum post here

Stu’s website is still under construction. [...]

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