Charlie,
Excellent, inspiring work. The detail you've gone into in this thread has been incredibly helpful as well.
One question--how do you handle the edge finishing around the leather keeper closest to the buckle? I'm assuming you sew it in before burnishing and sealing and whatnot, and I am having a hard time figuring out how you get such good results at the corners.
Forgive me for talking myself through this a bit, but maybe you are finishing the top and bottom layers independently where the keeper goes between them before stitching, and giving yourself a little room on either side for your slicker once you stitch everything up?
Thanks again!
Peter