to tell you the truth dont put yourself down its turned out ok, (you should of seen my first) the stitching is fine its not easy to stitch through so many layers and end up with a nice stiching without practice and youve done a good job, the edges could use a little work granted i use a flat bed sander first and then burnish the edges, the slots can be worked out easly by using an adjustable rightangle and use a long punch for the holes, you could try to use a rounded dowel to wet mold as you can get more pressure and wont end up scratching the leather which can happen with a spoon, Don