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What's on the wheel now? Does that have to come off first? If you remove what's on the wheel, then you would have flanges on the two ends that the leather would need to be proud of, so it might not be 8 to 9 oz, but 10 to 11 oz. I would put that on with barge cement with a minimum of a 3/4 " scarf. Laid with the lap in the correct direction. Sorry had that wrong thought

Once, I was teaching a classroom of kids about the many different kinds of hammers a woman came to pick up her boy early. I was just finishing up when she came over to me and said Are all of those hammers yours I said Yes, they are. She then said If you were my husband, I would kick you right in the ass I asked her why, and she said in a heavy Irish brogue Why would a man need more than one hammer? after I explained just the hammers on the table, she got the point. She said to me Wow, I never thought of that. LOL to Hondo Man's point, you don't use a 22oz waffle head framing hammer for finish work. or a tack hammer for framing. LOL

In the woodworking world, they make a tool called a butt gauge, which you could come in from the side, probably 4 or 5 inches, and a small, custom-ground blade could be easily fitted in that cross beam, set to the depth, and cut away. That would be a simple tool to make.

Wow, that is amazing.

Beautiful job, you are a very talented man, that's for sure.

Wow, that's very cool, nice job.

Judging from your tape measure, you could use a standard 1.5" belt, or it looks like you could even make it 33mm if you like. The belt does not need to be as wide as the bullet is long. I would make top and bottom loops, and you would be fine as far as the bend goes. I would wet half of the width of the belt just where it goes over the shoulder, hang it on your shoulder wet for a bit, and there's your bend perfect. Have fun with it.

Nice job and look.

Is that a statement?

WYO Quick Silk works best for me; don't get one drop or less on unfinished leather.

Beautiful job

Beautiful job.

45 for me in a mag Sig 1911 E S

All this is going to end up in the adult section. LOL

Wow, Chuck, tell me you're not licking leather! And don't tell me it's because you're in a rush LOL just kidding Chuck .