Lookin good as always Chief. Watched another vid of you making straps again cuz I have a guy who wants a 66" long one. So I'm debating on getting the BRL template. Ta. Matt.
It looks good. And it's gonna get mud,rain,dirt, and of course bugs on it. If you made it to pretty wouldnt be that way long. And bike are opposed to be cool not pretty.
There are mathematical equations for figuring out thread length. But I've found 4 times the thread length works. On thin stuf like wallets I do like 3.5 X length.
My 10 yr old made these for her grandparents. She did everything but set the copper rivets. Makes me so nervous when she is cutting stuff out that she is gonna lop off a finger.lol She also made a backpack for Barbie.
No expert but. If you rough the leather tip well to give it a tooth and get good 360 degree coverage on belt and inside the tip with Barge or the like contact cement I don't think it will come off. Have to work fast when putting it on though. That's the only thing I can think of other than putting holes in it and then What? Can't really rivet or sew. Shrug. Kinda stumped myself. Ta. Matt.
Either use a resize app or what I do with my phone is. Text the pic to myself in anotherbapp like fb messenger and save pic again. It makes it small enough to post then. Or if on a computer look in the computer help section there are some posts how to resize them.