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That makes sense. I only sanded enough to even up the edges. Was getting edgy (pun intended) about finishing it hah!

Thank you for the kind words all. Anyone have some insight on why the dye did not take to some spots on the edges where the two pieces of leather meet? @Handstitched. Not Aussie, I am from America. Though I have always wanted to take a trip there... hah! The conditioner is Fiebing's Aussie Leather Conditioner and does a pretty good job of hydrating the leather, in my humble opinion.

Thank you kindly. I took my time while watching Gotham so there was not a steady workflow going. Eight hours of stitching with various distractions would be about what it took to complete it. I was pretty focused on the last quarter of it and took around two hours for that part. My stitching efficiency is severely lacking and probably only get about two stitches per minute.

Hello all. This is the first belt I have made. It was cut from a side of Wicket&Craig 8-10 oz Vegetable Tan, which is very nice to work with by the way. I needed a belt to carry the weight of my full sized .45 and decided to go the double thick route. I do not have a strap cutter so this was cut out with various straight edges and my trusty Utility Knife. The Stitching Irons I used are the Tandy Leather Pro line and during the process I wished I had used some with a little wider spacing between the teeth. I used the irons on one side of the belt, glued the pieces together and finished the stitching holes with a diamond awl. I counted 5 stitches that I had messed up on but hardly noticeable unless someone is actually inspecting the stitching. It was dyed with Black Fiebing's Pro Dye, conditioned with Aussie Leather Conditioner and finished with 50/50 Rosolene/Water. Overall I am happy with it, since it is my sixth project in leather. @Edit: Forgot to add that I burnished the edges with water, then Beeswax/Parafine Wax/Neetsfoot Oil that I mixed myself.