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Welcome Josh! I have been doing leather work for quite awhile, been doing a rather large flea market about an hour away, for about 3 years. Prior to that a market in the "forest" until the owner retired, and it closed. This past July I did a major craft show, held at an expo center nearby. It was the first year for the event, and it was very successful. It is not a jury event but you do have to apply and be approved. It is a totally handcrafted event, with paid admission. So you have a group of people that are there to buy. My set up was like yours, no tent, it was a indoor event and it was optional. I wish that there where more opportunities, I"m glad you have the chance to open your own store and are able to go to market! Your products look amazing, and keep crafting my friend. Good luck and god bless!

First welcome to the forum! The thing that stands out to me is the improvement in the flow of the lines. Keep it going!

Very nice ! I like your choice of thread colors. I can't tell what was used for the liner, but it looks good.

A number of skill sets where involved in making your project. You handled them very well, I love the color choice, great job!

Very nice work. I would like to see a follow up picture, I bet the patina on it will look amazing!

Nice tooling, what did you decide to use for the liner?

I like how you used the stamps in an unconventional way. It really turned out quite nice.

Not really a fan of rough out, but man you really made it look great!

They both are really awesome! Very nice work.

I use a Garland 3, have used it for many years and I love it.

Excellent stitching! A very fine belt indeed.

If you go to Springfield leather's website on the toolbar select the education tab. Scroll down until you see educational videos. From there ask your question. They had a tutorial on exactly what you want to know. Good luck

I second that the strap needs to be leather and front panel over the gusset. But overall a nice proto.