DieselTech

It looks like a combination of a couple things. Too wet & dull swivel knife. I have also seen belly leather do this.

@bruce johnson will know or might know.

C.S osburne, Weaver leather premium line. There is others but can't think of them right now.

Nice work. The paint work looks great.

Nice work. Looks great!

Check Rocky mountain leather, or Buckleguy. The more you buy the cheaper they are.

Glad you like it. Ive heard good things about them as well. What is the differences between the 3 models you listed?

Use masking tape or a dog hair roller to clean up the hair after you cut into the pelt/hide.

Beautiful work. Stunning as always. Nice work.

Look into some of this paint.

Buckleguy has Wickett&Craig belt blanks in 10-12oz.

Nice work they look great. Is the case/scabbard for a Rossi Brawler?

Why not just buy a side of Hermann oak saddle skirting & cut your own belt blanks.

I started out with a leather kit from Amazon. It was like $140 & had all the basic tools to get started. Plus it had 4 colors of thread, beeswax plus some other stuff. I made a lot of stuff with that kit.

4 inch Square double layer coasters. Tool 1 side or both sides. Teach them stitch line layout, the border layout, then the stamp pattern layout. Then glue & stitch the double sided coaster together. Can even make a leather coaster holder.