chainedrose Report post Posted January 4, 2013 @knothead thats a wonderful looking belt. what did you use to make those holes? and how do you measure it to get matched holes on both sides. also in edge braiding is a slanted straight line hole better than a round hole? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KnotHead Report post Posted January 6, 2013 @knothead thats a wonderful looking belt. what did you use to make those holes? and how do you measure it to get matched holes on both sides. also in edge braiding is a slanted straight line hole better than a round hole? I used a chisel bought from Tandy Leather Factory. It is a 4 prong 1/8th inch with a 45 degree turn to each chisel. I used 1/8th inch lace which means I measured from the edges 1/8th inch. Using a divider I then scored a line on each side of the belt and then chiseled my holes. I like the angle for this braid. The braid will cover more area this way, or give better coverage. Brian... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chainedrose Report post Posted January 8, 2013 thank you. how do you go abt the corners please? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KnotHead Report post Posted January 9, 2013 thank you. how do you go abt the corners please? Usually the corners will have the holes chiseled closer together than the 1/8th inch spread. I usually will punch those with a plier chisel at half of the 1/8th inch, or 1/16th of an inch apart in the corners. You can buy the plier chisel in different sizes from Tandy leather. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chainedrose Report post Posted January 9, 2013 Thank You :-) yes I did see the chisels you've mentioned up on Tandy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KnotHead Report post Posted January 12, 2013 You're very welcome. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
