Double Bar Buckles?

[metallurgynerd]

Okay, maybe a beginner question, but can anyone explain to me how to use a double bar buckle? What's the other bar for? How do I route the leather through/around the bars? Here's an example:

Thanks in advance.

Edited December 3, 2012 by metallurgynerd

[Kevin]

They are mainly used with nylon so you don't have to punch a hole for the tongue, yes the material goes around the extra bar.

[metallurgynerd]

Kinda what I thought. Thanks! Looks like it might also make the incoming strap lying flatter against the buckle. I think I'd like that.

[Eaglestroker]

I like to use them on dog collars because of how they sit, and how they look. The first time I saw one in use it was this design in nylon marketed by a gun dog supply.