1St Project...belt For Concealed Carry.

[Tjstewart]

Sorry didn't see it posted same reply more than once

[Red Cent]

I make (customer preference) gun belts out of two pieces of 8-9 ounce veg tan. Glued, sewn, and conditioned, they are supple yet will hold up any full size hand gun.

May I suggest that you read about finishing your edges in a sticky somewhere on the site. The edge lacks the smooth polished look that it should have. I use a sander to make the edges even and 90 degrees. Bevel then hand sand. I use water and a motorized burnisher to make 'em shine. Dye, let dry, then burnish again. Rub the edge with paraffin/beeswax combo, and burnish again. Then use an old towel to hand rub until all excess wax is removed.

[Tjstewart]

That's a good looking combination you got there. I've been meaning to get a dremel for edge work. Cause my edges do like a little as you can see from the holster I will post little later today. I've also been wandering how well it would work cutting out the general pattern since it's easy to get off the mark using a utility knife.

[malabar]

You can fix the unevenness of the edges by using a steel rule as an edge guide. Utility knives can work well, but you need to sharpen them (I use a leather strop coated with jeweler's rouge).

A dremel can work OK, as long as it is variable speed. A better option is to find a Foredom tool (like one of thee http://www.foredom.net/seriessrmotorsandspeedcontrols.aspx). Either way, you need to get/buy/make a wooden burnisher with an appropriate shank.

Another route is to get someone to turn you a wooden burnisher onto a mandrel and mount it on a grinder.

tk