veg tan horse halter, what oz leather?

[Bognosh]

Hello everyone, I was thinking of making a custom tooled horse halter, and I'm unsure what oz leather to use. I figured the thicker the better cause horse are obviously really strong animals. however I dont want the turned ends to crack when fold them over. Has anyone had success making some? 

Also my apologizes for the three threads under this title, I have no idea why it did that, I clicked submit once, it said error wait 7 seconds , so i did and clicked again. I'm not trying to spam

Edited September 22, 2016 by Bognosh

[impulse]

Here is a custom halter made by a student of mine. It is made using 4mm harness leather (10oz).

Always fold the leather when wet to avoid cracking and I always use stainless steel hardware. Make sure you use a quality leather dressing to restore the natural oils after the leather has dried from casing.

Cheers, Lois

[Bognosh]

wow what lovely work, your clearly a good teacher. I plan on dying the leather do you have any recommendations for that?, my only other concern is that the neatsfoot oil will darken the colors. what do you recommend?