Spokeshave question

[Twitch4Me]

Hi all, I'm a leather work newbie. I've got a couple of projects coming up but my current goal is to make a couple of modifications to my driving harness so it will better fit my gelding.

Right now I can't find leather of the proper weight to match the one I'm replacing so I thinking of stitching two lighter weight straps together. (it's the neckstrap, so not a major weight bearing piece). 

I've read through this thread earlier:

And while I'm struggling to envision what they're explaining I found this at a local store.

https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/tools/hand-tools/spokeshaves/44834-veritas-low-angle-spokeshave

Would I still need to modify it? 

[goingconcernMA]

Stitching two thinner pieces of leather together to arrive at your desired thickness is a perfectly acceptable solution

The topic you linked to discusses modifying a spokeshave for purposes of splitting panels of leather. I've not tried this but I can imagine it is a quite advanced technique and would require significant fine tuning to produce (likely) uneven results. As a beginner, I'd suggest ordering your leather split to the intended thicknesses of your projects instead. Several suppliers offer splitting services free or at a small cost when you purchase leather (Rocky Mountain Leather offers it free, District Leather offers for a small fee, Wickett & Craig offers free)