Pink slightly padded watch strap in goat leather

[Danne]

Width: 20/18mm, Thickness: 4-2.8mm

Exterior: French goat (Alran)

Lining: French Calf (Haas Zermatt)

Stitching: 2.7mm/10spi, Xiange twist 0.3mm

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 29, 2021 by Danne

[Rahere]

Tongue holes? Don't use that wheel punch, get a vertical punch.

I've just started using a digital caliper against a 1/4" steel edge to get the exact center, it has stepped my precision up to an immaculate degree, keep the dividers for equal spacing along the centre line, then a spring punch to define the hole centre.

[AzShooter]

Very nice leather work and great photography.  Wonderful way to display your work.  Thanks for sharing.

 

[Danne]

7 hours ago, Rahere said:

Tongue holes? Don't use that wheel punch, get a vertical punch.

I've just started using a digital caliper against a 1/4" steel edge to get the exact center, it has stepped my precision up to an immaculate degree, keep the dividers for equal spacing along the centre line, then a spring punch to define the hole centre.

I didn’t do any holes yet, might give it to someone and just make one hole. That ”wheel punch” give good results though. And alignment is made with a paper template. But a vertical punch set is on my list also  

4 hours ago, AzShooter said:

Very nice leather work and great photography.  Wonderful way to display your work.  Thanks for sharing.

 

Thank you

[Danne]

@Rahere I thought I show you how I do. Don't get me wrong here, your solution is also a good solution, the important part isn't how we do things as long as it gives us a good result, but I really like this.

I align it with my wing divider and hold it in place (you can tape it in place depending on leather) then I make an impression with my hole punch, remove template and align to my impressions and make holes. It would be a little less finicky with regular vertical punches though.