My first project

I finally got my pieces of leather in. The 2 strips

I got are 7-8oz Veg Tan cowhide leather belt

blanks, 1 1/4 in wide.

I bought 2 since I am very new to leather crafting

I anticipate to make some mistakes as I start,

which I am ok with. I’m hoping at least 1 of the 2

belts will be somewhat decent.

I haven’t gotten my belt buckles or snaps in yet so

that step will have to wait, but I added some

detailing and punched the holes into my belts while

I wait for that.

For the most part I cut down one of the ends, did

some edge work smoothing out the edges, beveling in

a border, and punched some holes into one of the

belt blanks.

The beveler I recieved from the start kit isn’t so

great, it did the job, but was not consistent at

all, and it caused me to make some mistakes.

I’m hoping to get my belt buckle in soon so I can

finish the belt, though I am still unsure if I want

to sew the folded part back or use snaps. I am

leaning toward using snaps to secure the buckle in.

And I still need to figure out if I want to make a

belt keeper with any left over leather I have, or

install a metal one.