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Originally posted by Tinyman:
Not too bad at all. Question -- what do you color / stain the leather? I've heard shoe polish, I've heard soaking in tea or other plant based stuff. Just curious.

Side note, has Seoul recovered any at all since the pandemic?

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Originally posted by AKSuperDually:

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Originally posted by Tinyman:
Not too bad at all. Question -- what do you color / stain the leather? I've heard shoe polish, I've heard soaking in tea or other plant based stuff. Just curious.

Side note, has Seoul recovered any at all since the pandemic?

I'm finding that I really like neatsfoot oil. Sometimes I throw some dye in there first.

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Originally posted by sureshot45:
You did a good job. Not sure if your using an over stitch wheel or chisels but even with chisels you have to use and awl for that thick of leather and it’s takes a ton of practice to keep the holes straight from front to back. When I have use an awl for a project it takes me an hour or two to get into a rhythm and even then I end up getting a few off.

Someone earlier mentioned stitching across the strap, it’s where your square stitching makes the belt loop. The top row of stitching that would be parallel to your belt will take all of the stress. In this case ideally you would just have the 2 rows on either side that way they equally carry the stress. It’s probably more applicable to things that carry lots of weight or stress like belts, shoulder straps, harnesses but it always good to keep in mind.

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Originally posted by OttoSig:
So you would have two horizontal rows of stitching parallel with the belt?

Or you would have an extra horizontal stitch on the top to reinforce?

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Originally posted by OttoSig:

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Originally posted by AKSuperDually:

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Originally posted by Tinyman:
Not too bad at all. Question -- what do you color / stain the leather? I've heard shoe polish, I've heard soaking in tea or other plant based stuff. Just curious.

Side note, has Seoul recovered any at all since the pandemic?

I'm finding that I really like neatsfoot oil. Sometimes I throw some dye in there first.

That is all I've used on this, two light coats. I will eventually get into dying and there is no shortage of colors here in Korea, my wife saw purple and has already requested a purple holster for the P6 I bought. However, I wanted to get the basics of stitching and edge finishing, etc. before diving into dying. After all, a vegetable tanned color will still work even if not the prettiest, that was my thinking anyway.

As to your second question, Seoul never had to recover. It was by all accounts the model for how to control the virus. A previous thread turned political and I will simply say that it is easier to put the rules in place here than other areas as some of the rules do indeed infringe upon freedoms we have in the US. But politics aside and just focusing on pure numbers Seoul metropolitan is a city of 25M and until this past week they were calling 25 people a day an "outbreak". We are seeing numbers north of 500 a day this week but comparatively speaking that is an outstanding number. Seoul has put in place their "Level 2" restrictions which I wont get into because it doesn't really matter, but they take it VERY seriously here as they have dealt with virus scares before and deal with pollution daily. So it wasn't even a culture shock here, just another day.

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Originally posted by slosig:

No, the horizontal stitches are the problem. Forget the stitches (thread) and think about the row of holes. When one does a stitch across the strap (perpendicular to the tension), they are effectively perforating it, just like paper is perforated so it will tear easily in a given place.

Unless the knife is heavy, it is unlikely to ever be more than a theoretical issue, but it is definitely something you would want to think about on a cinch strap on a saddle or on a harness.

If you simple skipped the two horizontal stitches, that would likely do the trick. If you wanted more, a third vertical in the middle, could be added.

Oh, and to the main point, that is really nice work. I’ve done a few (crude) things over the years and I’d have been thrilled if any were half that nice.