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Old 08-17-2011, 06:18 PM
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When I made one, I found it laid flatter and was more comfortable when I made the holes elongated/oval instead of round.
Interesting idea. I'll have to check into a small oval punch.

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Also, your allignment problem could be fixed by glueing the two pieces together prior to cutting to final width.
Yeah - I'd though of that. I've got a strap cutter, but it's a pretty good challenge to keep the width consistent for the lenght of a belt (roughly 60")... and I found a pretty good deal on 1 1/2" belt blanks.

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I really like the edge treatment and color of your so called "fail" belt.
Thanks. I'm not really doing anything different that what I do on the holsters - hopefully the pictures aren't implying something that's not there.

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