Made my first turned edge strap, thanks to Phil. 0,38 mm prick, 0.45 mm poly thread. First enforcement layer : 1.8 mm skived to 1mm at the end. Second enforcement layer : 1 mm Exterior leather : 0.8 mm. Lining : 1 mm @masterclass : do you think skive alligator leather to 0.4 - 0.5 mm is a good idea, will it keep its strength after lots of fiber are gone? The raised center made it more bulky than what I have planned for a casual watch. Definitely gonna improve next time ^^.

I finally finished this project, great design from Phil, learnt a lots making it and now I feel much more comfortable working on handbag, still need more practice on the gussets and hand-stitching with an awl though. Still I encountered some problems, perhaps @Leathercraft Masterclass could shed some light on the matter : 1, The lines on the flesh side when using bell skiver, it is clearly visible on the grain side after and I was unable to remove it even when I skived through that part again by the bell skiver or by a French edger ( it worked with stiff vegetable tanned leather, maybe 70-80% but that's enough for me ). From the bell skiver course I know it is unavoidable but do you have any tips to lessen the effect on chrome tanned leather? 2, It was much harder for me to install the gusset than watching you doing it haha. Maybe you'll have us a course on how to design gussets and calculate the proper measurement for it?