after some drying time, a punch is used to create a slot for the buckle tongue on both straps:
A thin leather "keeper" is cut for the strap:
the keeper is basted together:
and the whole works are shoved into the strap:
A line of stitching is needed to hold this in place:
and two more will be run up to the edge of the buckle:
as seen on this original shot belt:
After that, the two straps can be joined:
and we are basically done:
For this pouch, I decided to simply oil the bag down a bit to achieve a tone similar to some 18thc sporting images- basically I rubbed a bit of neatfoot oil on with a rag and dried it in the sun:
Hopefully this makes sense. Happy shot pouch building!
