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Just trying out different methods to fix leather to steel.
Sewing leather on leather in most cases is tougher than riveting. Especially when you're using these so called two cap, quick or tubular rivets.
Solid copper or aluminium rivets is the best option. In the first test I sew the leather to the steel strap with properly deburred drill holes, still the steel ripped right through the waxed threat. With the copper rivets even a two hundred pounds gorilla (and his wife) couldn't rip it off, just bent the 3mm steel. I used proper steel washers that don't bent nearly as easily as copper rivets and they just slightly bent outside but are still far from slipping through the holes.

Description
Just trying out different methods to fix leather to steel.
Sewing leather on leather in most cases is tougher than riveting. Especially when you're using these so called two cap, quick or tubular rivets.
Solid copper or aluminium rivets is the best option. In the first test I sew the leather to the steel strap with properly deburred drill holes, still the steel ripped right through the waxed threat. With the copper rivets even a two hundred pounds gorilla (and his wife) couldn't rip it off, just bent the 3mm steel. I used proper steel washers that don't bent nearly as easily as copper rivets and they just slightly bent outside but are still far from slipping through the holes.