Musculata Images

[Dan Howard]

Some leathers can be quite thick and retain some flexibility.

"Some" being the operative word.

I have a number of belts of various thicknesses, depending on the type of trouser I am wearing depends on the thickness of the belt i.e. when wearing jeans I wear quite a wide, thick belt that is very tough butl flexible enough to go around my waist

Try creasing it the way it is supposed to in some of the sculptures. Try stabbing it with a knife and see how well it performs. You can't get leather to do both. Either it is thick enough to resist a weapon point or it is thin enough to fold and flex the way it is depicted in the sculptures. Not both.