Nice. I like the lining. My skin is very sensitive to certain metals like silver, but brass seems to be fine. My skin wears off the coating (if the stud is coated), oxidizes the brass then no problem. I wonder if others have problems with brass.I like to wear this simple one I made with a piece of 3 mm thick shoulder. It's lined with suede and has a sam browne stud for simple closure.
You got me guys. All my years of leatherwork I've never made a bracelet. I'm liking this thread.
Possum, if you burnish with Saddle Soap the dye will penetrate it pretty well.
I'm not sure how you stitch, but it looks similar to mine. After taking some measurements I mark the stitch line on the inside, then groove the line in. I then space the holes with an overstitcher wheel, then punch the holes. Shark is soft enough I don't need to groove the top. With snake I groove the leather under the snakeskin (before cementing it down), which helps get the thread in a groove without having to groove the thin skin. If I was stitching two layers of leather I'd groove both sides, starting with the top.
Hope that makes sense.