Hey guys,
I've been working on an experiment, to make a MOD styled sporran completely out of bullhide, wet-forming (pinning in place with clothespins) the corners for rolled edges around the seams.

Mostly out of necessity, as the only "thin" leather that I have/can afford is upholstery leather which I thought was a good idea at the time, however now have unanimously declared "it looks like ***". Trying to match color match the cheap upholstery leather with fiebings "light brown" has been a nightmare, so I've decided to save the upholstery leather for fur-faced sporrans or any application where the leather won't be seen.

Also, I've wanted a simple MOD styled sporran for quite some time, and I thought using thick tooling bullhide would make the "tank" equivalent of a sporran... bombproof.

I'm about 1/2th of the way through stitching the side panels to the front, and the stitches look good (saddle stitched through awl-punched holes).

Is there any major structural problem with using thick bullhide? I'm kinda seeing where some potential for extra stress on the stitching can come in as the leather dries and tries to pull away.