Bringing this up for 3rd attempt and to answer questions above.

The wet process, soaked it in warm water for about 45 seconds, some say till the bubbles quit others 30-45 seconds.
Leather is 9 oz veg tan. Hand stitched using wax thread saddle style.

The vacuum sealer this time i used a junk piece of 2 oz veg tan as a backer to stop the coarse side of the bag from indenting the leather, didnt get the vacuum bag completely smooth on suction so theres a couple charater marks.

Let sit ~ 1 hour and hand rub the outline a couple of times to finish forming. Then remove from the vacuum bag and bake in the oven @ 135-150* for 45 minutes, remove and air dry from there. Took about 2 days.

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