A high notoriety figure in Bitcoin once told me "people don't take you seriously because bla bla bla". Today these people have no choice but to take me seriously.
The second book I made was an epic failure. I don't know how I did my measurements but I ended up with an immense gap of the text block from the cover. It looks ridiculous.
Guys, I only have one advice when it comes to maintaining your belt. Don't leave it in the sun. You won't kill it but you will make it age faster. It will affect your patina. I left mine in the sun and I was disappointed to have lost my real patina. I guess it's part of the story but in the moment I was disappointed. Today I can't even see the darker spots made by the sun.