Leather bracelet

I cut these templates in the laser cutter on 5mm acrylic, then place them on a sheet of real or faux leather, and cut the outline and the slits with an X-acto knife. I mark the holes and cut them with a hole puncher then put leather studs on them either with a leather stud press or with a hammer.

I made several sizes to fit different wrists. The number at the top indicates the overall length in centimeters. For example, a bracelet of 24cm shrinks to 19.5 cm and the braided segment from 18 to 13.5cm.

The slit is the narrowest I could do where it accommodates an X-acto knife and the material does not melt on itself on the return pass of the rectangle.