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Well, to my mind's eye, I wouldn't imagine using very "natural" leather would be the best. As in, the type that may still have a sort of fibrous feel to it.

I would think either totally smooth, or...

From everything I have read, a belt works just fine as long as it has no metal bits on it obviously. A wider belt would be better - maybe a couple inches. But as long as it's reasonably clean and in...