Quote Originally Posted by Ryan Ross View Post
I've heard of similar problems, and it seems like soaking and clamping would work, so long as you make sure that the clamp you use will not add a feature to your belt. Also, after soaking and drying, you'll probably want to hit the whole belt with plenty of neatsfoot oil... that will restore flexibility to the leather.

...come to think of it, you might be able to just use a lot of oil on the turnback point, perhaps in conjunction with clamping, to achieve a flatter effect.

...just my two cents, and I'm certainly no more than a rank amature at leather working.
I'd be very careful about using plenty of neatsfoot oil on a belt that would come in contact with a kilt, to be honest, I'd probably never advise neatsfoot oil at all, there are much better alternatives,I'd certainly recommend skiving the leather, it's a much better way of solving the problem without any of hte adverse effects of neatsfoot oil