After some vigorous polishing of my scrap leather, I glued it into the buckles with Amazing Goop. After letting it set for 24 hours, it seemed like a solid join.
Lacing the buckles on hardly takes any time now that I know what I'm doing. I took pictures of the final lacing method, which has the first knot in a different place because of the leather and loops through the buckles one less time than the last set of pics.
The buckles are secure once the laces are tied up but the position can still be adjusted up or down to taste. I much prefer the look of ghillie brogues without being laced up the leg. Also, if I had used the long laces with the tassels it would have been more of a pain to lace the buckles on.
One more thing needs to be done now. When I tried them on, I was slipping all over the hardwood in my apartment! For safety's sake, I think I'll need some rubber put on for at least the heel, if not some for the ball of the foot too...
Any more thoughts on the final product?
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