An unfinished piece of vegetable tanned leather. There is no doubt about its strength, but using it as a personal belt is simply impossible. The thickness of the skin (not split) makes it almost impossible to buckle and unbuckle. I had to drop my pants to take them off after trying them on. Having worked in the leather industry for many years, I have never launched a product that looks so bad that it was designed to be worn by a human (more like armor). Seriously, that would be a great leather harness, but stay away from your belt!