The Flashback Friday series this week highlighted some of the tools used to finish the edges of belts.
The tool on the left is a bevel. It is used to round off the edges of belts. The scraps shown are the pieces removed when beveling.
The photo on the right shows two different burnishers. The white plastic circle is something I used to rub down belt edges by hand. It is very hard on your hands, and as the quantity of belts I created increased I had to find an easier way to finishes the edges. Many years later, I discovered the wood burnisher that would attach to a drill press as shown here. Now I can just glide the belt along without causing pain to my hands.