mdbrickell Report post Posted November 21, 2015 Father in Law is wanting me to make him a classy dress belt. The only material I have ever used is veg tan leather strap. Can anyone suggest a material that may work for this? And should it be lined? If so, what materials should be used there. I'm sure there are several but I'm hoping someone can tell me what they have used that they were happy with. Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
biglew Report post Posted November 21, 2015 if you want to make a nice dressy high end belt.... Use W/C Bridal leather. For heavy belts 12-14 oz for thinner I use 10-12 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwinOaks Report post Posted November 21, 2015 You can use veg tan and make a dress belt. If you decide to line it, simply bond and stitch two thinner straps together so that you have the grain side out for both sides of the belt. Then bevel, slick, dye, and seal the edges. You can take a look on this site at "gun belts" and see the process...you'd just be using thinner leather. Bob Park (Hidepounder) has a tutorial for finishing edges that's pinned in the 'how do I do that?' section. There are multiple belt tutorials that describe correct measuring. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
