BillinOK

Thanks Doc. I really enjoyed making these buckles. My supplier of the replica badges went out of business and I have not been able to find any more of the badges. The ones I was buying were hardened copper I think. I could weld a chicage post on the back of them and the heat would not damage the badge. Have tried a few from different places, but the heat would damage the badge.

I have been doing leatherwork on and off since the mid 1970's. I work full time (and still not retired) and have tried to do leatherwork in my spare time. I mainly build holsters, but do other also. I found this site about a week ago and I have been reading posts, learning new things along the way. I am very interested in learning new (to me) techniques and seeing excellent work done by the members here. I'm here to learn and someday maybe help others. I hand sewed for years until about 3 years ago when I purchased a Tippman aerostitch. My hands and fingers thanked me, until I sewed my thumb one time. Thanks for such a great site to learn from!

I'm new to Leatherworker.net but have been doing leatherwork for a long time. Several years ago I made this buckle. It is leather with a replica Texas Ranger Sergeant badge, inlayed with ivory and the star gold plated. I had a friend that was friends with Chuck Norris. I sent the buckle to my friend and he gave it to Chuck Norris. He really liked it. He was suppose to wear it on his show, Walker Texas Ranger. Don't know if he ever did. I made several buckles back then with different old west replica badges. I had no trouble in selling them.