Basically Bob

Bill. Be sure to use good quality wool felt. The other stuff just falls apart.

I use a piece off 100% wool felt folded over on itself and held with a clothes pin. When the edge gets fuzzy, I just sear it with a lighter. I found that it works better than any thing else I have tried. Thank you, Al Stohlman!

Understood

Nice looking axe ... Thanks for sharing.

Colt, no, the hooks don't rattle - not even close to the cheap, all metal snaps. The two working musicians that use my banjo straps love them. Funny, the first player I made a banjo strap for is a working musician - he insisted on snaps and I really didn't want to use them, So,I came up with my own design. It took quite a bit of playing to get the dimensions and process down but now they go together fairly easily. That being said, the hook on one end and a shield on the other certainly is not a time efficient design but it makes my work readily identifiable, showcases my pride in workmanship and attention to detail.

Nice! A photo of the belt loop would be good, also.

Here ya go .... Shows the hook from the back and the front.

Finished a banjo strap, today, for one of our local working musicians. 6/7 oz. veg tan with a 2/3 oz. soft chap leather liner. Hand stitched at 7 spi.

Beautiful work, thanks for sharing!

Looks really good ... Nice and clean. Congrats on the Tele build! When you finish it be sure to post a pic of your strap on the guitar!

... Photos in my post entitled "Banjo Strap Hook - My Design"

My apologies for the duplicate post .... Moderator please delete. Thanks!

I thought that some of you might like to see the banjo strap hook I designed. The player insisted on a snap and rather than use the mass market cheapies I decided to take another route. I have used it on three straps now. The players love it. I use 3/32" brass rod, bend it to shape, make up a pigskin loop to "hang" the hook inside the leather turn-over, glue it up and stitch. That hook ain't going nowhere! A shot from the front It's a labour intensive solution but it works and looks great!

I thought that some of you might like to see the banjo strap hook I designed. The player insisted on a snap and rather than use the mass market cheapies I decided to take another route. I have used it on three straps now. The players love it. I use 3/32" brass rod, bend it to shape, make up a pigskin loop to "hang" the hook inside the leather turn-over, glue it up and stitch. That hook ain't going nowhere! A shot from the front It's a labour intensive solution but it works and looks great!

Thanks for the input, Tom.

Looks great!

I make a 3 piece guitar strap with a tailpiece and tongue stitched to the main body and am applying resolene as a finish. I am thinking that it would be best to apply the resolene prior to stitching rather than after. Do any of you resolene fans have thoughts on this? Here's a pic of one of my straps.

Looks amazing! Just curious ... What do yu use for a sealer after dying?

They look great! Thanks for sharing,

Well, Chief .... I sure like the looks of it.

Thanks, Chris!

25b, sorry I don't have a pic of the underside. The customer has picked it up. What I will tell you is that the stitching on the back is not as nice as the front, LOL. One thing that I forgot to mention is that I glued it up on the round. Used a roll of masking tape as my form

Thanks, guys! Dan28, glad that you noticed the shielded strap. Labour intensive, for sure but I feel that it is worth it. It is a detail in workmanship that is and will be included in every strap I do. Makes my work recognizable, like a signature. Bob

Thanks, Thanks Monica, I used one, 3/4 strip, 16 - 17" long, skived about 1" of each end to a feather edge. I folded the strip so that the ends were overlapping, created three layers in the middle. ("The Leatherworking Handbook" by Valerie Michael) 9tpi, it was 6/7 oz. I chose to leave the leather natural but conditioned it with Montana Pitch Blend leather dressing.

This was a quick project I put together for a lady who wanted a leather handle for a wooden case she uses to keep craft supplies in. Hand stitched at 7 spi. 5/18 barbour linen thread.