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My first medieval belt

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I still haven't done a sword belt as I've intended, but finally decided I needed to do a medieval type belt for practice, so here's my first one. The stamping pattern is different from what I had first planned because the belt is about 1/4" narrower than what it would have needed to be, but I like what I came up with anyway. It's not perfect by any means but overall I'm pleased with how it came out. Gives me much more confidence for when I do my scabbard and belt. Thinking that may be my next project, but I should probably finish the wallet I cut the parts for first.

 

 

 

 

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Nice,

I like it.   Very much proper looking too

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Nice looking belt.

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Nice looking belt.  Where did you find the belt buckle?   The buckle system is beautiful.

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OK . . . got my attention . . . looks like a long, long belt.

How does the belt buckle work on something like that?

Thanks, may God bless,

Dwight

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42 minutes ago, Dwight said:

How does the belt buckle work on something like that?

There are several ways. This is one way

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another way

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Interesting . . . guess I never saw one done like that.

Nearest would have been my mother's apron strings  . . .  lol

May God bless,

Dwight

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On 12/29/2022 at 7:32 AM, Scoutmom103 said:

Nice looking belt.  Where did you find the belt buckle?   The buckle system is beautiful.

The buckle and chape are available from several sources (I even saw the buckle on walmart.com), but I got them from swordsswords.com. They were having a 20% off sale at the time (which they seem to have frequently) and free shipping. They're cast and the overall quality seems good, although one of the thistles on the buckle was missing some of the detail, but I'm sure it's that way wherever you buy them from (I think they're originally sourced from India). They're attached with rivets and this is the first time I've worked with solid rivets. There's definitely a learning curve that I haven't mastered but it's not going to be the last time I'm going to work with them either.

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