Belt Thread

[JLSleather]

Honestly... crease, not groove

[PastorBob]

1 hour ago, JLSleather said:

Honestly... crease, not groove

Mighty sharp looking belts.   i hope mine will look that good.

[AussieTanker]

On 2/23/2023 at 9:48 PM, JLSleather said:

Honestly... crease, not groove

Beautiful looking belts.  I'm currently in the process of trying to decide on which stitching punches / pricking tools to purchase. At least I think that is what the things that you use to put the holes in the leather that you push the thread through are called.

Can you please tell me what size / style punches you use to create those holes.  And what type style and brand of thread you used.  The threading on those belts, esp the top and bottom ones looks exceptionally nice to me

[PastorBob]

9 hours ago, AussieTanker said:

Beautiful looking belts.  I'm currently in the process of trying to decide on which stitching punches / pricking tools to purchase. At least I think that is what the things that you use to put the holes in the leather that you push the thread through are called.

Can you please tell me what size / style punches you use to create those holes.  And what type style and brand of thread you used.  The threading on those belts, esp the top and bottom ones looks exceptionally nice to me

I am pretty sure those are sewn on a machine.

[AussieTanker]

On 3/3/2023 at 10:41 PM, PastorBob said:

I am pretty sure those are sewn on a machine.

Thanks PB. Any clue as to what size and style the holes / stitching is?

[PastorBob]

2 hours ago, AussieTanker said:

Thanks PB. Any clue as to what size and style the holes / stitching is?

Others will know for sure, but I would guess 277 thread with a 25 needle.

[Handstitched]

3 minutes ago, PastorBob said:

Others will know for sure, but I would guess 277 thread with a 25 needle.

 My machine is set up for 277 M10, #24 needle. 

[AussieTanker]

Thanks Folks.  Appreciate the information 

[Outfitr]

This is what I usually use, .8 tiger thread, 4mm hole spacing. All hand done...about 4 hrs of stitching per belt. I think it looks better than machine stitch but is it worth the time?? Not sure.

[kgg]

33 minutes ago, Outfitr said:

All hand done...about 4 hrs of stitching per belt. I think it looks better than machine stitch but is it worth the time??

That is a really nice belt anyone would be proud of. If it takes you 4 hours at say $20 (pick a number) an hour to hand-stitch that alone in itself would be an extra $80 you would have to charge where as with a proper machine you could cut that part down to say 1 hour or less ?? with similar results and a lot less stress on your hands. My opinion is hand stitching is really nice but most people wouldn't / couldn't appreciate the effort it takes to hand-stitch the belt and might not want to pay the extra.

kgg