Made my first belt

[RockRash]

So over dinner this last weekend my BIL mentioned he needed a new belt. I told him I would make him one.  He told me to make him one like his current belt but but a bit wider. I've never made a belt so I figured I'll make him something nice. Anyway this is what I made.

The last photo is a picture of his belt he gave me for measurement next to his new belt. 

I learned alot on this build, the most important being make sure your buckle is on properly before setting the rivets lol. My fingers are sore from hand stitching but it was worth it. I know it has flaws but I'm very proud of this belt. 

 

[BigBore]

Outstanding work!

[bladegrinder]

Wow, that looks great! 

[Deanr]

That is impressive. Something to be proud of!

The side by side picture is classic. On the old belt why would they punch holes all the way around?

[fredk]

Classy!

[chuck123wapati]

darn fine work my friend. he should be very proud to wear that.

[Ddat]

I'm sure brother in law will be thrilled! I made my first belt for myself andv that's when I realized how nice a belt can be! Your camouflage works perfect, I thought you had a special basket weave stamp.

[Handstitched]

So love that   Well done . 

[DieselTech]

Beautiful belt! Love your tool work. Looks nice!

[Gezzer]

Very nice indeed !!!!!

[MarshalWill]

Beautiful belt. Certainly a far cry from the one he gave you to measure. The basket weave looks good running along the belt instead of at an angle on it. I do mine that way too. He should be very happy with that one.

[Dwight]

Really a good looking belt . . . especially being the first one.

Do yourself a favor . . . ditch the rivets.

Put Chicago screws in there instead.  They are much easier to install . . . plus the rivets can come undone . . . Chicago screws don't do that.  It also allows the owner to change out the buckle if the need or desire ever comes.

May God bless,

Dwight

[Doc Reaper]

I like the work! My first belt was a rope

[tsunkasapa]

Very nice!

[Bert03241]

Wow you did a bang up job for sure

I have to try a belt some time.

[AlZilla]

Sorry, I just don't see any flaws. I really, really like the stamping.

[SUP]

That is beautiful. Such beautiful stamping!  It is very unusual, your pattern. Lovely piece of work.

[jrdunn]

Nice!

[Hags]

Well done!

[RockRash]

19 hours ago, BigBore said:

Outstanding work!

 

19 hours ago, bladegrinder said:

Wow, that looks great! 

Thanks!

18 hours ago, Deanr said:

That is impressive. Something to be proud of!

The side by side picture is classic. On the old belt why would they punch holes all the way around?

Thanks! I did ask him that. He said it was a extension strap for some harness his wife had in the tack room. It was never intended to be a belt. 

17 hours ago, fredk said:

Classy!

19 hours ago, BigBore said:

Outstanding work!

Thank you

16 hours ago, chuck123wapati said:

darn fine work my friend. he should be very proud to wear that.

 

16 hours ago, Ddat said:

I'm sure brother in law will be thrilled! I made my first belt for myself andv that's when I realized how nice a belt can be! Your camouflage works perfect, I thought you had a special basket weave stamp.

 

16 hours ago, Handstitched said:

So love that   Well done . 

 

14 hours ago, DieselTech said:

Beautiful belt! Love your tool work. Looks nice!

 

14 hours ago, Gezzer said:

Very nice indeed !!!!!

 

14 hours ago, MarshalWill said:

Beautiful belt. Certainly a far cry from the one he gave you to measure. The basket weave looks good running along the belt instead of at an angle on it. I do mine that way too. He should be very happy with that one.

Thanks you all, I gave it to him tonight he was very happy.

[RockRash]

11 hours ago, Dwight said:

Really a good looking belt . . . especially being the first one.

Do yourself a favor . . . ditch the rivets.

Put Chicago screws in there instead.  They are much easier to install . . . plus the rivets can come undone . . . Chicago screws don't do that.  It also allows the owner to change out the buckle if the need or desire ever comes.

May God bless,

Dwight

Your right. I will definitely be using Chicago screws from now on.

[RockRash]

11 hours ago, Doc Reaper said:

I like the work! My first belt was a rope

Well to be fair, I screwed up my first 2 attempts on this belt. The first one I didn't quite understand how to measure it properly and cut it to short. Not a total loss because its still a clean blank for a youth belt. 

The second attempt a screwed up the basket stamp right at the end and had to scrape it.

11 hours ago, tsunkasapa said:

Very nice!

Thanks

6 hours ago, Bert03241 said:

Wow you did a bang up job for sure

I have to try a belt some time.

Do it! This was the most rewarding project I've done so far.

4 hours ago, AlZilla said:

Sorry, I just don't see any flaws. I really, really like the stamping.

Thanks, but I assure you, they are there lol. 

4 hours ago, SUP said:

That is beautiful. Such beautiful stamping!  It is very unusual, your pattern. Lovely piece of work.

Thanks

4 hours ago, jrdunn said:

Nice!

 

2 hours ago, Hags said:

Well done!

Thank you both!