Guitar Strap

[Basically Bob]

To wear with a handmade guitar.  6/7 veg with 2 - 3 oz. Garment leather liner.

Contoured at the shoulder.  Cut to measure with no adjustment.

[DieselTech]

Awesome work. That's a sexy piece. Great work. 

[Basically Bob]

6 minutes ago, DieselTech said:

Awesome work. That's a sexy piece. Great work. 

Thanks! 

[Littlef]

Nice lookin strap.  I'd be proud to have that on any of my instruments.  

[rleather]

Very nice tooling and I love color

[BigBore]

Stunning work!

[Basically Bob]

3 hours ago, Littlef said:

Nice lookin strap.  I'd be proud to have that on any of my instruments.  

Thanks!

[Basically Bob]

2 hours ago, rleather said:

Very nice tooling and I love color

Thanks, rleather … the color is 40% Fiebing’s light brown / 60% alcohol with a dark brown antique.  

[Sheilajeanne]

Very nice! I am getting a new guitar soon, so will have to make a strap. How do you contour it at the shoulder? Do cut a curve into the leather where it rests next to your neck?

[TomE]

Nice work.  The artwork and color are very attractive.

[rleather]

On 1/19/2024 at 6:54 PM, Basically Bob said:

Thanks, rleather … the color is 40% Fiebing’s light brown / 60% alcohol with a dark brown antique.  

I appreciated you sharing the dye formula, I will give it  try.

[Basically Bob]

On 1/20/2024 at 11:01 AM, Sheilajeanne said:

Very nice! I am getting a new guitar soon, so will have to make a strap. How do you contour it at the shoulder? Do cut a curve into the leather where it rests next to your neck?

Thank you, Sheilajeanne,
 

Yes, there is a curve at the top of the shoulder.  When I make these, I take two measurements: 1) the total length of the player’s current strap (from the centre of the back pin hole to the centre of the front pin hole) 2) from the mid point at the top of the shoulder to the front pin hole when the player is wearing his/her guitar in a comfortable position.  I have a few templates for the main portion of the body and cut the front and rear “tails” to the proper length.  
 

It is a lot of work but the contour and the “cut to measure” narrow tails at the front and back reduce resistance and make for a more comfortable strap.  

The photo below gives you an idea of how the contour looks

 

 

Edited January 21, 2024 by Basically Bob

[Basically Bob]

On 1/20/2024 at 12:13 PM, TomE said:

Nice work.  The artwork and color are very attractive.

Thanks, TomE

[Basically Bob]

On 1/19/2024 at 4:58 PM, BigBore said:

Stunning work!

Thanks, BigBore

[MarshalWill]

That's an excellent strap design with the contour the way you do it. Just the right amount of decoration on both. Fine work, there.

[Basically Bob]

9 minutes ago, MarshalWill said:

That's an excellent strap design with the contour the way you do it. Just the right amount of decoration on both. Fine work, there.

Thanks, MarshalWill   

[JLSleather]

I LIKE IT - "just enough" design without being over done.

[Sheilajeanne]

22 hours ago, Basically Bob said:

Thank you, Sheilajeanne,
 

Yes, there is a curve at the top of the shoulder.  When I make these, I take two measurements: 1) the total length of the player’s current strap (from the centre of the back pin hole to the centre of the front pin hole) 2) from the mid point at the top of the shoulder to the front pin hole when the player is wearing his/her guitar in a comfortable position.  I have a few templates for the main portion of the body and cut the front and rear “tails” to the proper length.  
 

It is a lot of work but the contour and the “cut to measure” narrow tails at the front and back reduce resistance and make for a more comfortable strap.  

The photo below gives you an idea of how the contour looks

 

 

Thanks, Bob! Going to bookmark this page!  Love the little flowers!

[Basically Bob]

35 minutes ago, Sheilajeanne said:

Thanks, Bob! Going to bookmark this page!  Love the little flowers!

 the woman I made the strap for plays in a band called “Blue Chicory” and that is what the flowers are … Chicory flowers.  

20 hours ago, JLSleather said:

I LIKE IT - "just enough" design without being over done.

Thanks!

Edited January 22, 2024 by Basically Bob