Lets have a look at a "Genuine Leather" belt???

[Doc Reaper]

Hi guys, it's been awhile since I commented. We all know that in this day and age we have words that are "installed" in to marketing that give advertising to give the feel of "genuine" (opposite of honest) to fool the masses into believing it is a quality item! Like when news reporters comment that Trudeau or camala are genuine candidates  (meaning low end or trashy) some will believe they can trust that installed politician and they will not question the motives

     When you hear the term "Vegan Leather" the smarter folks will know it's plastic table cloth material or some type of highly processed lawn clippings. If you purchase a Walmart belt and you have a small waist that belt is designed to last a specific length of time (like 12 weeks). If your belt has to work harder its life is considerably shorter (6 weeks if you're lucky) and those Walmart belts cost about $12. Buying a real leather (not genuine) is penny wise (not the clown) dollar smart. Most folks don't understand that "genuine" is the bottom of the barrel or (for a term we can all understand) garbage! 
 

And for our guys that make belts or straps, any type of layering makes things stronger (like plywood) and more efficient. Sandwiching a length of genuine leather between two top grain lengths will definitely make it last longer.

and when punching holes in belts try using an oval shape instead of a round one. The buckle tongue will lie down better and not poke straight out. 
 

And remember all globalist make genuine politicians!!!

Edited September 23, 2024 by Doc Reaper

[fredk]

12 hours ago, AlZilla said:

That said, I just bought about 20 belts from Walmart on clearance for 2 bucks each because they had nice buckles.  I'll incorporate the belts into some low wear/stress function. Maybe.

Years ago I got a clearance lot of maybe 100 belts from a factory closure (no buckles). At the time I was making toy shields  so I cut then up to make hand & arm straps on the shields

[FrankHester]

1 hour ago, Doc Reaper said:

and remember all globalist make genuine politicians!!!

[Handstitched]

One belt I have in my collection, is a cheapy "genuine leather "belt "Made in China"  from an op shop, out of curiosity I cut into it...it was cardboard in the centre, hardly a surprise   

I have peeps bending and  sniffing my belts at the markets to see if they are the real deal.

HS

[kgg]

13 hours ago, Handstitched said:

One belt I have in my collection, is a cheapy "genuine leather "belt "Made in China"  from an op shop, out of curiosity I cut into it...it was cardboard in the centre, hardly a surprise   

Why that doesn't surprise me.

13 hours ago, Handstitched said:

I have peeps bending and  sniffing my belts at the markets to see if they are the real deal.

I guess they got sucker once or twice.

kgg

[nstarleather]

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vi) The body of the belt is made up of 6 layers of some form of fabric with the both sides being finished with what appears to me to be some form of fake leather. Each layer was stuck together along with the edge being stitched with V46 or maybe V69 thread. I could not find anything that to me would resembled some form of real leather, chrome tan or veg tan, in the construction of the belt.

This is the part that blows me away...so much labor...6 layers.   Like so easy to just one or two and use decent material...it shows that they must pay next to nothing or have it all done with machines laminating huge sheets.

[fredk]

What I found with the 100 ex-factory belts was that it is all done by automatic machinery, in one continuous length. Cut to size length and holes punched

I had one 'belt' that was about 10ft long. It was seemingly the tail end of a roll

[nstarleather]

23 minutes ago, fredk said:

What I found with the 100 ex-factory belts was that it is all done by automatic machinery, in one continuous length. Cut to size length and holes punched

I had one 'belt' that was about 10ft long. It was seemingly the tail end of a roll

That's crazy...such waste but with pennies for material I guess it doesn't matter.

[fredk]

With the ex-factory, which was in Carrickfergus, 12 miles from Belfast, 'belts' were in various stages of completion. So by studying them I came to see how they were made

[Handstitched]

On 10/1/2024 at 1:13 AM, fredk said:

I had one 'belt' that was about 10ft long. It was seemingly the tail end of a roll

Thats one hell of a waist line 

HS