Antiquing coin conchos

[Beehive]

Here's one compared to the color of the belt. Now imagine it all together with the buckle pictured.

 

[Mulesaw]

1 minute ago, Beehive said:

The billets are dark chocolate.  The main strap is saddle tan. The buckle is rust brown. Brass and copper. Bright nickel conchos will look like tiny hubcaps with the color combo. 

Hence, that's why I needed them dark. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Darn that looks good!!

I feel like I cheated on my last belt using a sewing machine to make the stitching :-) Hand stitched just look better!.

The copper/brass edging detail is really well thought out and executed. and the HF detail looks like it was glued on. Makins a silver soldering with nothing flowing out is not an easy task!

I am going to take some of those Candian coins from the ship with me home, our own low value coins don't have any animals on them. 

I am looking forward to seing the finished belt.

Brgds Jonas

[Beehive]

6 minutes ago, Mulesaw said:

Darn that looks good!!

I feel like I cheated on my last belt using a sewing machine to make the stitching :-) Hand stitched just look better!.

The copper/brass edging detail is really well thought out and executed. and the HF detail looks like it was glued on. Makins a silver soldering with nothing flowing out is not an easy task!

I am going to take some of those Candian coins from the ship with me home, our own low value coins don't have any animals on them. 

I am looking forward to seing the finished belt.

Brgds Jonas

Thank You, Sir'

You can buy what they call junk silver. Worn out silver coins. They're sold by the bag. Back when-when. Conchos were silver. Real silver. Then they went silver plated brass. 

There's no way I'm installing plated, pot metal cast on my own personal stuff. Ugh, No way.