3 hour challenge

[DoubleKCustomLeathercraft]

@YinTx

That's pretty much what I use. 9/10 belt with a 4/5 liner. It will be heavy but anyone that's working or carrying will appreciate the extra heft. 

All belts will sag eventually. It's the natural curves of our body. Some markets make the belts with a curved strap to start with. I haven't done this, but it's supposed to make the belt fit more comfortably right away, and eliminate any stretch. I'm not convinced though 

Edited February 26 by DoubleKCustomLeathercraft

[wizard of tragacanth]

Man, Double K... you are nuts! 

I challenge myself to finish a one hour project in 3 hours. Sometimes, I make it!

Nick

[DoubleKCustomLeathercraft]

@wizard of tragacanth

I didn't finish this in the 3 hours slot though. I had the perimeter stitched and I was about halfway through the gunslinger stitch at the 3 hour mark. I finished it the next morning. So if this was knife making and I was competing on forged in fire, I would've failed lol

[chuck123wapati]

13 hours ago, DoubleKCustomLeathercraft said:

@wizard of tragacanth

I didn't finish this in the 3 hours slot though. I had the perimeter stitched and I was about halfway through the gunslinger stitch at the 3 hour mark. I finished it the next morning. So if this was knife making and I was competing on forged in fire, I would've failed lol

Naw, if it was forged in fire, you would have finished it with duct tape in the last few seconds lol.

That's a great-looking belt and a great way to push your skills, as well as not overthinking stuff (my problem ). I can think of a project and change my mind on how to build it twenty times sometimes before I even start.

[DwightT]

4 hours ago, chuck123wapati said:

I can think of a project and change my mind on how to build it twenty times sometimes before I even start.

Yep.  And then when I'm done I think of 10 things I should do differently next time.

[Dwight]

Yep . . . that's a good looking belt . . . owner and wearer should always wear that with the shirt tail tucked in . . . for all to see.

Most of the belts I do are not done by oz . . . but by X thickness in inches.  When I buy leather . . . it is most of the time a side . . . and I take my thickness tool with me . . . looking for .1000 or so.  I use two layers of this for my belts . . . most of the time . . . using a thinner liner if the wearer is really skinny . . . thicker outside if the wearer is on the "bulky" side.

I can easily make a belt that will hang next to the OP belt . . . in less than three hours . . . but only because my Cowboy  4500 loves to do belts.

I could probably push myself right real hard  . . . and do it in one hour . . . 

If I got a customer who wants his belt to be hand saddle stitched . . . I'd be more than happy to accommodate him . . . but he will need to bring his big check book . . . his little one won't handle the problem  . . .  . . . and there will be a one week lead time.

May God bless,

Dwight