good clean fundamentals

[BruceGibson]

I actually did a little work this week and thought I'd share...input and opinions are much appreciated. This one's 1-1/2" wide, 1/4" thick doubled & stitched Hermann Oak. It's mahogany, but the camera flash brought out the red.

http://gibsonprorodeo.com/GUNBEL1.jpg

[Regis]

Great work. What is that color? White stitching really shows it off.

Regis

[BruceGibson]

Hi, Regis,

The color is mahogany, and there's kind of a reddish-brown shade to it. The camera's flash tends to bring a lot of the red out. Makes it look sorta black-cherry.

[abn]

Really beautiful -- thanks for sharing. I don't think I've ever seen a buckle like that one before with that fixed peg in the middle...

[Guest]

Bruce,

That is really beautiful. I like those smooth edge treatments the black against the mahogany. It looks great. Do you have others you can show?

Dave Theobald

[wolvenstien]

I really like the buckle also... care to tell where you got it?

[BruceGibson]

Thanks everybody! Heck, y'all made my day!

The buckle is solid brass, it's one from the Paul Weaver collection. It's got a partial tongue, and looks a little weird, but the buckle works great--especially for a heavy gunbelt.

David, I've got a half-dozen going right now, and they're in several different colors and combinations. I'll make it a point to shoot some more pictures before I ship and just inundate everybody with them! Seriously, thank you for the kind words. Now if I could just make a motorcycle seat HALF as nice as yours.

[BruceGibson]

Wolvenstien,

The buckle on this belt is the 1-1/2" from Weaver, along with the 1-1/2" brass keeper. If you don't have their catalog, give them a call or check out weaverleather.com. They also come in chrome brass (silver) and they are some chunky buckles. I was real impressed, and have a bunch of folks that want 'em.

[David Genadek]

I actually did a little work this week and thought I'd share...input and opinions are much appreciated. This one's 1-1/2" wide, 1/4" thick doubled & stitched Hermann Oak. It's mahogany, but the camera flash brought out the red.

http://gibsonprorodeo.com/GUNBEL1.jpg

I think this is a really good example of how good clean fundamentals make a project look rich and elegant.

David Genadek

[BruceGibson]

Thanks, David. That's exactly what I was going for--you just said it better than I ever could have!

And welcome to the forum!

[Oscar B]

Great work. I also like the buckle.