A cultural difference

[fredk]

Last year or so I made my #1 son some belts. He wanted some dress belts and some work belts

One of the work belts was nearly 2 inches wide made of laminated 3 mm (7-8 ounce?) veg tan, so it worked out at about 6 mm (15 ounce?)

Last week he gave it back to me

He didn't like it. Too heavy, too thick

He wants me to make him another work belt like the one he showed me.* Single layer of 2.8 mm (6-7 ounce?) v/t

On here I read of US customers wanting thick belts but thats not for #1

Oh, just to say, he has a car-breakers yard and is lifting heavy weights all the time so he's not in an office very much

A difference in cultures

(*that belt needs a new buckle)

[chuck123wapati]

On 1/28/2026 at 3:49 PM, fredk said:

Last year or so I made my #1 son some belts. He wanted some dress belts and some work belts

One of the work belts was nearly 2 inches wide made of laminated 3 mm (7-8 ounce?) veg tan, so it worked out at about 6 mm (15 ounce?)

Last week he gave it back to me

He didn't like it. Too heavy, too thick

He wants me to make him another work belt like the one he showed me.* Single layer of 2.8 mm (6-7 ounce?) v/t

On here I read of US customers wanting thick belts but thats not for #1

Oh, just to say, he has a car-breakers yard and is lifting heavy weights all the time so he's not in an office very much

A difference in cultures

(*that belt needs a new buckle)

I think the difference is that the folks you see mostly here on the forum are making belts for carrying pistols, lol.  I don't see many belt maker threads for just everyday work, if that makes sense.

I never wore thick belts either until I started carrying then it's just one ply 10 oz. with plenty of nfo to make it more flexable. They just aren't comfortable working in, especially if you're bending over a lot.

And thick super stiff gun belts come from Hollywood or the internet, i dont quite know where.