Plain vinegaroon belt

[NoahL]

One layer of 7-8oz veg-tanned horsehide leather, blackened with vinegaroon, impregnated with 2 coats of extra virgin olive oil sun-tanned into the leather for about 5 hours for each coat, and sealed with two layers of Leather Balm with Atom Wax and paraffin wax rubbed into the burnished edges. The buckle is held on with Chicago screws that I have epoxied in (I don't need to swap out buckles, but I like the look of the Chicago screws) and the belt keeper loop is integrated into a leather spacer that makes the screws fit tightly. There are 7 adjustment holes 3/4" apart from each other, and this one is sized perfectly to me--no measurements were taken, I just pulled the belt through the buckle and marked the perfect spot. Turns out, the perfect spot for me is 35-1/16" from where the tongue rests on the buckle. Anyway, it's not perfect, and I probably could have let it sit in the vinegaroon longer, and my edges need work, but hey, I made it for me, and it was fun

Edited May 16, 2009 by TwinOaks

[MADMAX22]

Looks great, welll as great as a plain black belt can look. Personally I have only ever used belts that look exactly like that since I was very young. Probably allways will.

Liking that vinegaroon are ya. I love it.

[NoahL]

Looks great, welll as great as a plain black belt can look. Personally I have only ever used belts that look exactly like that since I was very young. Probably allways will.

Liking that vinegaroon are ya. I love it.

Thanks! One of these days I'll get around to buying tools and trying to carve something, but this belt will work just fine for me. And yes, vinegaroon is awesome, even if it smells bad

[MADMAX22]

Yeah it does sometimes. Make sure you give it a good baking soda and water bath after you pull it out of the vinegaroon. It really cuts down the smell.