New offerings from Peter Main

[Rawhide]

First photo

...the belt (1 3/8" wide) posted last week is now complete. It is colored with spirit dyes using a combination of brush and airbrush...the shading on the initials and scrolls on the inside is a all brush work. I has a filler inside to give a rounded look....looks far better than a 'flat' belt.

Second photo

...CLOSE-UP OF LACING

the kangaroo lacing is a simple whipstitch...it is 1/8" wide. I spit this to make it a uniform weight throughout, and also bevel to edges so it will sit flat. A lot of work (with a bone folder) goes into finishing the edges of these belts.

The carving leather is (2.5mm) 6oz....the lining leather is (1.5) 4oz, and the filler is (1.2mm) 3oz. The filler has a bevel (to a feather edge) on both sides.

Third photo

...54" WAIST...11 FEET OF LACING!!!!!

[hiloboy]

those are some nice belts.. Peter does such great work.. is the first picture the 54"er? thats a lot of be belt i hope it doesn't get covered up by a big belly. and no one ever gets to see it..

[Rawhide]

those are some nice belts.. Peter does such great work.. is the first picture the 54"er? thats a lot of be belt i hope it doesn't get covered up by a big belly. and no one ever gets to see it..

The 54"er is the one with DG initials.

Edited May 28, 2009 by Rawhide

[pete]

I'm really curious. What does Peter charge for something like that? 1-2 thousand per belt wouldn't surprise me though.

Seeing as how you two are pretty tight, I thought that he might allow you to tell us if you knew.

pete

[Rawhide]

I'm really curious. What does Peter charge for something like that? 1-2 thousand per belt wouldn't surprise me though.

Seeing as how you two are pretty tight, I thought that he might allow you to tell us if you knew.

pete

Peter says:

hhhmmm,

...."I'm glad he is not surprised'.

Regards,

Peter

[MADMAX22]

THat is a very nice looking belt. Great idea with filling in the center to give it that slightly domed effect.

On the lacing, did he burnish it a little after the lacing was finished or was that from when he was skiving and rounding it before He actually did the lace job. It has a nice darker shade on the outside edge of the belt that looks really good.

Looks like alot of work but well worth it.

[Rawhide]

THat is a very nice looking belt. Great idea with filling in the center to give it that slightly domed effect.

On the lacing, did he burnish it a little after the lacing was finished or was that from when he was skiving and rounding it before He actually did the lace job. It has a nice darker shade on the outside edge of the belt that looks really good.

Looks like alot of work but well worth it.

he did say he burnished a lot using a bone folder, but he also mentioned that he used an airbrush on some of the dying (i don't know which parts though).

[leatheroo]

i never get tired of looking at peters work....who would have thought that whipstitch could look so good

[jbird]

wow that's nice

What style of lacing has he done I mean a running loop or what

Josh

[Rawhide]

wow that's nice

What style of lacing has he done I mean a running loop or what

Josh

Hi Josh,

It's just a simple whip stitch...Looks way more complicated doesn't it?