First Ranger Style Belt

[Ethan]

Thanks everyone!

I kept that in mind for this one. It has a 1.50" main body and 1.00" "billets". Not sure I'm overall as happy with this one as I am the first though. I handstitched the billets and think the flexing makes them look used or something. The glare from the halogen light isnt helping either.

*resurrects an old thread*

Personally I like the second one even better. What materials did you use there? Any horsehide, or all cow? What thickness?

[Shooter McGavin]

Hi Ethan, both of the belts shown are assembled from the Bridle Leather belt strips from Waterhouse Leather. They are a forum sponsor. The main body I left full thickness and the thin pieces were split just a little. Thanks!

[Haystacker]

Shooter,

The second belt is a fine looking rig. Good job.

[steelhawk]

I like it. Are those oval holes? How do you keep them aligned straight? After messing up the holes on the last belt I made, I decided that the next one would be round holes, even though I think oval is better.

[tennoutrider]

Jess,

In answer to your question about the Boss machine....all I can say is save your money and get one of the Juki 441 clones...Ferdco Pro 2000, Cobra Class 4, etc. I know they are expensive but you will end up saving money in the long run. When I bought my Boss it took me over two weeks to master it...and it always had problems keeping tension, stitch length kept changing etc. IMHO it's a boat anchor

[triage1998]

Shooter those belts are gorgeous.

[chapelstone]

Would you be willing to share or sell the pattern I am having trouble drawing and cutting the billets.

[Shooter McGavin]

Thanks all for the comments and compliments.

steelhawk: The holes are indeed oval, and to keep them lined up requires a lot of tongue biting. It's tough but can be done.

tennoutrider: Your experience with the Boss seems outside the norm. Some of us are just starting out and working off of a very tight budget. In those instances, the Boss is a very useful tool. No need to be a hater.

chapelstone: I drew the billets up in autocad but you could easily do it with a roll of masking tape. If someone tells me how to upload a scaled pic I would be more than happy to.