Belt, My First Post.

[manvito]

Hi everyone, I've been learning from this site for a while but this is my first time posting. This belt is the first thing I've made that I though might be good enough to post. I've been making leather stuff for about 6 months. The belt is 54 inches and it took me about 6 hours to make. I'm not sure if I should leave the back raw or do something with it. Any ideas? I couldn't upload the pictures because they were too big. I hope this link works. Thanks for looking.

belt 1

Belt 2

Edited November 21, 2011 by manvito

[Cogs]

Looking good, Vito! You did a nice job on those Celtic knots. Nice job on the whole belt!

Yeah, I would think stain the back. Some may think it's a waist of stain, but since this is without a lining, I think it helps to finish it a little more. Besides, if you take it off when she's looking, she might think you can't finish the job!

I'd be proud to wear it either way.

Bill

[Rohn]

Very nice job on the belt. I also think that the belt should be stained and finished on the back. It gives that fine finished look.