Buckeye Tree Belt Pattern

[richardhperry]

Making a western belt for a friend. I'd like to do a pattern based on the Buckeye Tree. Has anyone seen such a thing?

[TexasJack]

The tree is unremarkable - it kinda looks like any deciduous tree. The leaf pattern is fairly attractive. Check these links: Information and Education, and Aesculus glabra

Interesting thing I didn't know before reading that wiki article is that the Native Americans used to blanch the seeds to get tannin for tanning leather.

[richardhperry]

Thanks TexasJack. I looked at those links. I do like the look of the leaf and agree it's attractive. Got to make sure it doesn't look like a pot leaf I think, but I'm feeling like I could figure it out. It's for a buddy from Ohio and me being from Texas I'm always pointing out how inferior Ohio is... So I figured I could make it up to him with an Ohio belt.

[WinterBear]

Maybe this line drawing from the USDA would be of some use: http://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=aegl_001_avd.tif

Other buckeye photos and drawings here: http://plants.usda.gov/java/imageGallery?category=sciname&txtparm=Aesculus&familycategory=all&growthhabit=all&duration=all&origin=all&wetland=all&imagetype=all&artist=all&copyright=all&location=all&stateSelect=all&cite=all&viewsort=25&sort=sciname

[Hillbilly tim]

thats a great resource to know!! Thats for sharing with us all.

Bro.Tim