Domed Spots On Carved Guitar Strap

[Allan1972]

I set out to make a strap for my black SG and this is what I came up with……..

It pained me to dye it black as the carving/tooling detail almost disappeared in the black. I had my mind set on black with white stitching, the studs were an after thought. I have tried the studs on a few cuffs and was going to add them to a strap sooner or later. My daughter told me it is very cool and asked where I got the patern for the studs. I told her it was just what came to me when I started placing them in the open areas, she was impressed. This is the first time I have done a wide border on a strap and happy with the out come.

This is a cut to length strap that is meant for one guitar and is really nice without the extra clutter of length adjustment detail. I used 9-10 oz leather with 3-4oz deertan cow for lining, this makes for a substantial strap. The strap locks can be a challenge to get on as you run out of neck on the collar that goes through the strap button hole. I had my machinist friend make me a punch to compress the leather at the mounting area, makes it just thin enough to get the nut on to tighten it down. you can see the compressed leather in the first couple pics. I know the celtic and studs are a different mix, but I think being black it makes it ok. It looks very sharp on the guitar.

Thanks for looking

Allan

Edited July 8, 2014 by Allan1972

[Colt W Knight]

Impressive.

[Rohn]

A real beautiful strap. You do very nice work.

[Allan1972]

A real beautiful strap. You do very nice work.

thank you

I am just kind of winging it as I go, trying different things and learning from this site.

Impressive.

thank you, looks like you have been getting into the guitar straps.

It is nice when you make one that is not a total copy of others and people are positive about your design and possibly are inspired to try making one(nice run on sentence).

[Greg528it]

I really like the black and the pattern together. You do not need to see the detail from across the room, you can better enjoy it up close where you can really appreciate it.

[Allan1972]

I really like the black and the pattern together. You do not need to see the detail from across the room, you can better enjoy it up close where you can really appreciate it.

Ya!!!!!

I guess what I meant by detail is the shading and color variation from tooling, not so much the pattern. I like how it looked before I dyed it, would have been nice just oiled and sunned…...

but the black is nice with the guitar I made it for, I would have went for a more natural look if it was for an acoustic.

Allan

[Hawah]

Beautiful, and inspiring! I like the celtic/studs combination. It feels to me like two different kinds of powerful wrapped into one package. Thank you for sharing.

[Allan1972]

Beautiful, and inspiring! I like the celtic/studs combination. It feels to me like two different kinds of powerful wrapped into one package. Thank you for sharing.

Thanks for the comment "two different kinds of powerful wrapped into one package"

Just what I was going for;)

Made me smile

Thanks

Allan

[Tex]

Excellent craftsmanship. Did you hand stitch it or machine stitch it? The black looks good on it with the domed rivets. If you wanted some white you could always paint it in.

Tex

[Allan1972]

Excellent craftsmanship. Did you hand stitch it or machine stitch it? The black looks good on it with the domed rivets. If you wanted some white you could always paint it in.

Tex

Thanks Tex

All my straps have been hand stitched(about 20) so far, I am currently looking for a sewing machine(441 clone 16.5"). Will be contacting some of our sponsors about black friday sales. I have not tried leather paint yet, have done multiple dye colours.

Just did a similar strap for a customer with no studs and some Viking symbols mixed in.

May start a post showing it soon.

Allan