New Belt Pattern

[hidepounder]

Here's three photo's of a belt I finished this week. The customer wanted a diferent pattern so I came up with this...please let me know what you think.

[TwinOaks]

tres bonne! Seriously nice work there!

[Colman]

Very nice work!

Is the scroll work on the inside the same pattern as on the outside?

Johnny

[Pip]

great work.... beautiful

[Bree]

HP...

Outstanding. Just outstanding.

Now how about the nitty gritty production details? What did you use and how did you do it... the leather... the construction... the edging... the pattern... the carving... the dye and finish... the hardware... the stitching etc.? Also how much did you charge the customer for these belts? Your fans want to know!!

And we are your fans now!!

[ArtS]

Beautiful job HP. Besides the great work on the outside and the inside the edging is some of the best that I've seen.

Art

[TroyWest]

Really nice Bob.

[Hilly]

Thanks for the "meat", it was delish! And your work is awesome. A very nice touch to carve the owner's name inside, too!

[hidepounder]

Very nice work! Is the scroll work on the inside the same pattern as on the outside?Johnny

No....it's different.

Thanks for the "meat", it was delish! And your work is awesome. A very nice touch to carve the owner's name inside, too!

Thanks!

Really nice Bob.

Thanks Troy.

Beautiful job HP. Besides the great work on the outside and the inside the edging is some of the best that I've seen.Art

Thanks ArtS!...edging is usually a thankless task.

[hidepounder]

tres bonne! Seriously nice work there!

Thanks Mike.

great work.... beautiful

Thanks Pip.

[hidepounder]

HP...

Outstanding. Just outstanding.

Now how about the nitty gritty production details? What did you use and how did you do it... the leather... the construction... the edging... the pattern... the carving... the dye and finish... the hardware... the stitching etc.? Also how much did you charge the customer for these belts? Your fans want to know!!

And we are your fans now!!

Thanks Bree....This is the first time I've tooled this pattern...I drew it for the customer who wanted something different with an open flower to accomadate the silver flower center. The belt is tooled on a piece of Herman Oak split to about 5 oz. The background and edge color is Fiebings Cordovan spirit dye. I antiqued with Fiebings Light Brown over a Neatlac resist. After installing the silver flower centers, I use contact cement to join the lining, in this case a piece of 6/7 oz Herman Oak....for a total of 12 ozs. After finger cutting the lining and coating with Fiebings Tan Coat, it was sewn with Rice nylon Z99 thread set a 9 stitches per inch in a stitching groove, edged, edge dyed, slicked and then the top was finished with Neatlac..........the cost?............not enough.

[TomSwede]

WOW that looks great. Edges is to dye for;-)

Tom

[Bree]

Thanks Bree....This is the first time I've tooled this pattern...I drew it for the customer who wanted something different with an open flower to accomadate the silver flower center. The belt is tooled on a piece of Herman Oak split to about 5 oz. The background and edge color is Fiebings Cordovan spirit dye. I antiqued with Fiebings Light Brown over a Neatlac resist. After installing the silver flower centers, I use contact cement to join the lining, in this case a piece of 6/7 oz Herman Oak....for a total of 12 ozs. After finger cutting the lining and coating with Fiebings Tan Coat, it was sewn with Rice nylon Z99 thread set a 9 stitches per inch in a stitching groove, edged, edge dyed, slicked and then the top was finished with Neatlac..........the cost?............not enough.

Thanks for sharing the construction info!!

[hidepounder]

WOW that looks great. Edges is to dye for;-)Tom

Thanks Tom

Thanks for sharing the construction info!!

You're welcome Bree....anytime I can help....

[David]

12 oz.....!!!

The guy will never need another belt! That should last him forever.

It is very, very nice. I like it a lot.

David Theobald