Ranger Style Belt Sizes

[Bruno Rock]

This is my first customer's order!

A guy wants me to do for him a cartridge ranger style belt and he told me his waist size is about 41,5 inches (105 cm).

I am asking you guys any advice for what should be the overall size of the belt and the billets placements, if exist a formula or such, or maybe there's someone with the same waist size that could help me out.

I made for myself a couple of belts and ranger style belts, but my jeans waist size is 32/33.

Being my first order, I am a little bit nervous and I don't want to f...ck it up

Any suggestion is more than welcome

Cheers from Italy

[Troy Burch]

Ask him for the measurement from the hole he uses to the buckle hook on his old belt and you should be good to go.

[Dwight]

Another poster said: "Ask him for the measurement from the hole he uses to the buckle hook on his old belt and you should be good to go."

In all honesty, . . . if you do that, . . . he will bring the belt back, . . . complaining it is too small. For a cartridge belt (I'm assuming you mean a US Western style ranger cartridge belt, . . . like John Wayne wore and carried his six gun on it), . . . it has to be 4 inches longer than the belt he normally wears.

Using the "Ask him for the measurement from the hole he uses to the buckle hook on his old belt and you should be good to go." formula will get you his dress belt size, . . . add 4 inches to that and you will not go wrong. That is not my advice, . . . John Bianchi made that pretty plain on his videos.

Below you will see the pattern I use, . . . and pretty much how I do it. The overall blank is curved, making the top slightly smaller than the bottom, . . . making it hug the wearer's hips better, . . . the last pattern shows various end configurations you can use. Most folks only put 5 holes in their belt ends, . . . I give my customers 7, . . . gives them more "room" for versatility.

So far, only one customer was less than happy, . . . it took me over a month to make his 55 inch + belt, . . . and he gained 3 inches in that month. Had to remodel that one.

May God bless,

Dwight

[Troy Burch]

Dwight is 100% right , I completely over looked the cartridge type belt part. I do mine just like Dwight does except I use five holes but make the tongue a little longer incase future holes are needed.

[Bruno Rock]

Thank you Dwight for all the precious info! Basically add 4 inches to the normal dress belt mesurament, thanks!