Celtic Design Belt Buckle

[penguineer]

Thought I may as well post something up.

This is one of the belt buckles I've carved and made up recently.

The grey cardboard is to illustrate a 2" belt.....

Stitching isn't perfect on the back. I've covered the hook part of the buckle with heat shrink tubing so it doesn't rub as much and has a bit of body.

Cheers!

[Windrider30]

I like it!

[penguineer]

I like it!

Thanks!

The shape of the knot design works better on the usual oval buckles:

Cheers!

[joquarter]

Nice

[Rohn]

That is a great looking buckle. Using that heat shrink is a pretty good idea.

[penguineer]

That is a great looking buckle. Using that heat shrink is a pretty good idea.

Thanks!

I don't use it on the oval blanks as they have a wider hook. I cut the end of the heat shrink so it laid down against the metal, shrunk it, did a second layer of shrink, then did the lining on the back.

The shrink ends up locked between the blank and the back lining.

It's actually the first of those large buckles I've made....

Cheers!