Members KY23 Posted December 30, 2015 Members Report Posted December 30, 2015 Made a new gun belt. 10 oz Bridle leather for the front and 10 oz veg tan for the back. Back was finished with neatsfoot. Edges dyed black and then painted with edge coat. Stainless steel buckle. Wish I could find stainless steel chicago screws. Sewn up with 277 white nylon on the top and 207 white nylon on the bottom using a 24 needle and a Cowboy CB4500. I really like the natural color backs of my belts but still working through smudges and inconsistencies in my edge dying and painting process. Quote
Members Ken G Posted December 31, 2015 Members Report Posted December 31, 2015 Looks great! http://www.chicagoscrews.com/Stainless-Steel-Chicago-Screws Quote
Members KY23 Posted December 31, 2015 Author Members Report Posted December 31, 2015 Looks great! http://www.chicagoscrews.com/Stainless-Steel-Chicago-Screws Thank you Ken. Much appreciated. Ordering some now. Quote
Members paprhangr Posted December 31, 2015 Members Report Posted December 31, 2015 that's a good lookin,Husky belt 20oz. heavy stitch looks great. how you do the skive at the buckle fold? Quote
Members KY23 Posted December 31, 2015 Author Members Report Posted December 31, 2015 (edited) that's a good lookin,Husky belt 20oz. heavy stitch looks great. how you do the skive at the buckle fold? I skive the buckle end with a safety beveler and then use a 8" sanding to get it to a uniform thickness. On the backside the 10 oz vegtan ends right before the buckle. I just skive the bridle leather from the beginning of the belt slot to the end. I use the same english point strap punch on the buckle end as I do on the hole end. I don't like a square look even behind the belt. Gives it a more finished look IMO. I just made a 68" belt for a Christmas gift and it was very difficult to manage. Wouldn't fit on my working table. I think a belt maker could make some serious money focusing on big guys. They do not have many options for good belts. Edited December 31, 2015 by KY23 Quote
Members dfrensdorff Posted January 2, 2016 Members Report Posted January 2, 2016 Very nice looking belt..... Quote
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted January 3, 2016 Contributing Member Report Posted January 3, 2016 That's a nice looking belt Quote "Observation is 9/10 of the law." IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.
Members MonicaJacobson Posted January 4, 2016 Members Report Posted January 4, 2016 Nice work! Quote http://monicajacobson.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/TrimGoTrix?ref=si_shop
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