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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.

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that's a good lookin,Husky belt 20oz. heavy stitch looks great.

how you do the skive at the buckle fold?

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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.

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That's a nice looking belt ;)

JLS  "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.

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