Members Colt W Knight Posted February 29, 2016 Members Report Posted February 29, 2016 If you make the belt out of two equal thicknesses of veggie tanned leather, . . . contact cemented together, . . . sew the edges, . . . you will have a belt you can will down to your grandchild possibly. They are absolutely sturdy, . . . strong, . . . look great, . . . wear great, . . . and if you carry "stuff" (cell phone, . . . handcuffs, . . . CCW, . . . pager, . . . ammunition, . . . flashlight, . . . etc) on it, . . . it won't sag. If you use almost anything else, . . . the edges will not burnish really well together, . . . wind up looking raggedy in a couple years or so, maybe even sooner. May God bless, Dwight +1 Quote
Members Kansan Posted February 29, 2016 Members Report Posted February 29, 2016 Thanks for the advice. I'd like to use top quality leather but can't afford buying multiple sides of different weight HO leather, so if I can just order one weight that will save me money. I'll remember not to stitch across the belt... Since I'll be stitching by hand, any way to reduce the amount of stitching is welcome :-) Quote
Members dfrensdorff Posted March 3, 2016 Members Report Posted March 3, 2016 If only I could buy horween locally rather than paying almost as much for shipping as the side costs. . . Maverick Leather in Bend OR. Quote
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