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Thanks guys. This is what I was thinking, I just wasn't sure if it would weaken the belt.

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I've decided that I want to make a belt. Nothing fancy, just a plain black double thickness belt(maybe a brown one also to match my brown holsters). I plan on buying 2 blanks and stitching them together. The question is, when it's stitched together will I be able to bend it around the buckle or is there something special I have to do to it to make it bend that tight? Thanks in advance.

I had this idea (I'm sure I'm not the first to do it) about your question and did a little test piece. Here's some pictures. If you ignore that my bottom tension is not proper, it seems to work pretty good.

I cut the bottom layer with the same punch I used on the end of top layer so they match up when it's folded over.

BTW, that cool buckle is one of a bunch I found on Ebay.

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Very good idea I think but on my belts I use snaps and it almost seems like if you don't sew it toghether this would be a bad transition point does this have any stock behind it.

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I did the same idea as Ian on the gun belts so that the bend is single layer. I've got a thread in here somewhere about Belt ends with pics. Instead of snaps, I use Chicago screws

Err. nevermind. Seems I've cleared all my attachments so no pics! :(

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