How to Split a belt blank to a thiner weight

[mojave]

     

  I would like to split a belt blank for a liner on a gun belt.  I was wondering how to split its full length.  Most all blanks come 8/9 oz. and I'am not ready to start cutting my own blanks at different weights.  I made a gun belt using two blanks, and it turned out to thick.

Thank, Howard

 

[Halitech]

you can try some of the hand made gadgets found with a youtube search, pay someone to do it for you or buy a splitter. If you plan on doing a lot of them, buy your own splitter. However, cutting your own blanks at the 2 weights you want will be cheaper, especially if you go with the same weight for both the front and the back.

[JLSleather]

Two points here.. in the future, if you'd like to make "double layer" belts routinely, you can do that by stacking two layers of 6/7 oz.  Makes a nice belt, and usually available from retailers.  I agree that double 9 oz is too much (and so do many of my customers).

You don't list a location.  Anybody near you can cut you a piece of 4 oz?

 

[RockyAussie]

Location may help Howard. If you were near Rockhampton Australia I would do one split fox nix. Many others here may do likewise. Regards Brian

[mojave]

 Thank you all,  I live in Ridgecrest, in the upper Mojave Desert of California, and as far as I know their is only one other person here that does leather.  I think I'll do what JLS suggested and buy 6/7 oz. and see if I can make some blanks.  I was thinking about buying a crank splitter, as I don't have the strength I use to have before retiring in 1998.

Thanks again, Howard

Have a great holidays

[OLDNSLOW]

You have a ton of resources to you being in Ridgecrest, I lived in the South land all my life till moving 4 years ago to TN.  There is a leather dealer just above Santa Barbra, and of course you have Tandy in L.A. and several others that go all the way to up to Oregon, and Washington, that I am sure can supply you with cut strap material.  Do a search here on this site for dealers and you'll find one that can help you out.