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A friend stopped by the other day, needed a belt.

This will be the one he gets tomorrow at church.

He's helping me refinish an old clawfoot table, . . . so this is "payback".

May God bless,

Dwight

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If you can breathe, . . . thank God.

If you can read, . . . thank a teacher.

If you are reading this in English, . . . thank a veteran.

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Very nice ! I like that color.

One day at a time my friends

              John

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How maniacal your payback is... :evillaugh:

But really, good looking belt. Do you have a template to lay out the gunslinger stitching?

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Really nice job!

 

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Thanks folks for the good words, . . . and, . . . yes, Stetson, I do use a template. 

There are probably easier ways to do this, . . . but basically I've got a piece of leather with a copy of the oval on it, . . . with holes punched where the lines intersect.  That piece of leather is the exact width of the belt as well.

I measure out how many ovals I'll need for "this" belt, . . . divide the oval length into it, . . . center it on the belt blank, . . . and start marking it on the belt using the two punched holes as my reference points, . . .  using a pair of dividers that are set at the width of the holes in the leather template.

I then use a freehand stitch gouger to mark where the stitches go, . . . using a wooden template I made.

Takes longer to lay it out than to stitch it.

May God bless,

Dwight

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If you can breathe, . . . thank God.

If you can read, . . . thank a teacher.

If you are reading this in English, . . . thank a veteran.

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I always assumed that everyone that did the decorative stitching used a machine, now that I know your method, I think I'll try one. I handstitch only, so haven't taken the plunge. The edge stitching has always been more than enough for me!

Thanks for the tip.

So much leather...so little time.

 

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Very nice and yes you inspire me to try the decorative stiches as well....

"Oh my God....I beseech thee grant me the grace to remain in Thy Presence; and to this end do Thou prosper me with Thy assistance, receive all my works, and possess all my affections" Brother Lawrence c.1614-1691

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Now, see what you've done, Dwight!?

So much leather...so little time.

 

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Thanks Dwight. Just out of curiosity I got to looking around. Black River laser actually offers an acrylic template for this. Just so people know. They actually have two templates that are a bit different. One is $25 and the other $33. 

But if you're cheap/broke like me you may just do like Dwight did hahaha!

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