My new belt

[Jack1970]

I finally got around to making myself a belt.  I think belts are about my favorite thing to make.  This is the 4th belt I've made.  It makes me happy to wear it because i know I made it myself.

[alpha2]

Very nice! I have to admit I've got more than a few belts also. Does that buckle have a regular pin, or a protrusion from the end of the buckle?

Jeff

[ewayne53]

Very nice, great tooling and color.

[plinkercases]

I like it. there is a stylized nature to the tooling which is cool and simple but good looking.

[Jack1970]

Thanks, ya'll!  I appreciate it.  Jeff, the buckle is one of the Laramie buckles from Tandy.  I guess it's a center bar buckle?  Here's a better shot of the buckle.

[alpha2]

I see, it was the fitted recess for the pin that made it look like it was the spur type. Nice buckle. Nice belt, too!

Thanks for the pic.

Jeff

[Bob Blea]

Very nice looking belt.  Making a oak leaf belt is on my list of things to do someday.  Yours looks great.

[Jack1970]

Thanks so much, guys!  

[battlemunky]

See, I would have way over stamped the background.... You sir, did not. I think that looks great. How thick is it in total, two layers of 8 oz summing to 16 or around there? It's a beast and looks great. I have one in work awaiting thread, it's my first so I'm just keeping it simple with a belt and a liner.

[DarkGoku]

Very clean looking, and tooled nice

[Jack1970]

Thanks!  I appreciate it!  Battlemunky, it's about 15-16 oz.  It's pretty thick but it's pretty comfortable anyway.  I don't even notice it.  Looking forward to seeing your belt!

[MedusaOblongata]

I really like the definition and contrast. What was your resist/antique/stain process?

 

[Jack1970]

Thanks!  I appreciate it!  I used back 4 to condition it after carving.  Then I used Tan Kote, Fiebing's Sheridan Antique, then more Tan Kote.  After all that dried, I used a little Atom Wax.  I just used saddle soap and water for slicking the edges, along with some chocolate brown pro dye.

Jack