Kids Belt

[GrayHallidayJr]

A badass kids belt.

[JD62]

  Yup you did it again!!

[battlemunky]

Really awesome stuff!

[GrayHallidayJr]

47 minutes ago, JD62 said:

  Yup you did it again!!

Thanks! Made this one for my cousin’s kid. He’s a thunderball. I’ve still got my tooled belt from when I was a kid. Hope he keeps this one as a childhood momento. 

39 minutes ago, battlemunky said:

Really awesome stuff!

Thanks! I’m going to try to scale back production a bit to focus on improving quality. I got busy before trying to keep up with demand. It took all of the fun out of it, hurrying the artistic piece. Each one takes me a long time to make. 

 

A question for everyone; How owe long does it take for you to make a belt?

[battlemunky]

lol, it took me a year to make my first one...it was a lot of stitching and I haven't started my second, lmao. I know that doesn't help, just more for fun. Mine wasn't carved either, just lined. Most of that time was getting past the intimidation I felt, for some reason belts scared me. One little mistake on an inch isn't bad but propagate that sucker out 40-50 inches and you have a lot of scrap leather. That was my thinking anyhow. My next one won't be lined and I'll probably knock it out in a few hours, again, no decor though. 

[alpha2]

Nailed the "badass", for sure!

 

[GrayHallidayJr]

47 minutes ago, battlemunky said:

lol, it took me a year to make my first one...it was a lot of stitching and I haven't started my second, lmao. I know that doesn't help, just more for fun. Mine wasn't carved either, just lined. Most of that time was getting past the intimidation I felt, for some reason belts scared me. One little mistake on an inch isn't bad but propagate that sucker out 40-50 inches and you have a lot of scrap leather. That was my thinking anyhow. My next one won't be lined and I'll probably knock it out in a few hours, again, no decor though. 

It’s time for me to make myself a new one. Been field testing my last one everyday for the last three years. It’s held up well, but my skill and tool chest has improved a bit since then. I like the way this one turned out. Maybe I’ll convert it to grown up size. 

40 minutes ago, alpha2 said:

Nailed the "badass", for sure!

 

Watch out for that kid. Haha.

[ScoobyNewbie]

That is awesome!

[YinTx]

Yeppers, another fantastic piece!  Awesome to see your work again.

3 hours ago, GrayHallidayJr said:

A question for everyone; How owe long does it take for you to make a belt?

Weeeellllll..... I cut the strap about 6 months ago, and have been pondering it ever since...  sketched a pattern for a guitar strap a few moons ago... also still pondering it and haven't cut the leather yet... so maybe a few years?  When I finish one, I'll have a definitive answer for ya!

3 hours ago, GrayHallidayJr said:

I’ve still got my tooled belt from when I was a kid. Hope he keeps this one as a childhood momento. 

I came across my tooled belt a year ago, and it looks entirely hand tooled, I think.  And it is pretty well detailed also.  Makes me wonder who did it!  I don't think I could duplicate it if I had to.

YinTx

[GrayHallidayJr]

18 hours ago, YinTx said:

Yeppers, another fantastic piece!  Awesome to see your work again.

Weeeellllll..... I cut the strap about 6 months ago, and have been pondering it ever since...  sketched a pattern for a guitar strap a few moons ago... also still pondering it and haven't cut the leather yet... so maybe a few years?  When I finish one, I'll have a definitive answer for ya!

I came across my tooled belt a year ago, and it looks entirely hand tooled, I think.  And it is pretty well detailed also.  Makes me wonder who did it!  I don't think I could duplicate it if I had to.

YinTx

Haha, I feel a lot better about how long it takes me to do a belt! Thanks for the encouragement. Re: the tooled belt, I have one that’s all hand tooled with my name stamped across the back. Stitched too. I had it done at a state fair in Indiana, as I recall. I can’t imagine someone on site banging out belts that quick!