Surcingle Belt w Leather Ends

[superpacker]

Interested in making a belt from cotton webbing or wool webbing (surcingle). The one thing I can’t figure out is how to taper the webbing at the tongue end and buckle end where it meets the leather (see pictures below). Any idea how this is done? As you can see, there is an ever so slight taper, but I’m not certain if the webbing is trimmed or how else this could be done. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[LatigoAmigo]

7 hours ago, superpacker said:

Any idea how this is done? As you can see, there is an ever so slight taper, but I’m not certain if the webbing is trimmed or how else this could be done. 

Probably just cut a "V" into the webbing, then glued the cut edges together to create the taper. At least, that's what I would do.

Edited April 14, 2019 by LatigoAmigo

[superpacker]

That sounds better than anything I've come up with before! Good idea! That's why I post here.